Cary Pall has been named the new program director of Oldies 107.9 (WODB) in Columbus, Ohio. Pall, who spent a few years at WTLB in Utica during the 1970's as Rock Marshall, was most recently the program director of the Clear Channel cluster in Toledo.
For the second year in a row, Y94FM will flip formats for the holidays. Starting Wednesday at 3 p.m., the adult contemporary station will switch to a 24/7 holiday music rotation which will run through Christmas day.
It was just over a year ago that Reggie Jordan moved from Richmond, VA to Central New York to head up Citadel Communications' Syracuse radio stations. Jordan is on the move once again, this time to Charlestown, SC as vice president and general manager of Citadel's group of stations there.
Regent Communications' request to buy 11 of Brill Media radio stations out of bankruptcy has been approved by the FCC. Regent, which has been operating the stations through an LMA since September, owns nine stations in Utica and Watertown.
TV Guide is reporting that Art Bell is working with country music legend Merle Haggard to help turn him into a radio talk show host. Bell, who is retiring at the end of the year, sees Haggard as a good bet to host a show that mixes music with talk of the paranormal similar to Bell's show. Art Bell's Coast to Coast airs on 570 WSYR in Syracuse, Utica's WIBX 950, and 790 WTNY in Watertown.
With the Environment Show ending production as of last week, both WAER FM 88.3 and WRVO FM 90 have an hour to fill on Saturday mornings. WAER will bring back Living On Earth at 7 a.m. while WRVO will fill the 6 a.m. slot with programming from the BBC. The changes take affect this weekend.
After eight years as part of Y94FM's morning show, Kathy Rowe is giving up early mornings to devote more time to her programming responsibilities and midday on-air shift.
Syracuse's Landmark Theatre hopes that planned renovations to the historic theater will help it bring top shelf, Broadway sized shows to town on a regular basis. Assemblyman William Magnarelli announced yesterday that the theater is in line for $3.8 million in state grants to help with renovation efforts. The Landmark is also working on a deal with Clear Channel Communications, owner of 16 Central New York radio stations, to bring modern stage productions such as 'The Lion King' or 'The Producers' to the theater on a regular basis.
Known for her insightful interviews of authors, athletes, entertainers, and politicians, Terry Gross, host of National Public Radio's Fresh Air, is this month's Rosamund Gifford Lecture Series guest speaker. The Thursday evening event gets underway at 7:30 in the Crouse Hinds Concert Theater at Mulroy Civic Center. Tickets are $22 and available at the OnCenter box office.
One of NPR's most popular programs, Fresh Air can be heard daily on WRVO FM 90 and Jazz 88 WAER.
So, you're thinking a framed platinum album of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., signed by 'The Boss' himself, would look nice under the tree?
Planning is underway for the 11th annual 95X Rock Auction to be held at the Shoppingtown Mall food court the weekend of December 6-8. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hundreds of items are up for grabs including 13 signed guitars from artists like Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, and Def Leppard.