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.

SYRACUSE -- For the second year in a row, Central New York native David Muir appeared on network TV news programs more than any other correspondent in the country.  During 2012, the former WTVH anchor's reports for ABC News clocked-in at just over 7 hours.  That's over 2½ hours more face time than 2012's runner-up, and over an hour more face time than Muir had in 2011.

SYRACUSE -- The big story for Syracuse news outlets on Tuesday was the arraignment of Roger Springfield.  While working as media director for Syracuse University athletics, Springfield is accused of secretly videotaping male student athletes in the locker room after a number of games.  Before working at SU, Springfield was sports director at WSTM-TV from 1982 to 1993.  But, some viewers noticed, WSTM's newscasts didn't mention Springfield's former employment at the station.  Was that a big deal?  We asked a nationally-recognized expert to weigh in.

ST. JOHNSVILLE -- Back in 2012, it seemed as if 1120 WKAJ would be the radio station that disappeared before it got started.  The FCC cancelled the construction permit and deleted WKAJ from its call sign database after owner Cranesville Block Company missed a key deadline, that had already been extended by two months.  But tonight, there's new hope for the station, as the FCC considers new "information not previously before us."

ITHACA -- Longtime WHCU talk radio host and former GM Don Martin died on Monday near Seattle, WA.  He was 88 years old.  An Air Force veteran who served during World War II, Martin joined the station in 1947.  He retired in 1979, but continued hosting his "Column Comment" feature for many years afterward.

Updated 1/18 with more comments from more former hosts -- UTICA-ROME -- After a run of more than 40 years, the locally-produced and aptly-named sports talk show SportsWatch ended its run on Townsquare Media news/talk station WIBX 950 last Friday night. We've since heard from some of the folks who've hosted SportsWatch over the years, including one of the show's final co-hosts, WIBX program director Jeff Monaski, who explains why the show ended, and how there's a bit of a silver lining to the story.