SYRACUSE -- The former WTVH building on James Street has been on the market for nearly three and a half years. A giant, yellow "For Sale" sign is meant to attract would-be buyers, but instead, police say it recently attracted some copper pipe thieves.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- If you thought you had a long week last week, try walking a mile in Chris Allinger's shoes. Or more like several dozen miles. The Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY) morning host spent the week walking to every single town in Tompkins County, collecting donations to help combat child hunger in the county. By the end of the week, he raised $15,800.
SYRACUSE -- New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Famer Albert "Bud" Wertheimer, who founded The Lincoln Group, which once owned at least one radio station in Syracuse, has died. Wertheimer passed away on Friday at the age of 75 in Syracuse.
TULSA, OK -- More proof that broadcasting is a small world: two former Clear Channel Syracuse personalities have, by coincidence, started new radio jobs this year (though with different companies) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SYRACUSE -- They're one of the hottest acts in country music right now, and they've even had a few songs crossover to AC radio station playlists. The Band Perry is currently on tour, and plenty of fans from Syracuse made the trip, along with New Country WOLF 105.1, to see the trio play at a farm south of Utica earlier this month.
SYRACUSE -- If you spot people wearing t-shirts with vintage TV station logos at the New York State Fair this year, you're not seeing things. Two local television stations will be "going retro" at this year's fair, which opens tomorrow and runs through Labor Day.
NEW YORK CITY -- We don't cover national news often, but this one's rather notable: ABC is looking to shake-up late night TV by moving Jimmy Kimmel Live -- to the 11:35pm timeslot held since 1979 by Nightline. The change is set to take place in January.
Updated 1:55pm with a correction -- SYRACUSE -- Several years apart from each other, Adam Schein and Joel Godett both attended Syracuse University and both worked at the Clear Channel radio cluster in Syracuse. Today, both are in the news for landing prominent new jobs in sports broadcasting.
SYRACUSE -- She grew up in the market and has been with Channel 3 (WSTM) for her entire career, working her way up from secretary to primary anchor. This fall, Jackie Robinson will receive one of the most prestigious honors in the state -- she is going to be inducted to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
ROCHESTER -- Former 95X (WAQX) manager Bob Morgan is returning to radio. He's been tapped to run Clear Channel's Rochester cluster, according to Inside Radio. Morgan ran 95X from 1987 to 1990. For the past 13 years, he was Senior VP of broadcast services for American Tower. Immediately prior, he spent five years running the former CBS Radio (now Entercom) cluster in Rochester.