Another success story for the power of local radio. A Sunday radiothon on Clear Channel's Power 106.9 (WPHR) is credited with rescuing Syracuse's Juneteenth Festival from severe cutbacks due to a lack of funding.
Another success story for the power of local radio. A Sunday radiothon on Clear Channel's Power 106.9 (WPHR) is credited with rescuing Syracuse's Juneteenth Festival from severe cutbacks due to a lack of funding.
The 3rd annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament was held at Onondaga Lake Park on May 17th. The event is a fundraiser for a scholarship named in memory of the WSYR News reporter who was killed by a drunk driver in 2006. (Updated at 1:50pm with complete photo caption.)
AllAccess.com reports former Hot 107.9 (WWHT) jock "Jordan" scored a promotion this week. He moves from nights to afternoons at Cincinnati's Kiss 107 (WKFS).
According to radio-info.com, former local radio news anchor Matt DelSignore has landed an anchor job at the legendary KDKA in Pittsburgh. DelSignore most recently worked for Clear Channel's WGY in Albany. Before that, he worked at sister station WSYR in Syracuse and then-Regent's WTNY in Watertown.
It's become more common in the past few years, especially in Syracuse -- live coverage of sporting events on FM music stations. What do you think of the practice? Our weekly poll on the topic is already closed, but you can still post comments with your thoughts.
Dates for radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck's "Summer Political Tour '08" have been announced, and Syracuse is one of just 8 cities on the list.
Newsradio 570 WSYR is once again picking up the leave-behinds from WFBL's abandoned news/talk format. The station is airing promos stating it will begin carrying Laura Ingraham on Sunday afternoons, starting May 4.
The press office of New York State Governor David A. Paterson today announced a statewide "radio town hall tour," which begins next week. On Tuesday, Paterson is scheduled to appear on The Jim Reith Show on Syracuse's Newsradio 570 WSYR. The talk show airs weekdays from 3-7pm.
Syracuse's Newsradio 570 WSYR will have to wait another year to try for one of the coveted NAB Crystal Radio Awards. As we reported last month, WSYR was one of 50 finalists in the entire country, but only 10 stations would win.
Clear Channel Syracuse is now accepting team registrations for the 3rd Annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament. Leaf was working as a reporter for Newsradio 570 WSYR, and a part-time sportscaster for WTVH-TV, when he was killed by a drunk driver in 2006. This year's tournament will take place on Saturday, May 17th at Onondaga Lake […]