This month's tasty read for the Sunny 102 Book Club is Tim Green's The First 48, and as a special treat, Green will be on hand at this Wednesday's book club meeting at the DeWitt Barnes & Noble.
Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning man, Big Mike Fiss, who has known Green since his days at Liverpool High School, says he's thrilled that Tim will be joining him to discuss his latest novel.
Lisa Webber is off to New England, and that leaves Big Frog 104 (WFRG) in search of a new morning show co-host. Webber has been with the station since her move from Albany's 107.7 WGNA in October 2002.
There's an old George Jones song called "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?" WSCP listeners got that question answered today with Syracuse radio veteran Bob Paris stepping in as the station's new morning man.
Paris, who most recently worked at Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), takes over from Fred Lewis who had been with the classic country station for decades.
WSCP can be heard on 1070 AM, 101.7 FM, and 101.3 FM in Syracuse.
During the 1970s, Joe Wilson spent time as an air personality for WTLB and WRUN in Utica-Rome as well as a reporter for The AG Radio Network.
Wilson died Thursday after a brief illness at a veterans hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Known for his on-air sense of humor and work with veterans groups, his last stint on the air was on WADR in the 1980s.
With managers from most local media outlets in attendance, Thursday's public forum on broadcasting held at Syracuse University got a bit spirited at times.
Clear Channel Syracuse manager Joel Delmonico and Newhouse Dean Dave Rubin continued their debate over WSYR's coverage of last year's blackout, while Galaxy chief Ed Levine told FCC commissioner Michael Copps that new fines for indecency would be a "noose around the neck" for broadcasters in markets the size of Syracuse.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1080899980275223.xml
WIBX AM 950 news anchor Mary Ann Hartley is leaving radio for a position with the city of Utica.
Hartley will work as a floating secretary in a variety of departments, including urban and economic development, codes, information technology and the mayor's office.
Source (link may no longer work):
www.uticaod.com/archive/2004/03/27/news/29088.html
New Rock 105 'The Dog' (WWDG) is looking for a new morning man.
Bob Schmidt, who has been with the station since its format change 15 months ago, is headed to Los Angeles where he'll take over as creative production director at Sports KXTA 690 & 1150 AM.
WWDG's program director, Erin Bristol, says she's entertaining all options in her search for Schmidt's replacement.
A two-hour panel discussion at Syracuse University on Thursday will examine current issues facing the media.
The moderator for the public forum is PBS correspondent Terence Smith whose resume also includes 20 years at the New York Times and 13 years with CBS.
The Syracuse Post-Standard has more on Smith's visit ...
Source (link may no longer work):
www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1080648911207640.xml
Stan Soboleski, better known to the masses as Froggy 97 morning man James Pond, has been named program director of WFRY and sister station ESPN 1410 (WNER). Both stations are owned by Regent Communications.
Soboleski got the nod following last month's exit of Matt 'Bullfrog' Raisman.
The Newhouse School at Syracuse University is teaming up with Clear Channel Communications to host a two-hour public "town meeting" next week to discuss current media hot topics.