COLUMBIA, MD -- For the first time in nearly four years, the general public will get a glimpse of Arbitron's ratings data for the Syracuse market. This, after the radio ratings giant reportedly announced that it will no longer "embargo" publicly-released ratings in certain markets. But it's just a glimpse -- some stations will be left off the list.
UTICA-ROME -- Townsquare Media is looking to fill a vacancy left when Bob Cain exited the Brand Manager post at Oldiez 96.1 WODZ last month. ("Brand Manager," if you haven't figured it out, is the title formerly known as Program Director.) Operations Manager Bill McAdams sends along the following job description, including details on how to apply for the gig:
Updated 4/5 with additional details -- SYRACUSE -- On Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm, five local TV stations will be airing the same program at the same time. Two other stations will also run the program, at different times. It's an unprecedented movement to raise awareness of a very serious topic: child abuse. The one-hour "Protecting Our Children" special is a joint effort of the stations.
SYRACUSE -- Michel Martin, host of NPR's weekday talk show Tell Me More, is coming to Syracuse next Wednesday. Her appearance is part of the "Leaders in Communication" series at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The talk will be free and open to the public.
Updated 6:40pm -- SYRACUSE -- Longtime local talk radio host Jim Reith, whose 27-year run on WSYR AM/FM suddenly ended last October during a nationwide round of Clear Channel layoffs, will soon return to local airwaves. He'll host a daily 30-minute live talk show on WCNY-TV starting next month, and a three-hour daily radio show is slated to debut this fall.
Updated 4/3 -- UTICA/ROME -- There's a new company, but a familiar voice, providing weather forecasts on WIBX 950 starting this morning. The Weather Channel is out, as the Townsquare Media station signs with a new provider called "The Storm Report."
SYRACUSE -- "AJ" is the new program director at Clear Channel Rythmic CHR Hot 107.9 (WWHT), according to AllAccess.com. His move to Syracuse will wrap-up a 12-year run at Cumulus-owned WBHT in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he's been serving as PD/MD and afternoon host.
Updated 3/31 -- SYRACUSE -- The "jockless gap" between the syndicated Bob and Tom Morning Show and local host Dave Frisina's afternoon show will soon be history at Cumulus rocker 105.9 The Rebel (WXTL). CNYRadio.com has learned Syracuse NewTimes music editor Jessica Novak has been hired to host middays.
UTICA -- After six weeks in a row of Pictures of the Week from Syracuse, we didn't want our friends in the Mohawk Valley to think we'd forgotten them. This week, a double-feature from two of Utica's newest television stations.
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- National radio industry trade websites are reporting Clear Channel, the nation's largest radio company, issued layoffs in multiple markets today. But, to the best of our knowledge, it appears the company's six-station cluster in Syracuse was spared this time around.