Happy Retirement, John Hurlbutt! March 24th, 2009 OSWEGO — In case you forgot, today’s the last day on the air for longtime WRVO fixture John Hurlbutt. The local host of “Morning Edition” is retiring after 40 years at the Oswego-based NPR affiliate. Morning news producer/reporter Jason Smith will assume hosting duties tomorrow.
WRVO Selects Smith to Host “Morning Edition” February 7th, 2009 OSWEGO — Good news for John Hurlbutt: the longtime local host of “Morning Edition” on WRVO can finally retire. After a search that started when Hurlbutt announced his plans to retire in September, the station has chosen to promote Jason Smith to the hosting chair. WRVO is now searching for a morning news producer/anchor to
No More “Day to Day” on WRVO January 2nd, 2009 OSWEGO — A little over three weeks ago, NPR announced the show “Day by Day” would end in March due to budget cuts, but local affiliate WRVO isn’t waiting — today was the final day for “Day by Day” on WRVO’s primary lineup.
NPR Layoffs Impact WRVO and WEOS December 11th, 2008 Yesterday’s announced budget cuts at NPR will result in “Day to Day” being pulled from the WRVO weekday lineup, and “News and Notes” disappearing from the WEOS weekday lineup. No replacements have been named yet.
