Good news for Central New York country music fans who enjoy hearing Bob Kingsley's weekly countdowns -- the host's contract has been renewed through 2014.
Good news for Central New York country music fans who enjoy hearing Bob Kingsley's weekly countdowns -- the host's contract has been renewed through 2014.
Former WSYR/WYYY/WBBS Chief Engineer Conrad Trautmann has a new job title. National trades are reporting Trautmann has been named Executive Vice President of Technology at Dial Global/Triton Radio Networks.
SYRACUSE -- Look for a new imaging voice on Classic Hits 92.1 (WSEN). The station is one of three new clients of V/O talent Rachel Logan of the Imaging Chop Shop, according to AllAccess.com.
PORTLAND, OR -- The husband and wife team of Pete Michaels and Brenda Bissett have worked at plenty of stations in their career, including Syracuse's Y94FM (WYYY). Where are they now? Looks like they're hoping to get themselves on many more stations -- at the same time.
SYRACUSE -- You often hear about hockey players being sent back and forth between the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and its parent club, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Today, the NHL team announced it's calling up Crunch broadcaster Bob McElligott.
Stations all over the country have been paying tribute to Michael Jackson, since the news broke of the singer's sudden death at the age of 50 on Thursday. Several in Central New York were among them, including at least two that threw out their regular formats to play the King of Pop's hits exclusively.
SYRACUSE -- Country music station B104.7 (WBBS) midday host Amber Taylor has recently picked up some extra time behind the mic, as the host of a new "Sunday Night Showcase" featuring local and unsigned talent.
After 36 years, tomorrow's edition of Radio & Records will be the very last. The weekly trade newspaper's owner, Nielsen, made the announcement to staffers yesterday.
Updated 6/1 at 8:15pm: SYRACUSE -- After camping out at the Carousel Center all weekend long, Hot 107.9 (WWHT) morning sidekick DeafGeoff raised thousands of dollars for the 17th Annual AIDS Walk/Run to benefit AIDS Community Resources.
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- CC Media Holdings, Inc. released its first quarter earnings report for 2009 today, and -- similar to last week's reports from Regent and Citadel -- the results are not positive. The nation's largest radio group says revenue fell 23% compared to last year's first quarter -- and the company also posted […]