UTICA-ROME -- Country music star Josh Thompson will know Central New York fairly well by mid-June: a week before he's scheduled to appear at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, he'll be performing at Frogfest for Utica-Rome country station Big Frog 104 (WFRG).  Out of 24 years of Frogfests, this will be the second-ever to charge admission, a change which started last year, as the station added a rodeo to the concert.

SYRACUSE -- After more than a dozen years at NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV), Roger Mirabito is moving onto a new job in the public relations field. And producer Kristy Smorol at CNY Central (WSTM/WTVH/WSTQ-LP) is making a similar move after seven years with the station, according to the Syracuse Press Club.

SYRACUSE -- We first told you last week of Utica Observer-Dispatch blogger Don Laible's series of "where are they now" type interviews with sports broadcasters who got their start in Utica. Little did we know then, that the series wasn't over: Liable started off this week with a two-part series about The Score 1260 (WSKO) afternoon host Brent Axe.

SYRACUSE -- When longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace passed away last month, he was remembered for his reputation as a "bulldog" in journalism, grilling newsmakers with tough questions. What many Central New Yorkers may not realize, is that the original notes from Wallace's earliest interviews are on file right here in town.

SYRACUSE -- If you're familiar with HTML, Photoshop, web design and video editing, there could be a job for you at Clear Channel's Syracuse cluster. They're advertising an opening for a Digital Content Director to oversee the cluster's station websites.

Updated 5/23 with guest appearance schedule -- SYRACUSE -- Next Wednesday will be a special day for ESPN Radio CNY's locally-produced show, Upon Further Review. Rather than hosting the afternoon drive gabfest from the East Syracuse studios of NewsChannel 9, hosts Chris McManus and Steve Infanti are hitting the road to host the show from the ESPN mothership in Bristol, Connecticut.

FLORIDA -- Do you recognize this pair?  Not only did they both work in Syracuse radio some time ago, but they both worked at the same station.  And they've recently crossed paths again in Florida... where one still works in radio, and the other has since changed careers.  If you're stumped, the answers are right after the full-size photo within this post:

SYRACUSE -- Two multi-media journalists are leaving CNY Central within the near future. Multi-media journalists Caitlin Nuclo and Chris McGrath have also served as producers and anchors during their time at the combined facilities of NBC3 (WSTM), CBS5 (WTVH) and CW6 (WSTQ-LP).

SYRACUSE -- Cumulus Media CHR 93Q (WNTQ) announced it's adding two more performers to the lineup for its "Summer Jam on the Island" concert next month.  93Q's Rick Roberts says Universal Records artist Kevin Rudolf, who played Summer Jam in 2009, and Epic Records artist Karmin, have signed on for the concert.

SYRACUSE -- Hoping to help journalists who may be new to the area or new to the business in general, the Syracuse Press Club is launching a series of Young Professionals networking events. The meetings will be geared towards journalists from 21 to 35 years old, and will be open to any employee of any media outlet in the Syracuse Press Club's 21-county service area.