SportsRadio 620's Adam Schein bid farewell to Syracuse yesterday, broadcasting his final show locally on WHEN. Schein, who has hosted a weekday afternoon call-in talk show for nearly three years, is leaving to concentrate on his broadcast work with WFAN 660 AM in New York City and a new national weekend show on Fox Sports Radio. Schein's Fox show can be heard locally on WHEN on Sunday evenings from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Earlier this week, WHEN 620 AM announced they would no longer broadcast Syracuse SkyChiefs games beginning this season. The other all-sports station in town seems like a logical new home for the play-by-play action, and WNSS operations director Tom Mitchell confirms that ESPN 1260 has an offer on the table and is waiting to hear back from the team.
Syracuse radio veteran Tom 'Sawyer' Soccocio, Jr., is on the move. Upon selling his Better Music Co., LLC, Tom recently rolled out his Voiceover and Production Services, www.voiceoverny.com. Sawyer also became an account manager at Citadel's 93Q/Lite 105.9 earlier this month.
After a ten year run, SportsRadio 620 WHEN has decided not to broadcast Syracuse SkyChiefs games. The team's general manager John Simone wasn't surprised with the decision, saying, "to be on one station for that long is kind of unprecedented."
This week's Syracuse New Times cover story takes a look at the 2002 Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) show held on Feb. 1 at the Syracuse Landmark Theater.
'Prime Time' Adam Schein, who hosts a local weekday call-in show on SportsRadio 620, will soon be making a weekly trek to Queens to host a new Sunday night nationally syndicated radio sports show.
Radio Disney affiliate WOLF 1490 AM may soon be transmitting a signal that is non-directional. WOLF Radio, Inc. is requesting a construction permit to make the change now that CRFC in Kingston, Ontario is no longer on the air. Read more details, including how WSIV AM may be effected, in this week's NorthEast Radio Watch.
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, all three central New York public radio outlets saw increases in the size of their listening audiences for the Fall 2001 Arbitron ratings period.
The six Syracuse Clear Channel stations are sponsoring an auction of celebrity memorabilia to benefit the Special Olympics New York Winter Games.
Y94FM's Brenda Bissett accurately predicted both the winning team and final score of yesterday's NFL Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams.