SYRACUSE -- A familar voice has returned to local rock radio, after nearly six years off the air.  Scott Dixon recently took the night shift at Cumulus rocker 95X (WAQX), a position that has him hosting shifts seven days a week.  You might remember him from Clear Channel's relatively-short entry to the local rock station competition via New Rock 105 The Dog (WWDG) from 2003 to 2006.  Dixon's career -- and details of a recent health scare -- are covered in the latest edition of the Syracuse NewTimes.

ST. JOHNSVILLE -- Even though the FCC had previously made it clear that it's decision stands regarding the cancelled construction permit for a new AM station just east of the border between the Utica-Rome and Albany-Schenectady-Troy radio markets, the would-be owner of the station is asking for another chance from the FCC.

UTICA -- News Channel 2 (WKTV) has named Maryland native Janel Boston as the NBC affiliate's new morning co-anchor. She comes from the MyNetwork TV affiliate in Baltimore -- the same market (but not the same station) where former WKTV morning co-anchor Megan Koskovich accepted a producing job in March.

UTICA-ROME -- After nearly 16 years with what is now Townsquare Media, Geoff Storm is headed onto a new venture.  His last day with the four-station camp will be June 1.  That leaves the cluster looking for its next production wizard.  Operations manager Bill McAdams sends along the following job posting:

SYRACUSE -- Michel Martin, the host of NPR's Tell Me More, visited Syracuse last month.  She gave a lecture at Syracuse University on her first evening in town, and she enjoyed a luncheon with community leaders along with members and staff of NPR affiliate WRVO the following day.

SYRACUSE -- Today and tomorrow will be the last two days you'll have a chance to catch Anthony Adornato in his old seat behind the anchor desk on Today in Central New York on NBC3 (WSTM).  He agreed to fill-in alongside Lisa Spitz for the first two weeks of regular anchor Megan Coleman's maternity leave (as reported here earlier, she had a son, Harry, over the weekend).  With his time almost up, viewers are wondering... who's next?  Last night, the station revealed another former local TV journalist will be helping out.

SYRACUSE -- Mary Nelson, a community leader who oversees a local youth community center named in her honor, will be hosting a weekly show on Power 620 (WHEN) starting this weekend.  Nelson first made headlines ten years ago, when she organized a massive "Youth Day Barbecue" collection drive to provide school supplies for the city's less fortunate children.

SYRACUSE -- CNY Central recently posted openings for not one, but two multi-media journalists. They're looking for people who have experience with writing and editing for television, as well as digital and social media platforms.

SYRACUSE -- As the Syracuse Crunch's playoff bid ended on Friday at the hands of the Ice Caps in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, so did Jason Lockhart's two-season run as the AHL team's broadcaster.  Next season, Lockhart will be on the west coast, calling games for a different team in a different league.

SYRACUSE -- Clear Channel country station B104.7 (WBBS) continues to dominate the Syracuse radio market, according to the latest data released by Arbitron.  It's the first time in nearly four years that the radio ratings giant has released any Syracuse ratings data to the media and the general public, but the information comes with a pretty big disclaimer.