Local Stations Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson June 25th, 2009 Stations all over the country have been paying tribute to Michael Jackson, since the news broke of the singer’s sudden death at the age of 50 on Thursday. Several in Central New York were among them, including at least two that threw out their regular formats to play the King of Pop’s hits exclusively.
Walk-Up Radio 20th Show Postponed June 24th, 2009 Updated 6/25 at 5:15pm – Seen on Walk Up Radio’s Twitter page: Due to a family emergency, the Dave Matthews tickets will be given out at a later date. Walk-Up is cancelled tonight. So sorry. Original article posted 6/24: SYRACUSE — Roughly four months since a few local radio personalities and comedians teamed up to
Casey Kasem’s Done Counting June 23rd, 2009 This may be old news to some, but we just first heard about it in this morning’s Tom Taylor on Radio-Info e-newsletter — Casey Kasem’s last new countdown will air on Independence Day weekend.
Stations Get Head Start on Summer Book June 22nd, 2009 SYRACUSE — The Spring 2009 ratings period doesn’t end until Wednesday, but at least two Syracuse stations are getting a jump on some powerful promotions for the summer book, which begins on Thursday.
Jack Mindy Retiring After 52-Year Radio Career June 22nd, 2009 ROCHESTER — On July 6, former Syracuse radio personality Jack Mindy will be calling it a career… stepping away from the mic after more than half a century. Longtime Syracuse residents may remember Mindy’s voice from WHEN, WFBL and WSYR during the 1970s.
WRVO Seeks Cable Listeners June 19th, 2009 OSWEGO — If you use your cable TV service to listen to WRVO, the Oswego-based NPR station wants to hear from you. Apparently, it makes the station eligible to receive more funding.
New Local Talent Showcase on B104.7 June 17th, 2009 SYRACUSE — Country music station B104.7 (WBBS) midday host Amber Taylor has recently picked up some extra time behind the mic, as the host of a new “Sunday Night Showcase” featuring local and unsigned talent.
POTW: Summer Jam on the Island (2009) June 12th, 2009 SYRACUSE — For the first time in years, you won’t see 93Q (WNTQ) at this weekend’s Syracuse Balloonfest. But they’re OK with that — because the Citadel CHR brought some top names to town last weekend for their very own “Summer Jam on the Island” concert last weekend, and they say it was a huge
Wanna Be a Play-by-Play Announcer? June 9th, 2009 AUBURN — Finger Lakes News Radio has a part-time opening for a play-by-play announcer to cover various Auburn High School sports, starting this fall.
WMCR Sale: It’s Official June 9th, 2009 ONEIDA — The sale of, as they legal ID themselves, “WMCR AM 1600 and FM 106.3 in Oneida, New York” is a done deal. After about 40 years of ownership, Vivian Warren has retired from the radio ownership game, nearly a million dollars richer.
