Longtime radio jock turned longtime morning television personality Rick Gary has a new gig at WIXT Channel 9. The former WOLF and WSYR morning man is slated to host a new half-hour show weekdays at 12:30 p.m. No official launch date has been announced for the show which is still in the planning stages. Gary, […]
2003 had its usual assortment of radio programming and staff changes locally. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.
AUBURN, NY -- Heather Lardeo, a 12-year-old Auburn resident, is off to Anaheim, California this weekend to compete with seven other contestants in a national singing competition sponsored by Radio Disney.
Former Syracuse jock Dale Dorman has found a new radio home in Boston. Dorman, 63, who was benched last month after 23 years at Kiss 108 (WXKS), will tackle mornings at crosstown Oldies 103 (WODS) starting September 18. A verteran of the Beantown radio market, Dale began his radio career in the mid '60s at […]
For the past 35 years, Dale Dorman has been a big part of the Boston radio scene, most recently at Kiss 108 (WXKS) where he has done afternoon drive since 1980. That is until two weeks ago when the Clear Channel station let him go. While his ratings were consistantly high, insiders speculate that Dorman, […]
Friday night's ice storm in Oswego, Cayuga, and Onondaga counties which left over 125,000 utility customers without power, also kicked several Central New York radio signals off the air. A spot check of the dial over the past twelve hours found sporadic or extended outages at WRVO FM 90, Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), 93Q (WNTQ), Radio […]
There has been a lot of hype over the past year about digital television. Now local broadcasters hope digital signals for AM radio stations will help draw listeners back to the AM band. Syracuse is on the fast track with the new technology, HD Radio, being named as one of 40 radio markets in the […]
2002 had its fair share of format flips, staff changes, and a few pink slips. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.
A who's who of the Syracuse press community was on hand Friday evening for the annual induction ceremony for the Syracuse Press Club's 'Wall of Distinction'. 60 Minutes co-editor Steve Kroft, a Syracuse University graduate and former reporter at channel 3 in the early 70s, gave the keynote address at the event held at the […]
Gene Wolf, co-host of the long-running computer advice show Random Access, is heading south. Citing Central New York's sagging technology economy, Wolf plans to move to Florida by mid-summer to pursue business interests there.