LODI -- Aside from his daughter getting married, Glenn Beck has another reason to remember his trip to the Finger Lakes this past weekend. The nationally-syndicated radio host's SUV slid down a slippery hill, just moments after his wife and son got out of the car.
SYRACUSE -- While many of Michael Savage's former affiliates across the country simply stayed with the replacement offered by Savage's former syndicator, that's not the case in Syracuse. News Talk 106.9 and 570 WSYR has instead chosen to give listeners more of Sean Hannity.
UTICA/ROME -- There's a new (but famililar, for some listeners) morning show coming to the Mohawk Valley. Starting Monday, the syndicated "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show" will be carried by hot AC Mix 102.5 (WUMX), weekdays from 6-10am. Duran's show, based in New York City, is already carried in more than 40 markets nationwide, […]
SYRACUSE -- Even though it's been nearly two weeks since Rush Limbaugh made headlines with his now-infamous namecalling of Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke, it appears the controversy isn't over yet. Today, a Syracuse car dealer became the first local advertiser to pull its spots from Limbaugh's show.
SEATTLE -- Syndicated love songs host Delilah, whose show is carried by radio stations in the Syracuse and Utica-Rome markets, shared some sad news from her personal life over the weekend. One of her sons, Samuel Young Dzolali Rene, lost his life to sickle cell anemia yesterday.
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Dozens of national-level advertisers and two radio stations -- one in Hawaii and one in Massachusetts -- have severed ties with The Rush Limbaugh Show, over some well-publicized remarks Limbaugh made on-air recently. But when it comes to affiliates in the three markets covered by CNYRadio.com, it appears Limbaugh's future is […]
ITHACA -- Progressive Talk 1470 (WNYY) announced today it's bringing nationally-syndicated hosts Bill Press, Randi Rhodes and Alan Colmes to town. The "Fair and Unbalanced" show at Ithaca's Hangar Theatre is set for September 24 and tickets will go on sale this Saturday at 10am.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Several local radio stations may need to look for new programming, after the widely-syndicated Dr. Dean Edell announced yesterday that he's retiring from his medical advice show at the end of the year. The show has local affiliates in Syracuse, Utica-Rome and Ithaca/Cortland, among others.
SYRACUSE/UTICA-ROME -- Less than a week after dropping computer advice talk show host Kim Komando due to apparent scheduling conflicts, CNY Talk Radio (WFBL/WMCR/WUTI) has announced a replacement: The Tech Guy, hosted by Leo Laporte, is now part of the trio's weekend lineup.
NEW YORK CITY -- When Kelly Ripa takes vacation in mid-August, there will be an empty seat on the long-running morning TV gabfest Live! With Regis and Kelly. To find substitutes, the show launched a "Women of Radio Co-Host for a Day" promotion. Listeners submitted their nominations, and today, syndicated AC night host Delilah, heard […]