Syracuse Radio

SYRACUSE — With many stations now operating in clusters, it’s not too surprising to see on-air staff from sister stations at the same event.  But two morning hosts… from different companies… in the same location during their regular timeslot?  It’s pretty rare, but it happened last week.

SYRACUSE — Doug Logan isn’t leaving his job as Director of Time Warner Cable Sports, but he’s adding a new role to help shape the future of a local hospital. Meantime, Karin Franklin-King, one of Logan’s former co-workers, has a new job of her own.

SYRACUSE — Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Saundra Smokes, the acclaimed longtime local journalist who added “radio talk show host” to her resume at Power 620 (WHEN) just six weeks before she passed away on Wednesday.  According to her obituary, funeral services will be held at the Abundant Life Christian Center, 7000 All Nations Blvd.

SYRACUSE — We’re looking back to the days of an era gone by in our latest Picture of the Week.  Peter McElvein from Classic FM (WCNY-FM) sends along this photo, taken while he went by a different on-air name while working for a different station in the late 1970s.

Updated 7:45pm with more details — SYRACUSE — Journalist and radio host Saundra Smokes, who just started a new talk show on Power 620 (WHEN) in June, passed away today. According to published reports, Smokes collapsed in her home on Monday and died today after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 57 years old.

OSWEGO — Public radio fans who live in or travel through northern New York have a new option to catch programming from WRVO Public Media. The station’s newest full-power repeater, WRVH, is now on the air at 89.3FM.

SYRACUSE — You might say they’re a motley crew, even though you probably won’t hear them playing any Motley Crue.  Four WSEN-FM personalities recently posed for this photo at a gradation party for the daughter of afternoon host John Carucci.

OSWEGO — NPR affiliate WRVO, with help from its various repeater stations across the region, appears to be the leader among public radio stations in the Syracuse and Utica-Rome markets.  Radio Research Consortium released the numbers this week.

CENTRAL NEW YORK — Earlier this week, we shared with you the Syracuse and Utica-Rome market Arbitron radio ratings for the Spring 2012 survey period.  The ratings company’s relatively-new “subscriber only” policy makes it tough to get a truly-accurate picture of the competition in both markets, but thanks to reliable sources, we have some additional

SYRACUSE — For more than a decade, country superstar Chris Cagle has been thrilling fans from coast to coast.  Earlier this month, he made a stop in Central New York where he met some fans chosen through a contest held by New Country WOLF 105.1.