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News items related to the Utica-Rome radio market. Counties: Herkimer, Oneida.


WTLB's Bob O'Donnell dies of cancer

Former WTLB midday personality Bob O'Donnell passed away recently in Bonita Springs, Florida after a battle with cancer. O'Donnell, who worked at the Utica station during their Top 40 days of the late 60s and early 70s, originally made his mark as part of a folk music trio, The Windgate Singers. After his run at […]

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ArtBell.com to disappear forever

Come the first of the year, syndicated talk show host Art Bell will sign off for good, and his web site www.artbell.com will go dark forever as well. According to Bell, the site, which is jammed full of articles and photos covering the topics discussed on his show over the past six years "will never […]

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Paul Koffy new midday jock at Bob 102.5

Bob 102.5 (WRBY) in Rome welcomes Paul Koffy as the station's new midday jock. Koffy, who hails from Greenville, South Carolina, took over from Shelly Easton in October.

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Paul Koffy new midday jock at Bob 102.5

Bob 102.5 (WRBY) in Rome welcomes Paul Koffy as the station's new midday jock. Koffy, who hails from Greenville, South Carolina, took over from Shelly Easton in October.

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Keeler speaks out, McBride takes over mornings

UTICA -- The dust hasn't settled yet over at 107 WRCK. The Utica Observer-Dispatch is reporting that Bill Keeler is considering legal action against Galaxy Communications over his termination from WRCK earlier this week. Galaxy had little comment about the shift in direction for the station except to say that Keeler's former sidekick Frank McBride […]

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Bill Keeler no longer at WRCK

UTICA -- Bill Keeler confirmed on his web site earlier today that he no longer works for Rock 107 (WRCK).

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'Warming up' for the holidays in Utica

Utica's WARM 93.5 (WRFM) jumps on the holiday band wagon. The Clear Channel station has switched formats to all seasonal music through Christmas.

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Cary Pall moves to Columbus

Cary Pall has been named the new program director of Oldies 107.9 (WODB) in Columbus, Ohio. Pall, who spent a few years at WTLB in Utica during the 1970's as Rock Marshall, was most recently the program director of the Clear Channel cluster in Toledo.

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FCC approves Regent/Brill Media deal

Regent Communications' request to buy 11 of Brill Media radio stations out of bankruptcy has been approved by the FCC. Regent, which has been operating the stations through an LMA since September, owns nine stations in Utica and Watertown.

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Merle Haggard: the new Art Bell?

TV Guide is reporting that Art Bell is working with country music legend Merle Haggard to help turn him into a radio talk show host. Bell, who is retiring at the end of the year, sees Haggard as a good bet to host a show that mixes music with talk of the paranormal similar to […]

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