Listen for a new voice in the morning on Lite 105.9 as market veteran Dee Collins joins Dave Allen for news duties. Known for her enthusiastic personality, Collins started in Syracuse radio 17 years ago at WSEN doing afternoon drive. Her long and varied media career includes stints as midday personality at Y94FM, marketing director at 570 WSYR, site manager of Sybercuse.com, and most recently as a media buyer for ABC Creative Group.

WRVO is looking for listener feedback on a new show which it plans to "audition" this weekend. The pilot episode of Public Radio Weekend, produced by Minnesota Public Radio and hosted by David Brown and Merrill Markoe, will air from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday. In developing the show, producers have "talked with some of the country's best radio programmers and producers, asking what might make a great Saturday afternoon listening experience."
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Utica's Lite 98.7 has a new program director. Afternoon personality Peter Naughton gets the nod to fill the spot vacated by Randy Jay who left at the end of August. The station is still on the lookout for a new morning man to take over Jay's on-air duties.

Trying to catch postseason baseball action on the radio in Syracuse this fall is proving to be a challenge. ESPN Radio 1260 WNSS's commitment to Syracuse University sports would cause too many games to get pre-empted according to station operations manager Tom Mitchell. Good news for Yankees fans though; for as long as they are in postseason play, SportsRadio 620 WHEN will carry all the action.

Lots of shifting of schedules over at Utica's KISS-FM. Grace Kruz (Amber Taylor) exits middays to make way for Stew Schantz up from afternoon duties which are now being handled by the former evening pair of Roadrunner and 'Kenny the Promo Guy'. Late nighter Shaun Andrews moves to evenings.

Utica's Big Frog 104 does some shuffling of its on-air lineup. Bullfrog moves from morning sidekick to afternoons while Lisa Webber jumps in as Matt Herkimer's new morning show co-host as of this week. Webber (Lisa Reily), most recently on the air at 107.7 WGNA in Albany, will also handle information update duties and the Hot News from Nashville segments.

Listeners to Lite 105.9 have been hearing more songs from the likes of Josh Groban and Norah Jones over the past few weeks. According to operations manager Tom Mitchell, the adult contemporary station has "freshened its sound" by adding in current hits by familiar artists like Enrique Iglesias and Hall & Oates.

Former B104.7 program director and afternoon jock Rick "R. J." Jordan was in town this past weekend to marry his fiancee Melissa. Jordan, who moved to Portland, Maine for programming and on-air duties at WPOR a year ago, met the new Mrs. Jordan several years ago during his stay in Syracuse. The ceremony was held Saturday in Auburn.

K-Rock's recently ousted morning man isn't out to burn any bridges, opting not to go into the details of his exit from the station. Word from Galaxy's Ed Levine on the end of Scorch's nearly eight-year run is that, "We tried to work with him ..., playing more music and playing more requests, but it wasn't working out."

Syndicated radio host Delilah gets some press in this week's People magazine. Heard by over seven million listeners weekday evenings in 225 markets nationally, including Lite 105.9 in Syracuse, WARM 93.5 in Utica, and Magic 103.1 in Watertown, Delilah thanks her listeners who "bring great joy to my life."