UTICA-ROME -- After 55 years of broadcasting in the Mohawk Valley, Hank Brown is ready to hang up his headphones for good. His final broadcast on 95.5FM WUSP will be New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31. This, according to a press release from WUSP's Tom Coyne today.
UTICA/ROME -- Dick Nellis, who worked at a number of Mohawk Valley stations including WLFH, WADR, WALY and WUTQ, has passed away. Nellis, who also worked at stations in the Hudson Valley region south of Albany, was 70.
For the first Picture of the Week of the new year, we've got a double feature: another reader-submitted memory of the once-mighty WRUN, along with a rather impressive home studio setup.
Bob 102.5 (WRBY) is dropping syndicated evening jock Lia to make way for Mark Weston. Weston will also continue to oversee the Sports Stars Radio Network on Utica-Rome sister stations WADR, WRNY, WUTQ, and WLFH as well as concentrate on production duties.