News items related to the Utica-Rome radio market. Counties: Herkimer, Oneida.
It's been a pretty slow week, but it may not be quiet for much longer. Mark your calendars for November 6th -- that's the day Citadel and Regent are both planning to release their Third Quarter earnings reports. As of this writing, stocks for both companies are valued below 50¢ a share.
This year is the 40th anniversary of North Country Public Radio, headquartered at WSLU/Canton, on the campus of Saint Lawrence University. Even though NCPR has only been around for 40 years, the history of radio at the university goes back much farther.
The year is 1968. You're in charge of lining up the entertainment for your station's Christmas party. Imagine booking the Count Basie Orchestra -- and then getting Tony Bennett to stop by for an impromptu performance. Impossible? Not for Classic FM's Dick Carr!
It's been a little over a year since Clear Channel sold its Utica-Rome cluster to Galaxy Communications. As a result of the sale, several long-time on-air personalities were let go, but at least one has since landed on his feet.
Newsradio 950 WIBX Program Director Gene Conte is the subject of this week's "10 Questions" column at AllAccess.com. He talks about his many on-air personas, WIBX's efforts to maintain a significant amount of local programming, and his long career in the Utica-Rome market.
Former San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock, a frequent substitute for Rush Limbaugh, will have his own nationally-syndicated weekday talkshow starting just after the new year.
Governor David Paterson is scheduled to appear on WSYR's Jim Reith Show tomorrow, according to a press release sent out by the Governor's Press Office today.
Next Tuesday, longtime WCNY personality Don Dolloff will retire from a 34-year career at the Syracuse public radio station. In his honor, we've decided to borrow a classic photo from Don's earlier days at the station.
Doug Stephan is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his syndicated morning talk show, "Doug Stephan's Good Day." Locally, Newsradio 950 WIBX/Utica carries the show on Saturday mornings. Doug's website has a 20th anniversary page with highlights from the past 2 decades.
Starting later this week, Newsradio 950 WIBX's local talk show First Look will have the chance to gain some new... viewers. Yes, viewers. Every Friday in October, the show will be videotaped for re-broadcast on TV.