Stan Soboleski got his start in radio in 1987 after winning an internship with radio station WGES in Oswego where he got to read the weather and answer calls for a week during the night show. 17 years later he's still at it, but now as program director and morning man at Watertown's Froggy 97 (WFRY).

Soboleski, known as James Pond on the air, goes '10 Questions With...' on All Access this week and gives his take on the radio industry and his corner of the world.
Source (link may no longer work):
allaccess.com

For those of you who missed or wish to relive the WOLF radio reunion from this past summer, it's now available on CD.

Bob Mitchell, who along with Lee Goodman organized the event, has made six hours of the reunion broadcast available on a set of 6 CDs which can be ordered through the WOLF Tribute web site.

Mitchell says a video version of the event will also be available soon.
Source (link may no longer work):
wolf1490.net/reunion.html

If you check the resumes of the folks over at ESPN, you're apt to find a lot of them with references to Syracuse University. The Newhouse school has become somewhat of a feeder of broadcast talent to the Connecticut based sports channel.

Newhouse dean David Rubin points to play-by-play experience on WAER as one of the factors that aid graduates in successfully transitioning to the world of professional sports broadcasting.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1096536366248410.xml

New Rock 105 'The Dog' (WWDG) has switched from modern rock to a more mainstream rock format.

The Clear Channel Deruyter-licensed Syracuse market station, which has been playing an edgier rock format since its debut nearly two years ago, will focus more on the likes of Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Godsmack.

With the format change the station drops 'New' from its moniker.

Howard Stern is saying goodbye to the FCC and broadcast radio. The syndicated shock jock announced this morning that he has signed a five-year deal with Sirius Satellite Radio where he'll oversee programming on three of the service's channels and host his own morning show.

Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham makes a two-day stop in Syracuse today and tomorrow. She'll host a book signing event tonight at the Genesee Inn and broadcast her national show live from the studios of WFBL AM Wednesday morning.

William LaRue of the Syracuse Post-Standard has more.
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syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1093511964125800.xml

Just days after Adam 'The Bull' Gerstenhaber was let go by Regent Broadcasting, the sports announcer has signed on with Clear Channel's cluster in Utica-Rome.

The Utica Observer Dispatch is reporting that Gerstenhaber has brought the Utica College play-by-play action with him. Games which had been airing on Regent's WRUN AM will now air on Clear Channel's WADR AM. Utica College says their original agreement was with Gerstenhaber and not with Regent.

TalkRadio 1390 WFBL has picked up The Radio Nerds Radio Hour.

The hour-long local computer advice call-in show had aired on cross-town 570 WSYR until last Saturday's debut on WFBL.

The show, hosted by Mike Rao, Chuck Swanson, and Scott Ruston, airs Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.

The FCC has heard from an Ithaca area group who is looking to break up the group of four stations in that city owned by Eagle Broadcasting.

In its petition, the 'Finger Lakes Alliance for Independent Media' claims WHCU, WTKO, WYXL, and WQNY make up the entire Ithaca advertising market and are looking for a ruling from the feds that forces Eagle to divest itself of at least one station regardless of whether the proposed sale to Saga goes through.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.fybush.com/NERW/2004/040908/nerw.html

Syndicated talk radio host Laura Ingraham is making a swing through Syracuse next week to promote her new book and broadcast her national conservative talk show.

Ingraham will hold a 'Meet and Greet' and sign copies of her new book Shut Up and Sing! on Tuesday, October 5th from 7p - 9p at the Genesee Grand Hotel. Reservations for the free event can be picked up at both area Media Play stores.

Laura will then broadcast her three-hour show live on October 6th from the studios of TalkRadio 1390 WFBL.