SYRACUSE — Rock fans, get ready to head north. K-Rock’s Dysfunctional Family BBQ moves to the Oswego Speedway for its 7th year. In addition to that new location, the trio of modern rock stations covering the Syracuse and Utica-Rome markets announced a lineup of six bands for the May 18 concert. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday.
ROCHESTER — Former WIBX manager Randy Gorbman has a new job in Rochester. After many years as news director at WHAM 1180 in Rochester (which included occasional appearances voicing reports for sister station 570 WSYR in Syracuse), Gorbman has a new job a bit higher up the AM dial.
SYRACUSE — Less than a week after a crosstown competitor released a song about the Syracuse University men’s basketball team, morning hosts Gomez and Dave from TK99/TK105 (WTKW/WTKV) and 96.9 WOUR have their own. They debuted the song this morning on their show, which simulcasts in Syracuse and Utica.
SYRACUSE — Before the NCAA men’s basketball tournament started, CBS Sports / Sports Illustrated analyst Seth Davis had predicted the 4-seed Syracuse Orange would be upset by 13-seed Montana. Davis agreed to a friendly wager with local radio hosts Gomez and Dave, and when Syracuse won big, Davis made good on the bet, on national television.
UTICA-ROME — Just a little over a week since the Mohawk Valley was jolted by a deadly shooting rampage, an unprecedented effort by local broadcasters. Journalists and disc jockeys set competition aside to help raise money for community organizations that are helping victims of the horrific events of March 13.
Updated 3/22 – WASHINGTON, DC — The rumors we first reported last night are confirmed: Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski will be leaving his post in “the coming weeks.” As expected, Genachowski made the announcement today.
SYRACUSE – Basketball expert Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports thinks 13-seed Montana will upset 4-seed Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Local morning radio hosts Gomez and Dave are hoping Davis is wrong — they’ll be “out in the cold,” so to speak, if Syracuse loses tonight.
UTICA-ROME — Even though it doesn’t look or feel like spring in Central New York, there’s been some “spring cleaning” on at least one local radio station. Classic hits Oldiez 96.1 (WODZ) shuffled its jock lineup and made some other changes this week.
UTICA-ROME — One week ago: six people shot, four fatally, at two locations in Herkimer in Mohawk. For several hours, the suspect remains at large. Utica newsrooms scramble to cover the unfolding situation. Even news crews from Albany, Syracuse and Rochester hightailed it to Thruway Exit 30. A week later, one newsroom is getting some national press for its coverage of the standoff, which ultimately wound up running overnight and into the next morning.
VERONA — Longtime Onondaga Community College radio instructor and local sports radio broadcaster Vince “Vinny” Spadafora has died at the age of 65. His death is the result of a one-car rollover accident on Friday night.