Updated 9/9/09 - GENEVA — Brendan Cooper is headed to a new job in Rochester, creating an “immediate” opening for a News Director at Finger Lakes News Radio.  The three-station network includes WGVA 1240 in Geneva, along with WAUB 1590 AM and 98.1 FM in Auburn. [More »]

OSWEGO/SYRACUSE — Longtime WRVO Corporate Support Representative Tom Herbert is heading inland, away from the stiff breezes on the SUNY Oswego campus.  He has accepted a similar position with the Mars Hill Network of religious-formatted stations, based in Syracuse. [More »]

ITHACA — General Manager Frank Lischak at Z95-5 (WFIZ) says he has a job opening in his sales department.  The job posting from Frank reads as follows: [More »]

ITHACA — With so many people out of work — in radio, and in general — it’s not the kind of story we’d expect to be running.  But three weeks since Saga’s News-Talk 870 WHCU announced an opening for a news reporter/anchor, APD Dave Vieser reports, “we are a little bit surprised to see a lack of response to our search.” [More »]

ITHACA — After about a year of anchoring and reporting at Saga’s News/Talk 870 WHCU, Todd Messer is getting ready to move on.  The station has begun the search for his replacement. [More »]

AUBURN — Finger Lakes News Radio has a part-time opening for a play-by-play announcer to cover various Auburn High School sports, starting this fall. [More »]

OSWEGO — In case you forgot, today’s the last day on the air for longtime WRVO fixture John Hurlbutt.  The local host of “Morning Edition” is retiring after 40 years at the Oswego-based NPR affiliate.  Morning news producer/reporter Jason Smith will assume hosting duties tomorrow. [More »]

OSWEGO — Good news for John Hurlbutt: the longtime local host of “Morning Edition” on WRVO can finally retire.  After a search that started when Hurlbutt announced his plans to retire in September, the station has chosen to promote Jason Smith to the hosting chair.  WRVO is now searching for a morning news producer/anchor to fill Smith’s seat, and WRVO General Manager John Krauss has graciously provided some of his thoughts and reflections from 40 years of working with Hurlbutt at the NPR news/talk affiliate. [More »]

SYRACUSE — The Mars Hill Network is hosting its 3rd annual Job Recruitment Fair tomorrow evening at their studios in Syracuse. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Almost two months since Saga Rocker I-100 (WIII) started the search for a new afternoon host, the station has chosen to promote weekender Paul Hansom to the job.  (And now they have a NEW job opening — someone to fill Hansom’s spot on weekends.) [More »]