Category: Syracuse Radio

Peter Cavanaugh was a local DJ at WNDR nearly 50 years ago at the start of his radio career. He chronicles his time spent in Syracuse and in other markets in his book "Local DJ." Through mid-February, Cavanaugh is reading the book in 28-minute segments Mondays through Fridays on WDET in Detroit. There's no need […]

Syndicated radio host John Tesh is heading to Southeast Asia next week to help in tsunami relief efforts. Tesh, whose nightly radio show is heard on Y94FM (WYYY) in Syracuse, leaves for Sri Lanka on Saturday as part of "Operation Blessing" where he and his family will spend a week overseas. During his stay, Tesh […]

Howard Stern is back from his two week vacation, but not in the five markets where Citadel Communications had been broadcasting the shock jock's show.

Howard Stern is back from his two week vacation, but not in the five markets where Citadel Communications had been broadcasting the shock jock's show. For the past two weeks 95X (WAQX) has been airing bits of the Opie and Anthony Show instead of Stern repeats, but with Stern's return this morning, Citadel Communications has […]

Lite 105.9 (WLTI) morning man Dave Allen got a surprising email Sunday from Chris Xaver who was vacationing in Thailand when the catastrophic tsunami hit. Xaver, a former WTSM news reporter and substitute radio newscaster on 93Q (WNTQ), was caught up in the surge along with her husband and was trapped for 30 minutes under […]

It's that time of year again. What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a cheap breakfast and plenty of live music. Syracuse radio stations are once again spreading Christmas cheer with live remote morning broadcasts on the eve of the holiday. 93Q (WNTQ) takes its show to Driver's Village while Oldies 92.1 (WSEN) […]

What's the best strategy for playing holiday tunes on the air? Well, for 230 radio stations across the country, it's wall-to-wall Christmas novelty songs, carols, and other holiday favorites. Syracuse's Y94FM (WYYY) is one of those stations. Other adult contemporary stations in the market including Lite 105.9 (WLTI) and Sunny 102 (WZUN) are taking a […]

The next time you're in a Bed Bath & Beyond store, you may see Jeff Laurence. The former Syracuse jock has inked a deal to appear as the in-store video host in most sections of the chain's stores across the country. Laurence, who worked at WOLF and WHEN in Syracuse during the 1970s, runs Autumn […]

The next Gilligan won't be from Weedsport. Mark Groesbeck, who played one of two Gilligans in TBS's new reality series The Real Gilligan's Island, was banished from the island in the show's second week. Known as 'Gooner', Groesbeck had been a frequent radio guest on Scorch's morning show in Syracuse prior to appearing on the […]

This week's Syracuse New Times offers up a blistering commentary on Citadel Communications' move to clip Howard Stern's syndicated show at 10 a.m. each morning on 95X (WAQX) in Syracuse and four other markets that carry the show.Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2004/120804/shakin.shtml