Former Syracuse air personality Peter King, who has been a freelance reporter for the CBS radio network for the past eight years, becomes a full-time correspondent covering the southeastern United States. King, who worked at both WHEN 620 AM and WRRB 107.9 FM during the 1980's, has also spent time in Rochester and Daytona Beach.
One of the co-hosts of the locally-produced computer advice show Random Access is stepping down. Al Fasoldt, who also writes about computers and technology for the Syracuse Post Standard, is easing into retirement, and the move helps to free up his weekends.
After Vernon Downs and Griffiss Business and Technology Park turned down requests to host Galaxy Communications' summer music festival, the K-Rockathon finally has a date for the prom.
It's called the 'Four Corners Tour', and for motorcycle enthusiasts around the United States, it's a great way to see the country. WSEN/WFBL chief engineer Al Jenner left earlier this week for the month-long trek that will take him and a fellow biker to the four corners of the country and many states in-between.
Art Zimmer's musical revue of the 1950s, Cruzin' Thru the '50s, debuted to a sell-out crowd last weekend at the Syracuse New Times Theater. The show features cameos from several area radio personalities including Ted, Amy, Pete, Brenda, Gary Dunes, and Big Mike. The Syracuse Post Standard has two reviews of the sold-out show which […]
The New York Post is reporting that Citadel Communications has plans to go public. Barely a year after buying the radio broadcast group, Forstmann Little & Co., led by senior partner Teddy Forstmann, thinks it's time to sell. Forstmann Little is planning a July IPO from which it hopes to raise $500 million. Market analysts […]
While still a teen, Peter Cavanaugh began following in the footsteps of his late father, Daniel, by taking a job as a disc jockey at WNDR 1260 AM. In his new book, Local DJ, published by Xlibris, Cavanaugh traces his radio career from his start in Syracuse in 1957 to stints in Flint, Michigan, Cincinnati, […]
Hoping that a less stuffy approach to serving up classical music on the radio might help attract the more casual classical listener, WCNY 91.3 FM has made a conscious effort to loosen up its on-air sound, and it looks like its working. From the addition of upbeat announcer Bill Baker during the midday hours, to […]
More details about SportsRadio 620's mysterious new afternoon sports talk show Bud and the Manchild are gradually being revealed on the station's web site. The new show, which debuts next Monday, will be hosted by the station's new program director Jim 'the Manchild' Lerch, and Syracuse Post Standard sports columnist Bud Poliquin.Source (link may no […]
Bud Wilkinson's syndicated Broadway's Biggest Hits finds a new home this weekend in Syracuse and Utica. In the wake of WFBL 1050 AM's switch to news-talk last week, the weekly Broadway music oriented show can now be heard on Galaxy Communications' WTLA 1200 AM and WSGO 1440 AM from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturdays […]