Updated 6/1 at 8:15pm: SYRACUSE -- After camping out at the Carousel Center all weekend long, Hot 107.9 (WWHT) morning sidekick DeafGeoff raised thousands of dollars for the 17th Annual AIDS Walk/Run to benefit AIDS Community Resources.
Updated 6/1 at 8:15pm: SYRACUSE -- After camping out at the Carousel Center all weekend long, Hot 107.9 (WWHT) morning sidekick DeafGeoff raised thousands of dollars for the 17th Annual AIDS Walk/Run to benefit AIDS Community Resources.
MYSTERY LOCATION -- After a depressing start to the short week, we thought we'd try to lighten the mood by adding a little "trivia twist" to the Picture of the Week. Can you identify the studio and what year? OK, so you may not have seen every studio everywhere -- neither have we. How about guessing at least the market and the decade? If you want to see a bigger picture, click "More..." but don't scroll down too quickly. You might even want to reduce the size of your browser window first, especially if you have a larger monitor.
SYRACUSE -- There are more and more online radio stations popping up across Central New York, giving listeners more avenues to hear the music of local artists, as well as other niches that would normally be too specific for traditional broadcast radio stations.
SYRACUSE - Is the federal economic stimulus package making a difference for Central New York? That'll be the focus of the next WRVO Community Forum on Monday in Syracuse. And you're invited to watch the discussion live in person, free of charge.
UTICA-ROME -- Former WIBX board operator R. Clark Witt, IV, passed away on Sunday, following a long illness. He was 32 years old. Writing obituaries is never pleasant -- but this one is especially tough for your editor -- we were co-workers at Regent Broadcasting from 1999 until about 2002-ish, when Clark graduated from Utica College and gradually moved towards a career outside of radio.
WATERTOWN -- We're very sad to have learned two of the four people killed in a car accident in Jefferson County on Saturday night were daughters of Bud "Green" Yeman, the afternoon personality at Froggy 97 (WFRY). One of the young women was due to give birth next month.
WATERTOWN -- While most radio pros spend the time during songs or commercials doing show prep, taking listener calls, or maybe grabbing a cuppajoe, morning man Johnny Spezzano at Watertown's The Border 106.7 (WBDR) has a different strategy...
New York City-based personality Robin Marshall, who calls Syracuse's Lite Rock 105.9 (WLTI) the flagship station for her "Jayne" show, is picking up some steam in the affiliation game.
SYRACUSE -- The locally-owned "Love Radio" format is back on 105.1 (WVOA), following more than two weeks of dead air following the station's sale and the subsequent termination of Clear Channel's "Nova" Hot AC format.
CORTLAND -- Longtime Oldies 101.5 (WXHC) morning man Sonny King is on the job hunt for the first time in nearly ten years. King, who also served as PD and OM for the station, was let go yesterday after his air shift, due to budget cuts.