All articles posted by Scott Jameson, founder and editor of the original CNYRadio.com. Scott started the site on March 1, 2001 and announced his decision to go "suspend regular publication" on April 22, 2005. In that time, he posted a total of 997 articles. We're gradually adding those back articles in this category, in an effort to fully unite the original site with the current site.
Regent Communications plans to close on its acquisition of 12 Brill Media stations next week. The $62 million price tag is an all cash deal for Regent who's CEO, Terry Jacobs, told investors yesterday that "there may be one or more complementary transactions announced in the near-term that will further enhance the value of the […]
Just a week after being promoted to vice president and general manager of KMOX in St. Louis, Tom Langmyer is helping to console staff members following the murder of the station's popular morning show co-host last night. Nan Wyatt, 44, who first came to KMOX in 1990, was found slain in her home around 6 […]
The long-running local music show Soundcheck has been pulled from 95X's lineup. The station's program director, Bob O'Dell, says the decision was a tough one, but that Soundcheck didn't fit with 95X's recent format shift from classic to active rock.
Dick Carr's Big Bands, Ballads and Blues has been part of the Monday night lineup on Jazz 88 (WAER) since October 2001. Carr, a former Syracuse and New York City radio executive, recently connected with the WOR Radio Network to syndicate the show nationally.
Sunny 102.1 (WZUN) has added Premeire Radio's Leeza Gibbons Hollywood Confidential to its weekend lineup. The three-hour mix of music, celebrity interviews, and entertainment news, hosted by the former Entertainment Tonight anchor, airs Sundays beginning at 9 a.m.
A former radio show host from Bosnia and his son, Emir and Almir Loncaric, will debut a new weekly hour-long show on WVOA this weekend. The program, which will air Sunday nights at 6 p.m., will highlight music, news, and events in their homeland and the local community of Bosnian immigrants.
K-Rock's midday personality, 'Silent Bob' Staffa, has been named the station's new promotions director. Bob also hosts K-Rock's local music show Backstage Live.
Former WSYR/WYYY operations director, Tom Langmyer, has been named vice president and general manager of St. Louis market leader KMOX AM. He moved from Syracuse to the news/talk station in 1992 to serve as program director and was named operations manager in 2000. Langmyer is a nominee for a 2003 R&R News/Talk Industry Achievement Award […]
Sunny 102.1's Big Mike is this week's guest host on WTVH 5's Freaky Flix and Food. Mike and co-host Chef William from the Wagner Winery will cook up something tasty while presenting the 1977 gruesome B-movie 'The Worm Eaters.' Show time is 11:30 this Saturday night, February 15 on channel 5. Since last month's departure […]
Could it be goodbye to K-Rock on 101.3 FM? Scott Fybush reports that the 108 watt (210' HAAT) translator is being sold by Galaxy Communications to M&D Translators, Inc. W267AL has been relaying WKRL 100.9 FM's signal.