SYRACUSE — Longtime market fixture Tony Bombardo will be performing his very last traffic reports on radio and TV tomorrow (Friday) morning. Bombardo’s decision to quit his reports comes after he and ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) failed to agree on a new contract for Bombardo’s services. [More »]
SYRACUSE — Look for a new imaging voice on Classic Hits 92.1 (WSEN). The station is one of three new clients of V/O talent Rachel Logan of the Imaging Chop Shop, according to AllAccess.com. [More »]
SYRACUSE — For the first time in years, you won’t see 93Q (WNTQ) at this weekend’s Syracuse Balloonfest. But they’re OK with that — because the Citadel CHR brought some top names to town last weekend for their very own “Summer Jam on the Island” concert last weekend, and they say it was a huge success. [More »]
SYRACUSE – Just a few days after 93Q (WNTQ) spent a week celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Ted & Amy in the Morning,” the station has taken longtime midday jock Big Jim Donovan off the air. Management hopes it’s a “temporary situation.” UPDATE 11/19 – Big Jim doesn’t seem to think it’s temporary. [More »]
There can only be one Picture of the Week, but we had two major radio events on the same weekend earlier this month. WFRG’s Frogfest won the coin toss to be the POTW last week. This week, it’s 93Q Balloonfest at Jamesville Beach Park. [More »]
Rumors have been swirling on the Internet that Britney Spears has been dating ‘a Syracuse DJ’. The mystery man is 93Q’s night jock Rick Roberts who, though an unabashed Britney fan, denies that he and the teen pop star are an item. www.101britney.com reports on an incident that may have spawned the speculation. (Source article has since been deleted)