NEW YORK CITY -- Our congratulations to longtime Syracuse TV and radio broadcaster Rick Gary -- one of several personalities inducted to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame last night, during a ceremony at The Paley Center for Media.
ITHACA -- At first glance, you might think of WVBR as "just a rock station" operated by the Cornell Radio Guild, a non-profit organization that is mostly comprised of Cornell University students (though not owned by the university). But in fact, WVBR offers much more than just music...
SYRACUSE -- There are now two AC stations in the market offering Christmas music around the clock: Clear Channel's Y94FM (WYYY) flipped the switch today.
YAKIMA, WA. -- Former Citadel Syracuse GM Reggie Jordan is on the move again. And this time, he's moving, far, far west. Specifically, to Yakima, Washington, according to radio-info.com. Jordan has been named VP and Market Manager for a 6-station cluster owned by New Northwest Broadcasters. Jordan arrived in Syracuse in 2001, and left a little over a year later for another Citadel cluster.
Less than a week after Citadel Broadcasting announced it may soon be exploring "the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter 11 filing," one prominent online columnist explains why he thinks Regent could be in a similar situation. Both companies own stations in Central New York.
UTICA/ROME -- Two personalities who exited Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU) within two days of each other in September have found new jobs in radio. Former middayer Jesse Jordan has been hired for the same daypart in a significantly larger market down the Thruway, while former night jock "Intern Dave" drops his nickname to fill some shifts at the Regent cluster across town.
Citadel Broadcasting could be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early next year, unless it can form a deal with creditors by mid-January. The owner of more than 200 radio stations -- including four in Syracuse -- admitted that possibility in a quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
OSWEGO -- It may be considered an "off year" compared to last year's presidential election or next year's mid-term elections, but Election Night is still one of the biggest nights of the year for newsrooms across the country. And while things may have been ho-hum in many parts of the country, there was plenty of excitement in CNY.
SYRACUSE -- You can expect to hear some new imaging on two Foxfur Communications stations. MOViN 100.3/96.5 (WMVU/WMVN) and New Country WOLF 105.1 have both signed on with Arkansas-based JJ Ryan Audio Productions. Ryan, also an air talent in that state, has ties to Central New York.
TOWN OF CLAY -- A number of guest appearances on the show he used to produce apparently didn't help Dan McIntyre's campaign. The former Jim Reith Show producer lost his bid for Town of Clay Supervisor on Tuesday night, according to unofficial results posted by the Onondaga County Board of Elections.