Y94FM (WYYY) has juggled its schedule a bit to make room for John Tesh in the evening.
Tesh's syndicated show, which had been airing during the overnight hours since last May, can now be heard each weekday evening from 7 - midnight.
Y94FM (WYYY) has juggled its schedule a bit to make room for John Tesh in the evening.
Tesh's syndicated show, which had been airing during the overnight hours since last May, can now be heard each weekday evening from 7 - midnight.
Sunny 102 (WZUN) and the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival are teaming up with thousands of area students to set a Guinness World Record on the air this Friday.
The "Shakespeare Read Along" gets underway at 8:10 with Sunny 102 morning man Big Mike and local author Bruce Coville leading the students through the reading of three Shakespeare monologues.
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) awarded 570 WSYR a Crystal Award at the group's radio luncheon held yesterday in Las Vegas.
WSYR was one of ten stations nationwide recognized for their outstanding year-round community service efforts. Jim Lerch, WSYR's program director, was on hand to accept the award.
This is the second Crystal Award for WSYR; the first was awarded to the station in 1996.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/n2004/04Crystals.htm
Syracuse has been without a local computer advice show since the demise of Random Access on radio and Point 'N' Click on television. Fear not. With the debut of a new show on 570 WSYR, troubled computer users once again have a place to call for help.
The Radio Nerds Radio Hour, hosted by Mike Rao, Chuck Swanson, and Scott Ruston, airs each Sunday from 11 a.m. - noon on the news-talk station. Find out more at: theradionerds.com.
When Doug Logan announced last October that he was stepping down as sports director at WIXT TV 9, he said that he wasn't going away for good. Well, he's back.
On Friday, Time Warner Cable announced that it has hired Logan to manage its local sports channel, Time Warner Sports 26.
Logan's broadcasting resume includes 19 years as the 'Voice of the Orange' on 570 WSYR.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1082192138248176.xml
From a railcar leak of anhydrous ammonia in Minot, N.D. to last year's northeast blackout, the media is catching some flak for not keeping the public informed. Is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to blame?
In this week's Syracuse New Times cover story, Jack Bradigan Spula and Erica S. Brath examine some of the issues facing the FCC and what a recent panel discussion at Syracuse University had to contribute to the debate.
Source (link may no longer work):
newtimes.rway.com/2004/041404/cover.shtml
SYRACUSE -- What do a short order cook, a bouncer, and a zamboni driver all have in common? Give up? They're all jobs that Matt Jacobs tackled before setting his sights on rock and roll. Jacobs, who goes by Big Smoothie on the air at 95X (WAQX), has been holding court during the evenings at the Syracuse active rock station since last summer. But what makes Matt tick outside of the studio?
Howard Stern's show continues to cause headaches for Clear Channel Communications.
The FCC has fined the media conglomerate $495,000 for airing material from Stern's show which the commission deemed indecent. Infinity Broadcasting, the company that actually syndicates the program, was not fined.
One of the six stations named in the ruling is WNVE in Rochester.
Source (link may no longer work):
fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=22551
TK-99/105 morning man Dave Coombs is leaving Syracuse for a morning drive slot at Citadel Communications' KFNZ, an all-sports station in Salt Lake City.
Dave's last day on the air with longtime partner Glenn 'Gomez' Adams is today.
Starting Monday, TK's new morning show will be called "Gomez and Marne." Marne Mason has been a part of TK's morning team since June 2002.
TalkRadio 1390 WFBL is the new radio home of Syracuse SkyChiefs baseball, and they'll get their first crack at it at Thursday's season opener against the Rochester Red Wings.
Opening Day ceremonies are set to start at 3:30 with player introductions, acknowledgement of local dignitaries on hand, and the ceremonial first pitch. SkyChiefs announcer and WFBL sports director, Bob McElligott will serve as master of ceremonies before stepping into the broadcast booth for the play-by-play action.