News items related to the Syracuse radio market. Counties: Madison, Onondaga, Oswego.
SYRACUSE -- We're a little late with catching up on April Fools Day here at CNYRadio.com HQ... but we wanted to make sure we took a moment to make note of local stations that pulled off clever gags. So far, the one we've heard about was on 93Q (WNTQ), where the Ted & Amy morning […]
SYRACUSE -- Anytime you head to the supermarket over the next several weeks, check out the magazine racks and chances are good you'll see Sunny 102 (WZUN) "Big" Mike Fiss smiling at you. He's on the cover of the April/May edition of "55 Plus" magazine.
CAZENOVIA -- The radio broadcasting class at Cazenovia High School has announced the lineup for a fundraising concert on April 10th. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the school's newly formed Communications Scholarship.
You've read about all the various format flips and call letter changes over the past few months here at CNYRadio.com ... but if you've been out of town, perhaps you haven't had a chance to hear the changes. Now you can -- Scott Fybush has posted a slew of new Syracuse legal IDs on tophour.com.
SYRACUSE -- Jason Benetti is the new primary play-by-play radio announcer for the 2010 season of Syracuse Chiefs baseball action. The team also recently announced it has renewed its deal to have the games broadcast on Clear Channel's Sportsradio 620 WHEN. And the broadcast team will have some special guests to celebrate the Chiefs' 50th […]
SYRACUSE -- Two more pro sports adds to the lineup at The New ESPN Radio (WTLA/WSGO). The stations, which include the two AMs and two FM translators (97.7 and 100.1) will be carrying all Boston Red Sox games this season, as well as The Masters Tournament.
PITTSBURGH -- Former WRVO and WSYR news staffer Maria Leaf was among an unknown number of cuts at the CBS Radio cluster in Pittsburgh on Friday. Leaf had been working at news/talker KDKA since 2007. Leaf's putting out the word that she's looking for her next opportunity.
LOS ANGELES -- Our latest Picture of the Week comes from the "Where Are They Now" file. An observant CNYRadio.com reader tipped us off to the blog of the famous Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the popular Loveline show -- where Pinsky posted a picture from a recent meeting between himself and a former K-Rock […]
OSWEGO -- WRVO is one of five public broadcasters chosen to take part in a "major journalism initiative" which will establish a new "Local Journalism Center" tasked with documenting technology's role in "rebuilding Upstate New York's economy." The initiative will fund the hiring of new reporters, a manager to coordinate the efforts, and an interactive […]
SYRACUSE – The man behind the “CNY Latino” newspaper is looking to expand the offerings of Spanish-language radio programming in the area. But Hugo Acosta says he’s having a tough time finding stations to carry the new programs he’d like to produce.