SYRACUSE -- Major staffing changes at KROCK (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL), first reported by CNYRadio.com last night, have been confirmed by owner Galaxy Communications today. Out are three KROCK staffers. In are the two morning hosts who suddenly resigned from 95X (WAQX) earlier this week. Galaxy is also revealing more new details about the shakeup.
SYRACUSE -- In what appears to be the next step in a potential local radio coup, Galaxy's KROCK dismissed three on-air personalities today. Trusted sources tell CNYRadio.com that morning host Dex Mitchell, midday host / program director Nixon, and night host Candace Curby are no longer employed by Galaxy. The purge comes less than 48 […]
SYRACUSE -- With Halloween just around the corner, many listeners likely suspected it was just a comedy bit on the 95X (WAQX) morning show yesterday morning. But the "zombie attack" on co-hosts Hunter Scott and Josh Grosvent was more than just a gag -- after their shift ended, the pair submitted their resignations to management.
SYRACUSE -- Congratulations to a pair of former Syracuse radio broadcasters, who are being promoted in their current jobs. Jeanne Ashley has a promotion in Miami, and Kevin Keefe is getting ready to step-up his managerial duties in the North Country.
SYRACUSE -- The competition to be named among the "Best of Syracuse" was considerably intense for local broadcasters this year. For whatever reason, the Syracuse New Times drastically cut back on the number of broadcast-related categories for its annual contest. This year's awards, based on reader-submitted votes, include only one category each for TV and […]
ROCHESTER -- Former 95X (WAQX) manager Bob Morgan is returning to radio. He's been tapped to run Clear Channel's Rochester cluster, according to Inside Radio. Morgan ran 95X from 1987 to 1990. For the past 13 years, he was Senior VP of broadcast services for American Tower. Immediately prior, he spent five years running the […]
SYRACUSE -- A fake screen shot from "Back to the Future Part II" had everyone thinking this past Wednesday was the day Marty McFly visited in the DeLorean... and (thankfully) fans were quick to point out the hoax: McFly warped to 2015. But it was the real deal last night, when "DJ Sticky Fingaz" and "MC […]
SYRACUSE -- A familar voice has returned to local rock radio, after nearly six years off the air. Scott Dixon recently took the night shift at Cumulus rocker 95X (WAQX), a position that has him hosting shifts seven days a week. You might remember him from Clear Channel's relatively-short entry to the local rock station […]
SYRACUSE -- After a few weeks off, The Irish Power Hour has a new radio home in Syracuse... and a chance to pick up some new fans in the Utica market. Starting this Sunday, co-hosts Sean Johnston and Cabrina Gilbert bring their weekly hour-long show to Galaxy's TK99/105 (WTKW/WTKV). It'll be simulcast on Utica's 96.9 […]
SYRACUSE -- Recently-unemployed rock jock Dave Frisina and his show "Soundcheck" will be back on the radio again within a few weeks. Today, Cumulus Media announced Frisina will be joining 105.9 The Rebel (WXTL). Cumulus ditched "The Big Talker" to launch the classic rock format earlier this month, not long after Frisina was suddenly dismissed […]