CENTRAL NEW YORK -- All this week we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of CNYRadio.com with a series of special reports. Yesterday, several folks who've been in local radio for 10+ years explained why they feel consolidation was "the" biggest story from the past decade. Despite the negative side of consolidation, most radio pros are optimistic for what's […]
CNYRadio.com launched ten years ago -- March 1, 2001. To mark the anniversary, we reached out to dozens of local radio personalities and managers. We sent out a series of questions, figuring it would be interesting to see which ones get responses. And one question certainly did -- when we asked people to name […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- It's no surprise that Mark Mays intends to give up his titles as President and CEO of Clear Channel; that plan was announced last June. But now, there's a timeline in place for the changes: he'll be out no later than March 31. But he'll remain involved as Chairman of Clear […]
SYRACUSE -- Local stations are once again in the running for the Academy of Country Music Awards. This year, Clear Channel's B104.7 (WBBS) is up for medium market "Station of the Year." Meantime, locally-owned New Country WOLF 105.1's morning show is nominated for "Broadcast Personality of the Year."
SYRACUSE -- You may have read about layoffs at various Clear Channel clusters across the country recently. According to multiple reports on some of the national trade websites, the company axed dozens of positions, mostly "back-office" jobs, last Thursday. Here in Syracuse, management is keeping mum.
SYRACUSE -- Two CMA nominations announced in September for Clear Channel country station B104.7 (WBBS) did not materialize into awards. Winners in the broadcast categories were announced yesterday, and B104.7 wasn't on the list.
SYRACUSE -- The WSYR newsroom was flooded and all six Clear Channel stations in Syracuse were knocked off the air for a brief period this morning, due to a burst water pipe.
SYRACUSE -- When NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-DT) morning anchor Christie Casciano isn't busy with the news on television or on B104.7 (WBBS) radio, or going after criminals for the TV station's "On the Lookout" series, you may not know she's a "hockey mom." And now she's sharing the experience of bringing up two young hockey players […]
Good news for two former local radio personalities -- within the past week, both Rick "RJ" Jordan and Sonny King have found new "big" jobs on the radio. But fans will have to make an effort to hear either one, as both jobs are outside of CNYRadio.com territory.
SYRACUSE -- Anyone who works in broadcasting knows there are certain times of the year you're forbidden (or at least strongly discouraged) to take vacation. Those are usually the most important ratings or sweeps periods of the year. But in Syracuse, you can cross 12 more days off the calendar: The Great New York State […]