ALBANY — He worked primarily in print media, referred to as “the dean” of State Capitol journalists by the Albany Times-Union… but he was also a frequent contributor to WHCU’s Morning Newswatch. Former Gannett Albany bureau chief Jay Gallagher passed away Monday evening in an Albany hospital after battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a year. Today, WHCU’s Dave Vieser shares some of his memories of working with Gallagher.
ITHACA/CORTLAND — There are three more HD Radio offerings in the market now, thanks to the recent addition of multicasting equipment at Saga’s Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY). The market’s perennial ratings leader is now available in HD, and its subchannels are helping to improve the coverage of its two AM sister stations in the Cayuga Radio Group cluster.
ITHACA — There’s been no shortage of big stories for journalists this year, both on the national/world level and on the state/local level. For the next two weekends, News/Talk 870 WHCU will take some time to recall the biggest stories and some of the most interesting interviews from 2009.
ITHACA — There’s been an unusual lack of snowfall so far this season in the Central New York region… and while many folks might enjoy that fact, at least one local radio journalist is reminiscing to the way the weather probably should be this time of year.
ITHACA — With the “soap opera” in Utica ending, we’re reminded of a job that’s been open even longer — at Saga’s News Talk 870 WHCU. Since mid-June, the station has been searching for a news anchor/reporter to replace Todd Messer, who left the area after getting married in July. APD Dave Vieser shares the posting once again:
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.”
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.
Governor David A. Paterson was all over Central New York today — both physically, and on the radio. Here at CNYRadio.com HQ, we counted no less than three stations where the Governor provided live interviews today.
ITHACA — News/talker 870 WHCU is back to transmitting at full power, less than 12 hours after a fire at the transmission tower knocked the station off-air for most of yesterday’s morning drive hours. APD Dave Vieser sums it up nicely:
ITHACA — News/talk fans might have trouble tuning in WHCU today; the station is using its 1,000-watt nighttime transmitter site 24/7 after an early morning fire at the station’s daytime transmission tower forced the station off-air for a few hours.
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