From a railcar leak of anhydrous ammonia in Minot, N.D. to last year's northeast blackout, the media is catching some flak for not keeping the public informed. Is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to blame? In this week's Syracuse New Times cover story, Jack Bradigan Spula and Erica S. Brath examine some of the issues […]
SYRACUSE -- What do a short order cook, a bouncer, and a zamboni driver all have in common? Give up? They're all jobs that Matt Jacobs tackled before setting his sights on rock and roll. Jacobs, who goes by Big Smoothie on the air at 95X (WAQX), has been holding court during the evenings […]
Howard Stern's show continues to cause headaches for Clear Channel Communications. The FCC has fined the media conglomerate $495,000 for airing material from Stern's show which the commission deemed indecent. Infinity Broadcasting, the company that actually syndicates the program, was not fined. One of the six stations named in the ruling is WNVE in Rochester.Source […]
TK-99/105 morning man Dave Coombs is leaving Syracuse for a morning drive slot at Citadel Communications' KFNZ, an all-sports station in Salt Lake City. Dave's last day on the air with longtime partner Glenn 'Gomez' Adams is today. Starting Monday, TK's new morning show will be called "Gomez and Marne." Marne Mason has been a […]
This month's tasty read for the Sunny 102 Book Club is Tim Green's The First 48, and as a special treat, Green will be on hand at this Wednesday's book club meeting at the DeWitt Barnes & Noble. Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning man, Big Mike Fiss, who has known Green since his days at Liverpool […]
TalkRadio 1390 WFBL is the new radio home of Syracuse SkyChiefs baseball, and they'll get their first crack at it at Thursday's season opener against the Rochester Red Wings. Opening Day ceremonies are set to start at 3:30 with player introductions, acknowledgement of local dignitaries on hand, and the ceremonial first pitch. SkyChiefs announcer and […]
There's an old George Jones song called "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?" WSCP listeners got that question answered today with Syracuse radio veteran Bob Paris stepping in as the station's new morning man. Paris, who most recently worked at Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), takes over from Fred Lewis who had been with the classic country station […]
With managers from most local media outlets in attendance, Thursday's public forum on broadcasting held at Syracuse University got a bit spirited at times. Clear Channel Syracuse manager Joel Delmonico and Newhouse Dean Dave Rubin continued their debate over WSYR's coverage of last year's blackout, while Galaxy chief Ed Levine told FCC commissioner Michael Copps […]
New Rock 105 'The Dog' (WWDG) is looking for a new morning man. Bob Schmidt, who has been with the station since its format change 15 months ago, is headed to Los Angeles where he'll take over as creative production director at Sports KXTA 690 & 1150 AM. WWDG's program director, Erin Bristol, says she's […]
A two-hour panel discussion at Syracuse University on Thursday will examine current issues facing the media. The moderator for the public forum is PBS correspondent Terence Smith whose resume also includes 20 years at the New York Times and 13 years with CBS. The Syracuse Post-Standard has more on Smith's visit ...Source (link may no […]