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


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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Premiere pulls the plug on Rockline

After 20 years of rock radio interviews, Premiere Radio Networks announced it will cancel Rockline at the end of the year. Premiere, the country's largest syndicator of radio programming, is cutting 15 shows from its roster, a move that will eliminate 100 jobs. Rockline, hosted by Bob Coburn, is heard on 95X in Syracuse and […]

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WRVO raises $106,000 in fall fund drive

1,300 public radio listeners picked up their phones and helped make a difference during WRVO FM 90's eight-day fall on-air fundraising campaign. The calls generated a total of $106,000 in member contributions, and according to Matt Seubert, listener support coordinator for the WRVO network of stations, "Just as important as the dollars pledged was that […]

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Lite 98.7 names new morning host

Mark Richards will be the new morning voice on Utica's Lite 98.7, replacing Randy Jay, a 13-year veteran of the station who left in late August. Richards hails from State College, PA where he has hosted the number one morning show in the market on WBHV. He has also worked at stations in Saginaw, MI, […]

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Art Bell to retire at year's end

Saying that "it's not fair to listeners for me to be gone so much," talk show host Art Bell announced this morning that he will step down as host of his nationally syndicated show Coast to Coast at the end of the year. The reason for his departure is a chronic back condition that prevents […]

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Paul Harvey to receive lifetime achievement award

Radio and Records has awarded ABC Radio's Paul Harvey the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented to the syndicated news host at R&R's Talk Radio Seminar in March. Harvey's newscasts and his Rest of the Story segments air weekdays on 570 WSYR in Syracuse and WARM 93.5 in Utica.

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Norris, Inskeep named new hosts at NPR

Michelle Norris has been tapped as a new co-host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Norris joins Robert Siegel and Melissa Block beginning December 9. Meanwhile, Steve Inskeep gets the nod for the hosting job of the weekend version of the show. All Things Considered is heard afternoons on WRVO FM 90 and Jazz […]

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WRVO auditions new weekend show

WRVO is looking for listener feedback on a new show which it plans to "audition" this weekend. The pilot episode of Public Radio Weekend, produced by Minnesota Public Radio and hosted by David Brown and Merrill Markoe, will air from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday. In developing the show, producers have "talked with some of the […]

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