MONTROSE, AL -- Chester Whiteside certainly made his mark in Syracuse. Whiteside was the city's first black disc jockey, working at 570 WSYR and 1260 WNDR during the 1960s, its first black television commentator, and Syracuse's first black firefighter. He also played a key role in establishing the Jerry Rescue monument in Clinton Square. Whiteside died […]
Y94FM (WYYY) has added Your Weekend with Jim Brickman to its Sunday morning lineup. The three-hour weekly show, hosted by the Windham Hill artist, replaces one hosted by fellow keyboard player John Tesh.
The latest Syracuse monthly trend numbers look good for Citadel Communications stations, particularly 93Q (WNTQ). With a .9 ratings point increase over last month's trends, the CHR station moved past 570 WSYR into second place in 12+ numbers.
570 WSYR's news director and director of programming, Bill Carey, has been honored by the Syracuse Press Club with a Bliven-Ganley-Rossi Career Achievement Award. Carey returned to radio last year after a long run in television news at WTVH TV 5 and WIXT TV 9.
Former Syracuse television news anchor and investigative reporter Sheryl Nathans died yesterday in a Pennsylvania hospice. Nathans, 55, who was diagnosed with incurable cancer two months ago, chose to "go quietly into the night" instead of fighting the disease with conventional treatments.
In numbers released yesterday for phase 2 monthly trends for the Winter 2002 Arbitron ratings period, compared to the fall quarterly numbers, WSEN FM 92.1 showed the largest increase by picking up 1.3 ratings points. Of the top seven stations in the Syracuse market, only 570 WSYR lost ground with a drop of a half […]
Yesterday on Jim Reith's afternoon talk show, the 570 WSYR host fielded calls from listeners who were irate over a new state law that banned smoking, drinking, and eating while driving. The law was actually a hoax announced by Ted and Amy earlier in the day on Citadel's Top 40-formatted 93Q (WNTQ). Reith, not realizing […]
Ten Syracuse radio stations are sponsoring two different radiothons over the next two days to benefit the two Manlius firefighters who died in the line of duty last week. Funds raised will go directly to the families of Timothy Lynch and John Ginocchetti.
Three years ago, 570 WSYR lost its Syracuse University play-by-play contract to 95X (WAQX) and WNSS 1260 AM. This July that contract is up, and WSYR as well as TK-99 (WTKW) are looking to become 'The Voice of the Orange.
Syracuse morning radio veteran Bill Baker returns to the airwaves of Central New York today as midday host at Classic FM (WCNY 91.3 FM).