UTICA-ROME -- "It's all about the kids."  Those five, simple words are the unofficial motto behind everything that happens at Lite 98.7 (WLZW)'s annual radiothon to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.

SYRACUSE/UTICA/OSWEGO -- Local fans of A Prairie Home Companion will soon have a chance to screen "The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes," the 2008 documentary about APHC host Garrison Keillor.

Governor David A. Paterson was all over Central New York today -- both physically, and on the radio.  Here at CNYRadio.com HQ, we counted no less than three stations where the Governor provided live interviews today.

ITHACA -- News/talker 870 WHCU is back to transmitting at full power, less than 12 hours after a fire at the transmission tower knocked the station off-air for most of yesterday's morning drive hours.  APD Dave Vieser sums it up nicely:

SYRACUSE/UTICA -- The three-station KROCK family has unveiled the concert lineup and ticket details for its third-annual Dysfunctional Family Barbecue, set to take place Memorial Day weekend at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

Several sources say Regent Communications, the owner of four stations in the Utica-Rome market, could be very close to defaulting on $195 million in debt on loan from Bank of America.  The reports were triggered by Regent's latest SEC filing.

ITHACA -- News/talk fans might have trouble tuning in WHCU today; the station is using its 1,000-watt nighttime transmitter site 24/7 after an early morning fire at the station's daytime transmission tower forced the station off-air for a few hours.

What does a CNYRadio.com Editor do on a slow news day?  Maybe working on the CNYRadio.com Station Wiki or perhaps importing Scott's old articles into the Archives.  But we've caught the Twitter bug... another easy way for you to keep up with the latest.

SYRACUSE -- Two years and a day after Don Imus was fired by CBS Radio for making racist remarks on the air, the nationally-syndicated morning man will be returning to his former Syracuse affiliate, SportsRadio 620 WHEN.

SYRACUSE -- Hot 107.9 (WWHT) has announced it's bringing Universal Motown recording artist Serani to town for a concert next week.