Utica radio veteran Randy Jay is signing off for the last time this weekend at Lite 98.7. Jay, the station's morning man and program director, is leaving after a 12 year run. Word on the street is that he's headed to Atlanta for a job outside of radio. Afternoon drive jock Peter Naughton steps into the morning show slot while the station decides what to do for the long run.

It's that time of year again. For those attending this year's New York State Fair, as usual, it will be hard to avoid running into something related to one or more Syracuse radio stations. Here's what we know so far...

John Hogan has been given the nod to head up Clear Channel Communications' radio division. Hogan, who replaces outgoing CEO Randy Michaels, has served as a senior vice president and COO for the company. Clear Channel owns 16 radio stations in Syracuse and Utica.

Former 94 Rock jock Tommy Nast gets 96 pages of press in the form of a tribute put together by The Album Network. Nast, who has been with the trade publication for 20 years and is currently vice president of music and media, spent a couple years in the early 80's as the evening air personality at WSYR FM.

Gomez and Dave, TK-99's morning duo who are known to refer to food quite often on the air, last week accepted a challenge from a listener who suggested they try to go one show without mentioning food. The penalty for each slip would be a donation to the Food Bank of Central New York. It all happened a week ago Friday with more than $500 being raised.

WRVO FM 90 is on top once again in the latest Arbitron ratings for public radio stations in Central New York. Classic FM came in second with WAER a close third. Check out our ratings section for all of the details.

All 1,200 plus radio stations in the Clear Channel chain will pause at 8:45 a.m. on September 11th to air a special two-minute memorial tribute to be followed by two minutes of silence and a final "message to all Americans." Clear Channel owns 16 radio stations in Syracuse and Utica.

"Beautiful weather. Good location. Decent crowd. OK music. Hell of a barbecue." That's how the Syracuse New Times summed up last weekend's Power 106.9 Family Jam at Jamesville Beach.
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Seth Marcel, a Syracuse native who got his start rapping and scratching on the east side of the city, finds himself headlining Power 106.9's Power Family Jam this Saturday at Jamesville Beach. There's a buzz on the national hip hop scene concerning Marcel's upcoming album, so catch him locally while you can.
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Listeners in Utica will have to wait another six months to find out which radio station is the best in town. For the second straight book, Lite 98.7 and Big Frog 104 are tied for the number one spot in the 12+ Arbitron numbers.