Though it's not officially part of CNYRadio.com's coverage area, we know many may be interested in major changes at the ex-Entercom cluster in Rochester.

Calling hours are tonight for Barb Gibbons, a longtime Syracuse radio personality who died last Saturday following a sudden illness.  Gibbons, 65, had worked at WNDR, WFBL, WNTQ, and WSYR.

As Paul Harvey would say, “and now, the rest of the story."  Earlier this week, we told you Citadel's Syracuse cluster has a new GM... and today, we know what's happening to the old one.  David Calabrese is headed west.

Citadel Syracuse's new Market Manager is coming from Albany, according to an article published Friday by the Albany Business Review.  Dan Austin -- who calls Syracuse his hometown -- will begin in Syracuse on May 12.

This was Administrative Professionals Week, a perfect opportunity for AC stations everywhere to reach out to the many office workers who make up a big part of the at-work audience.

We almost forgot -- yesterday was the 2-month anniversary of CNYRadio.com's revival!  Just as we did last month, we thought it might be fun to tally up the numbers for the most-viewed stories and other various stats from the past 30 days.

Dates for radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck's "Summer Political Tour '08" have been announced, and Syracuse is one of just 8 cities on the list.

Galaxy's Mix 102.5 (WUMX Rome) has a new morning host, according to AllAccess.com and confirmed by Program Director Ted Bradford.  The new guy's name is Sammy Schrier, and he hails from Entercom's WBEE (Rochester), where he served as morning show producer.

Newsradio 570 WSYR is once again picking up the leave-behinds from WFBL's abandoned news/talk format. The station is airing promos stating it will begin carrying Laura Ingraham on Sunday afternoons, starting May 4.

It's our first POTW from Watertown! There's no joke at these pumps -- with gas prices skyrocketing, Watertown's Froggy 97 invoked a tried and true tactic to earn big brownie points with listeners earlier this month.