Dave Coombs

SYRACUSE and UTICA/ROME — When this year’s Heisman Trophy winner is announced, Dave Coombs will be able to say he had a hand in the decision. The co-host of the Gomez and Dave morning show on Syracuse’s TK99/105 (WTKW/WTKV) and Utica’s 96.9 WOUR has been selected to take part in voting for this year’s Heisman […]

BOLTON LANDING – As announced in April, WSYR-TV anchor team Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night.  But they weren’t the only Central New Yorkers taking awards home from the NYSBA’s annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.

SYRACUSE — We continue to track down details about local winners from the New York State Broadcasters Association’s 44th Annual Excellence in Broadcasting awards. Thanks to one of his co-workers, we’ve learned TK99/105 (WTKW/WTKV) morning co-host Dave Coombs is on the list. He won his third “Outstanding Sportcast” award at the ceremony on Monday night.

SYRACUSE — Regular fans of Gomez & Dave in the Morning on Syracuse’s TK99/105 (WTKW/WTKV) and Utica’s WOUR may recall recently hearing co-host Dave Coombs had thyroid surgery.  If you haven’t seen, here’s Dave in post-op recovery:

MEMPHIS, TN — It’s a special treat for fans of the Syracuse University mens basketball team: Gomez and Dave have taken their morning show on the road, to follow the Orange into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.

SYRACUSE — The day after Jim “The Manchild” Lerch was among the 1,800+ victims in a nationwide wave of Clear Channel layoffs, he and former co-host Bud Poliquin are talking about the cancellation of their afternoon sports talk show on Sportsradio 620 WHEN.

The namesake character of the classic TV series “Leave it to Beaver” recently stopped by the TK99/105 studios in Syracuse.

With the exit of Lauren from news/co-hosting duties on TK-99’s morning show, Glenn ‘Gomez’ Adams and Dave Coombs are looking for a new sidekick to deliver morning headlines and keep the ‘good guys’ in line. Lauren recently left the station for new digs in Austin, Texas.

Glenn Gomez Adams and Dave Coombs, hosts of TK-99/105’s morning show, have released a new two-disc set titled “Red, White & Blue… & Orange” which includes a collection of patriotic songs along with some of the better bits from “The Good Guys” morning show.