UTICA-ROME -- A recent "human billboard" stunt during Bill Keeler's morning show on 92.7 The Drive (WXUR) was quickly brought to a halt after a National Grid employee witnessed the gag and called the police. It's a story that could serve as a good lesson to any other stations considering similar stunts.
UTICA-ROME -- If the folks in charge of the Guinness Book of World Records approve, The Keeler Show on 92.7 The Drive (WXUR) could be credited for helping to get two new listings added to the book. The attempts took place during Friday's show.
UTICA-ROME -- More news from Utica morning fixture Bill Keeler: he tells CNYRadio.com he's on the hunt for a new morning sidekick. Former right-hand man Mark Piersma is reportedly hoping to start his own morning show on a different station in the market.
UTICA-ROME -- The celebration on "Keeler in the Morning" on 92.7 The Drive (WXUR) didn't last very long this morning. Shortly after thanking listeners for pledging $15,000 for the American Red Cross to help recent fire victims in Utica, personnel inside Keeler Productions on Genesee Street had to be quarantined due to a terrorist threat.
UTICA -- Longtime Mohawk Valley fixture Bill Keeler moved his show over to Arjuna Broadcasting's WXUR almost two years ago, but many listeners may not have noticed until earlier this month -- when the station's transmitter moved northwest from Frankfort to the more-popular Smith Hill, overlooking Utica from the north.
UTICA-ROME -- Arjuna Broadcasting GM Mindy Barstein says format and scheduling changes are now complete at 92.7 The Drive (WXUR). The station's website is now officially open, and there's an update on the station's upcoming power increase.
UTICA-ROME -- After more than a year and a half on afternoon drive, market fixture Bill Keeler is headed back to his old stomping grounds -- morning drive -- effective tomorrow. The announcement was made this evening live on WXUR, and at the weekly "Saranac Thursday" party, outside the F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica.
UTICA-ROME -- Frank McBride's "Big Show," last heard a few years ago on the former Rock 107 (WRCK) will be returning to the air next week.
NEW YORK CITY - Longtime syndicated morning show host Don Imus is battling prostate cancer. The 68-year-old made the announcement on his show this morning.
UTICA-ROME -- First he was a morning show host... then a TV show host... then both at the same time. Now, Bill Keeler has a brand new venture -- and this one's no laughing matter. He's launched a new "online newspaper" aiming to serve Utica, Rome and the Mohawk Valley.