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Syracuse Radio
Ron Bee on the Mend Following Surgery

B104.7 (WBBS) morning co-host Ron Bee is doing well after back surgery earlier this week, according to an e-mail co-host Becky Palmer sent to listeners today.

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Syracuse Radio
UPDATE: Juneteenth Radiothon Raises $20,000

Another success story for the power of local radio.  A Sunday radiothon on Clear Channel's Power 106.9 (WPHR) is credited with rescuing Syracuse's Juneteenth Festival from severe cutbacks due to a lack of funding.

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Ithaca/Cortland Radio
Ithaca is Gorges -- But Lacking Some Pipes

We'll take the blame for the cheesy headline -- we couldn't resist, but we hope it got your attention! I-100 (WIII) Program Director Mark Vanness says he's still looking for someone to fill the afternoon drive slot that's been vacant since Dan Ward announced his departure back in April.

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Ithaca/Cortland Radio
WSUC Alumni Reunion Planned

One of the folks shown in a recent Picture of the Week (depicting the 1976 WSUC management team) writes to tell us SUNY Cortland is planning a WSUC Reunion as part of the college's Alumni Weekend next year.

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Picture Of the Week
POTW: On Location in Port St. Lucie (2008)

Even if you're not a longtime Mets fan, viewers of the sitcom "Seinfeld" should recognize this guy, who posed for a photo with Bug Country (99.7 WBGK/Newport Village) morning man Dave Silvers at spring training in Florida earlier this spring.

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Utica-Rome Radio
WRUN Parent Wins Several Awards

The parent of WRUN (AM 1150 Utica) brought home 7 trophies from the 14th Annual Communicator Awards.  Staffers from Northeast Public Radio's flagship station, WAMC Albany, earned themselves three top-tier Communicator Awards of Excellence, and four Communicator Awards of Distinction.

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Syracuse Radio
Lite Rock 105.9 Adding "Song Tags"

It's happened to all of us: a song plays on the radio, and you're wondering about the artist and/or title, but the station just slams into the next song without saying anything to identify the song.  Syracuse's Lite Rock 105.9 (WLTI) wants to change that.

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Syracuse Radio
Newspaper Reports on WFBL Format Flip

You read about WFBL's format flip here on CNYRadio.com back in April (at least one reader thought it was an April Fool's joke at first).  And this week, the Syracuse New Times picked up on the changes at the Buckley Broadcasting studios in Baldwinsville.

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Picture Of the Week
POTW: Bill Leaf Kickball Tourney (2008)

The 3rd annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament was held at Onondaga Lake Park on May 17th.  The event is a fundraiser for a scholarship named in memory of the WSYR News reporter who was killed by a drunk driver in 2006.  (Updated at 1:50pm with complete photo caption.)

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Utica-Rome Radio
Monaski Promoted to ND at WIBX

Longtime WIBX news reporter/anchor Jeff Monaski has been promoted to News Director, according to AllAccess.com.

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