K-Rock's midday personality, 'Silent Bob' Staffa, has been named the station's new promotions director. Bob also hosts K-Rock's local music show Backstage Live.

Former WSYR/WYYY operations director, Tom Langmyer, has been named vice president and general manager of St. Louis market leader KMOX AM. He moved from Syracuse to the news/talk station in 1992 to serve as program director and was named operations manager in 2000.

Langmyer is a nominee for a 2003 R&R News/Talk Industry Achievement Award as programmer of the year. KMOX was also nominated as News/Talk station of the year.

Sunny 102.1's Big Mike is this week's guest host on WTVH 5's Freaky Flix and Food. Mike and co-host Chef William from the Wagner Winery will cook up something tasty while presenting the 1977 gruesome B-movie 'The Worm Eaters.' Show time is 11:30 this Saturday night, February 15 on channel 5.

Since last month's departure of the show's regular host, Ron Curtis, Jr., WTVH has been using guest hosts to fill-in until they hire a permanent replacement.

Tommy Nast, publisher of The Network trade magazine, is moving on. The former Syracuse radio personality has accepted a position as executive vice president of business development for AEG, a leading national sports and entertainment company. Associate publisher Miller London will take over Nast's role at The Network for now.

Nast worked as a jock at 94 Rock (WSYR) in Syracuse during the late 70s and early 80s.

Could it be goodbye to K-Rock on 101.3 FM? Scott Fybush reports that the 108 watt (210' HAAT) translator is being sold by Galaxy Communications to M&D Translators, Inc. W267AL has been relaying WKRL 100.9 FM's signal.

This month's meeting of the Oswego County Press Club will include a presentation by the WRVO Stations. John Hurlbutt, program director and morning host, and Matt Seubert, the stations' listener support coordinator, will give an update on what's been happening at WRVO, central New York's top rated public radio station.

Five years to the day after their first date, Y94FM's Kathy Rowe and M&T Jazz Fest executive director Frank Malfitano will tie the knot in Las Vegas on April 4. The couple had entertained the thought of getting hitched live on stage at this year's Jazz Fest but opted not to turn the personal event into a sideshow.

Up until 9:14 a.m. last Saturday, it was a typical morning at CBS Radio for Peter King.

"You could say my heart stopped for a minute," recalls the network news anchor who alerted listeners to a potential problem with the Columbia space shuttle. His reports aired around the clock for most of the day on more than 500 stations nationwide including WIBX 950 in Utica.

Erica Farber, publisher of the industry trade publication Radio & Records, will give the keynote address at this year's WJPZ Radio Birthday Banquet. The 18th annual event will be held at the Syracuse University Sheraton on March 1. For additional information, call Scott Meach at (888) 32-2257.

The fall Arbitron numbers are in for central New York's public radio stations and the news is good for WRVO and WCNY. WRVO and its network of stations held on the the top spot in the Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Watertown markets. With ratings of 4.4 for WRVO and a 2.7 for Classic FM (WCNY) in Syracuse, both stations saw their best numbers in more than two years. Check our ratings section for all the facts and figures.