David Rubin, Dean of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, thinks 570 WSYR should have a better plan in place for when big news events like the Northeast blackout hit Central New York.

Read Rubin's lengthy opinion piece in this week's Syracuse Post-Standard.

When K-Rock's Abbie Weber told the 20,000 on hand at this year's K-Rockathon to back away from the stage when the rain started to come down, the crowd chanted, "Hell, no, we won't go!".

For more on that and other tidbits about last week's show, check out this week's Syracuse New Times...
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For the past 35 years, Dale Dorman has been a big part of the Boston radio scene, most recently at Kiss 108 (WXKS) where he has done afternoon drive since 1980. That is until two weeks ago when the Clear Channel station let him go.

While his ratings were consistantly high, insiders speculate that Dorman, 63, may have been axed due to his age and high salary.

Dorman, who did stints in Denver and Fresno before moving to Boston, got his start in radio at WOLF in Syracuse in 1965.
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Former Syracuse Clear Channel cluster part-timer JJ Ryan is featured this week on AllAccess.com's 10 Questions With... column.

The Oswego native worked for B104.7 (WBBS), Y94FM (WYYY), and Hot 107-9 (WWHT) before heading south for a full-time gig as evening jock and music director at the top 40 formatted Power 105.7 (KMCK) in Fayetteville, AR.

After ten years at Lite 98.7 (WLZW), Trudy is moving on. The popular midday personality told listeners last week that she was recently married, and that her husband's job requires that they move out of the area.

Bob O'Dell and 95X (WAQX) have parted ways citing creative differences as the reason for the split.

O'Dell, who was the active rock station's program director and afternoon jock, is on the lookout for new opportunities. Likewise, 95X operations manager, Tom Mitchell, is searching for his replacement.

Conservative talker Laura Ingraham, who was bumped to a late night time slot on 570 WSYR earlier this year to make room for Michael Savage, will move to TalkRadio 1050 (WFBL) beginning in September.

Ingraham's show, which is also swapping syndicators, will air live from 9 a.m. - noon.

Locally, Ingraham replaces advice guru Dr. Joy Browne whose show moves to 2 p.m.

It was more than just the music that was rocking the house at Vernon Downs on Saturday. As rain and thunderstorms blew through, concert officials stopped the show as most of the 20,000 in attendance at the day-long outdoor concert headed for the horse track's grandstands.

570 WSYR relied on several of its street reporters and a simulcast of sister television station WIXT 9 for coverage of the Northeast blackout, while TK-99 (WTKV/WTKW) shelved its classic rock format for several hours Thursday afternoon to devote time to the talk of the town that day.

With last week's cancellation of the WSCP's Country Fest featuring Patty Loveless, the Syracuse New Times weighs in with its take on B104.7's controversial competitive promotion.
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