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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Former NBC3 (WSTM) news director Peggy Philip has exited Kansas City NBC affiliate KSHB after more than three years at the Scripps-owned station. According to Bottom Line Communications, Philip’s exit comes just a month after the GM announced his retirement. The site calls the change, “surprising because ratings have been the

SYRACUSE — With many stations now operating in clusters, it’s not too surprising to see on-air staff from sister stations at the same event.  But two morning hosts… from different companies… in the same location during their regular timeslot?  It’s pretty rare, but it happened last week.

SYRACUSE — This week, NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) morning traffic reporter and Bridge Street co-host Kaylea Nixon announced she’s leaving the station.  It appears that her replacement — at least for the morning traffic portion — will be Caroline Gable, who’s been absent from local TV since exiting Utica’s WUTR in March.

SYRACUSE — Although Sinclair Broadcast Group and Dish Network failed to agree on a new “permanent” retransmission deal before the old one expired overnight, Fox 68 (WSYT) and My43 (WNYS) remain available on the satellite provider’s lineups.  The two sides have extended the old deal for two weeks as they continue to hash out a new contract.

UPDATED 8/16 — Blackout averted temporarily; click here for newer story.  SYRACUSE — As of Wednesday evening, management at Fox 68 (WSYT) and My43 (WNYS) say they’re pretty certain both channels will be pulled from Dish Network’s lineup at midnight tonight.  That’s when a contract allowing the satellite provider to retransmit the two channels will expire —

SYRACUSE — Doug Logan isn’t leaving his job as Director of Time Warner Cable Sports, but he’s adding a new role to help shape the future of a local hospital. Meantime, Karin Franklin-King, one of Logan’s former co-workers, has a new job of her own.

UTICA-ROME — Several CNYRadio.com readers tell us Mary Jo Beach was relieved of her duties as General Manager and Vice President of Townsquare Media’s four station cluster today. Multiple sources tell us the new GM will be Karen Carey, who brings GM experience from running Clear Channel’s Rochester cluster. Her first day of work at

SYRACUSE — Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Saundra Smokes, the acclaimed longtime local journalist who added “radio talk show host” to her resume at Power 620 (WHEN) just six weeks before she passed away on Wednesday.  According to her obituary, funeral services will be held at the Abundant Life Christian Center, 7000 All Nations Blvd.

SYRACUSE — We’re looking back to the days of an era gone by in our latest Picture of the Week.  Peter McElvein from Classic FM (WCNY-FM) sends along this photo, taken while he went by a different on-air name while working for a different station in the late 1970s.

UTICA-ROME — Although it’s been about a week since 95.5FM WUSP signed-on, it’s taken about that long for us to find out what the Mohawk Valley’s newest sports talk station is bringing to the table.  On top of a network affiliation and deals with the New York Mets and the New England Patriots, owners are