ITHACA/CORTLAND -- After more than 25 years of service with Ithaca's dominant radio cluster, Cayuga Radio Group GM Susan Johnston says she's looking forward to retirement. Her last day with the cluster, owned by Saga Communications, will be sometime near the end of March.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Saga's Cayuga Radio Group cluster in Ithaca is accepting applications for a full-time traffic assistant. As you might have guessed, we're talking about the "scheduling commercials" kind of traffic, not reporting about road work and car accidents.
ITHACA -- For nearly sixty years, listeners tuning in to News-Talk 870 WHCU may have heard the voice of Barbara Hall, the station's longtime Women's Editor. We're sorry to hear word from Ithaca of Hall's passing on Tuesday at the age of 89.
ITHACA -- We're back from a solid week off (anyone notice?) with a double Picture of the Week. Our thanks to Rudy Paolangeli, who sent in two historic shots related to heritage Ithaca news/talker WHCU. We've got one shot from the 90s and another that goes back to at least the 70s.
ITHACA -- This week, we're heading more than half a century back in time, for another look into the extensive collection of longtime Ithaca broadcaster Rudy Paolangeli. Although Rudy may be best known for his long-standing connections with WHCU, this photo goes back even further.
ITHACA -- From the Cayuga Radio Group of Saga Communications, word today that News-Talker WHCU has a job opening for a news anchor/reporter. Here's the full official job description from the station:
ITHACA -- A live broadcast this Friday from the Freedom Tower in New York City is just one of several ways the stations of the Cayuga Radio Group will be reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. On-air personalities will also be blanketing their listening areas on what the cluster is calling "A […]
ITHACA -- They called it "A Major Fundraiser" -- and they had good reason for the name. All seven stations in Saga's Cayuga Radio Group urged listeners for contributions to help bring a new police K-9 to Tompkins County after the previous dog, Major, recently died of cancer. Listeners surpassed all expectations.
How many of you CNYRadio readers remember the Western Electric 630A microphone? Nicknamed "the 8-ball" due to its shape, this non-directional microphone was used exclusively at WHCU in Ithaca, New York during the 1940s and 1950s.
ITHACA -- Saga's Cayuga Radio Group is on the lookout for a traffic manager... meaning "schedule the commercials" kind of traffic, not the "Route 13 is jammed" kind of traffic. It's a fast paced job, and while experience is preferred -- especially with Marketron -- training will be provided for the right candidate.