Syracuse Radio

National recording artist Josh Kelley recently stopped by the morning show at MOViN 100.3/96.5 (WOLF-FM/WWLF) in Syracuse, to perform some of his tunes live on the air.

Calling hours are tonight for Barb Gibbons, a longtime Syracuse radio personality who died last Saturday following a sudden illness.  Gibbons, 65, had worked at WNDR, WFBL, WNTQ, and WSYR.

As Paul Harvey would say, “and now, the rest of the story.”  Earlier this week, we told you Citadel’s Syracuse cluster has a new GM… and today, we know what’s happening to the old one.  David Calabrese is headed west.

Citadel Syracuse’s new Market Manager is coming from Albany, according to an article published Friday by the Albany Business Review.  Dan Austin — who calls Syracuse his hometown — will begin in Syracuse on May 12.

Dates for radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck’s “Summer Political Tour ’08” have been announced, and Syracuse is one of just 8 cities on the list.

Newsradio 570 WSYR is once again picking up the leave-behinds from WFBL’s abandoned news/talk format. The station is airing promos stating it will begin carrying Laura Ingraham on Sunday afternoons, starting May 4.

The press office of New York State Governor David A. Paterson today announced a statewide “radio town hall tour,” which begins next week.  On Tuesday, Paterson is scheduled to appear on The Jim Reith Show on Syracuse’s Newsradio 570 WSYR.  The talk show airs weekdays from 3-7pm.

Skip Clark has been filling in on mornings for MOViN 100.3/96.5 for quite some time, and now, multiple sources report that change is permanent.  Clark has also been promoted to Program Director, and there are some other changes at the station.

The Mars Hill Network of Christian stations, based in Syracuse, says live performances from local musicians, on-the-road reports, and a free concert with a nationally-known Christian recording artist will be among the highlights of “Careathon ’08.” The three-day long fundraising effort is set to begin next Thursday. 

Syracuse’s Newsradio 570 WSYR will have to wait another year to try for one of the coveted NAB Crystal Radio Awards.  As we reported last month, WSYR was one of 50 finalists in the entire country, but only 10 stations would win.