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Comings and goings of local radio in 2003

2003 had its usual assortment of radio programming and staff changes locally. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.

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Local Radio Disney winner heads to California

AUBURN, NY -- Heather Lardeo, a 12-year-old Auburn resident, is off to Anaheim, California this weekend to compete with seven other contestants in a national singing competition sponsored by Radio Disney.

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Dale Dorman moves to Boston's Oldies 103

Former Syracuse jock Dale Dorman has found a new radio home in Boston. Dorman, 63, who was benched last month after 23 years at Kiss 108 (WXKS), will tackle mornings at crosstown Oldies 103 (WODS) starting September 18. A verteran of the Beantown radio market, Dale began his radio career in the mid '60s at […]

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Dale Dorman benched in Boston

For the past 35 years, Dale Dorman has been a big part of the Boston radio scene, most recently at Kiss 108 (WXKS) where he has done afternoon drive since 1980. That is until two weeks ago when the Clear Channel station let him go. While his ratings were consistantly high, insiders speculate that Dorman, […]

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Ice storm knocks stations off the air

Friday night's ice storm in Oswego, Cayuga, and Onondaga counties which left over 125,000 utility customers without power, also kicked several Central New York radio signals off the air. A spot check of the dial over the past twelve hours found sporadic or extended outages at WRVO FM 90, Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), 93Q (WNTQ), Radio […]

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Syracuse AM stations to add digital signals

There has been a lot of hype over the past year about digital television. Now local broadcasters hope digital signals for AM radio stations will help draw listeners back to the AM band. Syracuse is on the fast track with the new technology, HD Radio, being named as one of 40 radio markets in the […]

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Local radio comings and goings for 2002

2002 had its fair share of format flips, staff changes, and a few pink slips. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.

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Steve Kroft speaks at Press Club ceremony

A who's who of the Syracuse press community was on hand Friday evening for the annual induction ceremony for the Syracuse Press Club's 'Wall of Distinction'. 60 Minutes co-editor Steve Kroft, a Syracuse University graduate and former reporter at channel 3 in the early 70s, gave the keynote address at the event held at the […]

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Random Access to end its eight-year run

Gene Wolf, co-host of the long-running computer advice show Random Access, is heading south. Citing Central New York's sagging technology economy, Wolf plans to move to Florida by mid-summer to pursue business interests there.

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Rick Gary's daughter dies in crash

Three LaFayette teenagers died Tuesday when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer on Route 20. One of the victims, Jessica Flegal, 16, was the daughter of WIXT TV 9 news anchor Rick Gary. Flegal was a junior at LaFayette High School, played basketball for the school, and was on the high honor roll. Rick […]

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