ITHACA -- When Greg Fry left Saga news/talker WHCU more than four years ago, he was the assistant news director.  Today, station management announced he's coming back -- but this time, he'll be omitting the word "assistant" from his old title.

SYRACUSE -- Longtime local broadcaster Dick Mastriano has been let go from his post as morning host for Oldies 1050 (WSEN).  Management at the station, owned by Leatherstocking Media Group, confirms for CNYRadio.com that Mastriano's duties will be absorbed by another staffer as a result of budget-tightening.

SYRACUSE -- Syracuse University public radio station 88.3 WAER is looking to hire a broadcast engineer.  The eventual hire oversee all technical aspects of the NPR affiliate's technical facilities, including the on-air audio chain from the studios to the transmitter, as well as IT-related duties such as computer and network maintenance.

ITHACA -- Big news behind a big move planned by student owned-and-operated WVBR 93.5FM: when the station moves to new digs later this year, the building will be dubbed the "Olbermann-Corneliess Studios."  The naming rights to WVBR's future home were secured through a major donation from cable TV news commentator Keith Olbermann.  The broadcaster -- a 1979 graduate of Cornell University -- said he wanted the studios named in memory of his father, Theodore Olbermann, and Glenn Corneliess, a WVBR colleague and former program director who died in 1996.

SYRACUSE -- ABC News Radio correspondent Steven Portnoy will be the keynote speaker at the WJPZ Alumni Association's 28th annual birthday banquet this March.  The festivities will be emceed by the Class of 2007's Ralphie Aversa, who is now the night jock at New York's WPLJ-FM.  The banquet is part of a full weekend of events, including the official opening of Z89's new studios, and this year's WJPZ Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

UTICA-ROME -- It seems as if there's never any shortage of demand for broadcast salespeople... and this latest item is no exception.  Jack Moran, operations manager at Arjuna Broadcasting's 92.7 The Drive (WXUR) sends along the following job posting for account executives:

SYRACUSE -- Ladies, if you've ever wanted the chance to go out on a date with NBC3 (WSTM) meteorologist Peter Hall, here's your chance!  Ted and Amy from the 93Q (WNTQ) morning show have announced Hall will be this year's celebrity eligible bachelor for their annual "Five Dates in Five Days" contest.

UTICA-ROME -- Radio station 1450 WKAL is supposed to be back on the air tomorrow, but the station's owner has asked the FCC for more time to complete construction of a new studio space in Rome.

OSWEGO -- WRVO Public Media has a pair of job openings within its news department.  The NPR affiliate is taking applications for a Morning News Producer/Reporter based at WRVO's studios at SUNY Oswego, and for a part-time reporter based in the Mohawk Valley, to cover news in Oneida and Madison Counties.  Here are the full descriptions for both jobs, as provided to CNYRadio.com by WRVO News Director Catherine Loper:

UTICA-ROME -- With the recent news about WIBX's locally-produced SportsWatch ending last week, after more than 40 years, it seemed timely and fitting that we happened to receive this photo.  It features former SportsWatch host Tom Coyne, who had moved on to hosting The Talk of Central New York by the time this photo was taken in 1985.