Several area radio stations plan to take part in tomorrow's St. Patrick's parade on Salina Street in downtown Syracuse. Stations listed in the published lineup include Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), WOLF/Radio Disney, 93Q (WNTQ), 95X (WAQX), and Lite 105.9 (WLTI). The 18th annual parade is scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday and will be broadcast live on WIXT TV (channel 9).
Ten Syracuse radio stations are sponsoring two different radiothons over the next two days to benefit the two Manlius firefighters who died in the line of duty last week. Funds raised will go directly to the families of Timothy Lynch and John Ginocchetti.
Hot 107-9 morning man Dakota is in need of a new co-host, and what better way to pick one than a contest. He's taking applications in the form of a picture and 100-word essay, and beginning Monday, March 25, sixteen finalists will be auditioned live on the air and eliminated until only one is left.
Three years ago, 570 WSYR lost its Syracuse University play-by-play contract to 95X (WAQX) and WNSS 1260 AM. This July that contract is up, and WSYR as well as TK-99 (WTKW) are looking to become 'The Voice of the Orange.
Hot 107-9 morning show producer Carson is headed to New Orleans. He's taking over evenings at B97 (WEZB). The top 40 formatted station is owned by Entercom, the country's fifth largest radio group.
WIXT TV 9 sports reporter and anchor Jim Lerch has been named the new program director at SportsRadio 620 WHEN. While at channel 9, Lerch presented the NewsChannel 9 'Athlete of the Week' award every Wednesday and also anchored 'Friday Night Fever' coverage during the high school football season. Jim also works as a play-by-play announcer for local sporting events.
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Matt Drudge is reporting that executives at CBS have Howard Stern's name at the top of a short list of possible replacements if David Letterman decides to move to ABC. The talks are being described as "serious", with Stern's agent Don Buchwald said to be on the phone nearly "non-stop" with the network. Stern's syndicated morning show is heard locally on 95X.
In numbers released yesterday by Arbitron for the first monthly trends of the winter ratings period, at 9.7, B104.7 gained a full ratings point keeping the station at the top of the rankings.
Hot 107-9's (WWHT) soon-to-be former program director Jason Kidd has been named winner of this year's Central New York Sales And Marketing Executive Award. The award is given to someone who does an "outstanding job of successfully executing the winning principles of sales and marketing." Kidd recently announced he's leaving Syracuse for another Clear Channel station in Pittsburgh.