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.
Mark Johnson has been named the new play-by-play announcer for Syracuse University football and men's basketball. Johnson comes to Syracuse after spending four years at a similar post at Illinois State University. In addition, he was the sports director and afternoon talk-show host at WJBC-AM in Bloomington. 95X is the radio broadcast home of the […]
SYRACUSE -- Beginning Monday, Brent Axe will take over as the newest sports talker on Syracuse's SportsRadio 620 WHEN with a two-hour daily call-in show called On the Block.
After besting 40 other Central New York bands in a tour de force competition a few months back, Dogs on Mars is ready to kick off this year's K-Rockathon with a twenty minute set in front of a crowd expected to top thirty-thousand. This week's Syracuse New Times has a profile of the band and […]
Jim Rome is expected to leave his gig at Fox Sports when his contract expires later this year. The New York Post reports that ESPN is in negotiations with the sports commentator in hopes of grabbing him for a new weekly show for the network. Locally, Rome can be heard weekday afternoons on SportsRadio 620 […]
Oswego County health officials expect to decide today whether to allow the K-Rockathon modern rock festival, scheduled Sunday at the Oswego Speedway. Michael Rosen, Oswego County Deputy Health Commissioner, said Galaxy Communications and Pro Events are meeting all of their obligations, but ideally the promoter should have been working with the county months before the […]
This year's K-Rockathon is expected to be the biggest outdoor rock festival of the summer in the area. The Syracuse New Times has details on how the list of bands for the July 14 event at the Oswego Speedway came together.Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2002/070302/chatter.shtml
Condolences are being offered to the family of Judy Krauss, 53, who died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Krauss was WRVO's donor services manager and wife of station manager John Krauss. Contributions may be made to the WRVO Endowment Fund.
570 WSYR is atop the ratings heap thanks to a 1.6 ratings points jump which nudged B104.7 out of its familiar number one slot in the 12+ ratings. Hot 107.9 took the biggest hit with a 2 point drop. The numbers are monthy trends and are not necessarily indicators of the quarterly ratings due out […]
Following yesterday's not guilty verdict in the assault trial of DeShaun Williams, the alleged victim, Hot 107-9's Nicole Wilcox, viewed the experience as a personal victory, saying, "I feel like I won. I stood up for myself. The next time he goes to raise his fist to hit a girl maybe he'll think twice." In […]
Hot 107-9 morning co-host Nicole Wilcox was in Syracuse City Court yesterday to testify in the assault trial of Syracuse University basketball player DeShaun Williams. Commenting on the cut she received above her eye during the altercation, Wilcox testified, "I'm not a wuss, but it hurt." Several other witnesses said they never saw Williams land […]