UTICA/ROME -- The newsroom at Townsquare Media's 950 WIBX is a bit shorthanded this week, following the departure of Gino Geruntino. He has accepted a new position with Oswego NPR affiliate WRVO, leaving WIBX on the search for a replacement.
UTICA/ROME -- The newsroom at Townsquare Media's 950 WIBX is a bit shorthanded this week, following the departure of Gino Geruntino. He has accepted a new position with Oswego NPR affiliate WRVO, leaving WIBX on the search for a replacement.
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Many local broadcast journalists were honored by their peers at the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual news awards competition last week. From the "better late than never" file, we've got the full list of local winners. Thanks to a guest contributor, we've also got some "bonus coverage" from the college […]
SYRACUSE -- Exactly 21 years ago today, Genesis rocked the Carrier Dome during the group's "We Can't Dance" World Tour. It goes without saying that the concert received plenty of attention from the local media, and at least one local broadcaster has held onto some souvenirs from that night in 1992.
SYRACUSE -- Former WSTM-TV sports director Roger Springfield will be on probation for five years, after admitting he secretly videotaped student athletes in locker rooms while working as media director for Syracuse University Athletics. This morning's court sentence allows Springfield to avoid having to register as a sex offender.
SYRACUSE -- The building housing Clear Channel's Syracuse cluster studios and offices has a new owner. Developer Robert Congel sold the Bridgewater Place building at 500 Plum Street last week for $7.09 million to a group of investors identifying themselves as 500 Plum St. LLC.
SYRACUSE -- When Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications finishes its $18 million overhaul of its "Newhouse 2" building, the studios within will be named after Dick Clark. The widow of the legendary broadcaster announced the honor during Newhouse's annual Mirror Awards on Wednesday.
SYRACUSE -- At least two low-power television stations are looking to expand their reach across the Syracuse metropolitan area. That's according to recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission, which are required when stations want to changes to their existing broadcast licenses.
SYRACUSE -- Tickets go on sale this Saturday for Krockathon 18, which will be held on July 27 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Chevelle, Sevendust and All That Remains are just three of the 11 bands who were announced by K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) today, and the stations promise "more" to be announced prior to the […]
SYRACUSE -- Even though our latest Picture of the Week was taken just a little under two years ago, it's already got some upstate New York broadcast history in there. It's a shot of the regional master control facility inside of NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV). Take a close look at the photo, and see if you […]
OSWEGO -- NPR news/talk affiliate WRVO is adding some programming which may be familiar to Central New Yorkers. The first notable name is a show -- "HealthLink On Air," a weekly medical affairs program which formerly aired on WSYR radio. The second notable name is a person -- J. Daniel Pluff, the former longtime producer […]