News items related to the Syracuse radio market. Counties: Madison, Onondaga, Oswego.
SYRACUSE -- The long-awaited decision on parole for the man serving time for killing former Syracuse broadcaster Bill Leaf in 2006 has been postponed. A parole hearing for Matthew Benedict, 28, was supposed to be held today, but according to Bill's sister Maria, the hearing has been postponed due to a "paperwork issue" on Benedict's side.
SYRACUSE -- There's no doubt the Taste of Syracuse is hard to miss every June -- the festival closes several blocks of downtown streets to make way for dozens of vendors and concert stages. But beyond Syracuse, is the event really noticeable? Apparently the answer is yes -- at least for one camera watching from more […]
SYRACUSE -- Among TV stations, it was a fairly even split between channels 3 and 9 for the 2011 Best of Syracuse awards. On the radio side, 93Q (WNTQ) is the big winner. The awards were announced in today's edition of the weekly Syracuse NewTimes newspaper.
SYRACUSE -- You may have heard on the air (or read on CNYRadio.com's Facebook page), that 93Q (WNTQ) morning co-host Ted Long underwent gastric bypass surgery last week. We're glad to report he returned to work yesterday. According to a report published today, Long has already lost nearly 25 pounds -- and says he wants […]
SYRACUSE -- For the second time in a single season, Perry Noun's golf talk show, Tee Time with the Pronoun, is changing stations again. After starting the 2011 season on ESPN Radio 97.7/100.7 (WTLA/WSGO/W249BC/W261AC), the Saturday morning program will be cut in half and moved back to the AM dial, to Cumulus Media's The Score […]
VERONA -- Chapter 22 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has opened registration for its annual Expo. Most of this year's events will take place on October 5, at the Expo's usual location, Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona. Registation is free and open to the public -- you can sign up and […]
SYRACUSE/UTICA-ROME -- Galaxy Communications is looking for a new morning host for its K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) trio of stations. A job posting, which appears to have been posted by a radio consulting firm, was posted on a national trade website this morning.
CHICAGO -- Formerly of WFBL and WNTQ, Alan Bishop recently won Radio Ink magazine's "GM of the Year" award, for his work with the Finger Lakes Radio Group in Geneva. The award was presented to Bishop at the NAB-RAB Radio Show last week.
SYRACUSE -- Observant CNYRadio.com readers have noticed that CNY Talk Radio (WFBL/Syracuse, WMCR/Oneida, WUTI/Utica) has recently made some changes to its weekday lineup. The addition of an afternoon news block has pushed some talk hosts to different timeslots.
LOS ANGELES -- Syracuse University alum Jason Smith (not to be confused with the WRVO Morning Edition host) announced this week on his ESPN Radio show, AllNight, he's leaving to take a new job with NFL Network. No word (on Wikipedia) as to his new duties or start date. In Syracuse, Smith worked for student-run Z89 […]