News items related to the Utica-Rome radio market. Counties: Herkimer, Oneida.
Last weekend marked the 20th anniversary of Big Frog 104's "Frogfest Music Festival" at Verona Beach State Park. Instead of going for the usual "air staff plus celebrity" shot, we found a few listeners who went the extra mile to get into the Frog spirit.
Even if you're not a longtime Mets fan, viewers of the sitcom "Seinfeld" should recognize this guy, who posed for a photo with Bug Country (99.7 WBGK/Newport Village) morning man Dave Silvers at spring training in Florida earlier this spring.
The parent of WRUN (AM 1150 Utica) brought home 7 trophies from the 14th Annual Communicator Awards. Staffers from Northeast Public Radio's flagship station, WAMC Albany, earned themselves three top-tier Communicator Awards of Excellence, and four Communicator Awards of Distinction.
Longtime WIBX news reporter/anchor Jeff Monaski has been promoted to News Director, according to AllAccess.com.
It's been 30 years since Dave Frisina first came on the Syracuse radio scene. The man who started the popular show "Soundcheck" on Citadel's 95X (WAQX), later taking it with him over to TK99/105 (WTKW-WTKV), is featured in this week's edition of the Syracuse New Times.
Back to Utica-Rome for the latest Picture of the Week. Introducing the new morning man at Galaxy's Mix 102.5 (WUMX), Sam Schrier.
This was Administrative Professionals Week, a perfect opportunity for AC stations everywhere to reach out to the many office workers who make up a big part of the at-work audience.
Galaxy's Mix 102.5 (WUMX Rome) has a new morning host, according to AllAccess.com and confirmed by Program Director Ted Bradford. The new guy's name is Sammy Schrier, and he hails from Entercom's WBEE (Rochester), where he served as morning show producer.
The Mars Hill Network of Christian stations, based in Syracuse, says live performances from local musicians, on-the-road reports, and a free concert with a nationally-known Christian recording artist will be among the highlights of "Careathon '08." The three-day long fundraising effort is set to begin next Thursday.
From the "Where Are They Now?" file, Thomas "Jake" Jacobsen has been promoted to Operations Manager of Regent's Albany cluster. Before going to Albany, Jacobsen had programmed WFRG in Utica and WFRY in Watertown.