After nearly ten years in Syracuse radio, TK-99/105 (WTKW/WTKV) afternoon jock Rick Deyulio has decided that it's time to move on.

"I'm sad to leave," says Deyulio, "but feel that it's time for me to go back to school and get the degree that I never got years ago."

Gary Nolan, a local talk show host for 62 WHEN during the early '90s, is making a run for president as a Libertarian.

William LaRue of the Syracuse Post-Standard has more on the former Republican who switched party alliances in part because of discussions he had with Libertarians on his Syracuse radio show.
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It's that time of year again. Dick's Sporting Goods in Clay is the location of this weekend's 95X (WAQX) Rock Auction to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

This year's roster of items up for bid includes a Carmello Anthony autographed lithograph, a Stonesour guitar, and a BeetleJuice (the Stern show regular) DVD. Listeners can bid online all week or at Dick's this Friday through Sunday.

Last year's event raised nearly $17,000.

After a 15-year break from radio, former 62 WHEN newsman Dave Bullard has joined the news staff at 570 WSYR, handling midday anchor duties during the week.

Bullard, who also worked for WTVH TV 5 and has been the managing editor for online daily local news sites for Fulton, Oswego, and Baldwinsville, says, "After five years of small business ownership, it's time to begin socking a few bucks away for my 9th grader's college education."

Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning man 'Big Mike' Fiss has once again put together a holiday CD featuring local talent, but this year's offering has a twist. Instead of relying on his standard crop of local artists, Fiss decided to turn to area teens.

Big Mike's Christmastime in Syracuse Volume 9... Our Schools brings together 17 area high school choruses and the Colgate 13 from Colgate University, who, beginning in October, gathered at Music Mania in Baldwinsville to record 18 songs, everything from "Amazing Grace" to "Santa Baby."

New Rock 105 (WWDG) has tweaked its on-air lineup resulting in more local talent at 'The Dog'.

Scorch, who looks to have moved from the dog house back to The Dog's house, returns to his afternoon slot, while the station's program director, Erin Bristol, slides over from sister station Hot 107-9 (WWHT) to replace out of town voicetracker Laura Steele on middays. And Paulie takes over evenings from Chad Ericson who had also been piping in his show from outside the market.

Most cities across the country have at least one all-holiday music station; Utica-Rome is no exception.

Clear Channel's Kool 93.5 (WUCL) has put its mix of oldies on the shelf for the month of December to spin holiday tunes up through Christmas.

SYRACUSE -- Ten years after Buckley Broadcasting purchased the WFBL call letters and moved the station to 1050 AM, WFBL and the station's news-talk programming have returned to its legendary 1390 AM frequency.

OSWEGO -- 93Q's morning duo, Ted Long and Amy Robbins, are this year's hosts for the Oswego County Press Club's annual awards dinner on Wednesday.  The festivities, which get underway at 5:30 p.m. at Springside at Seneca Hill, include the presentation of the club's Golden Quote Awards for excellence in journalism, public relations, advertising and design.  For more information, contact {information removed}.

SYRACUSE -- Phil Markert knows a thing or two about the history of broadcasting in Syracuse. That, along with his engaging style, makes him a perfect fit to lead a discussion with some of the other greats of Syracuse radio and television.