UTICA/ROME — Minutes after we reported learning that SportsWatch is returning to the WIBX lineup, we’ve learned the station is now looking for its next News Director / Program Director. Here’s the official job posting as provided to CNYRadio.com by Townsquare Ops Manager Bill McAdams:
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UTICA/ROME — After a sudden absence which started nearly two weeks ago, the long-running SportsWatch returns to Townsquare news/talker WIBX 950 tonight. The show will air in less than an hour, resuming its most-recent timeslot of 6-8pm. WIBX News Director Jeff Monaski will share co-host duties with Ray Rich. 
UTICA/ROME — We had first reported this on May 25, but it was quickly retracted by those involved. Now, the news is “official” — Gene Conte and Fred Miller are moving from Townsquare Media’s WIBX to Galaxy Communications’ trio of ESPN Radio stations. Conte, who has been serving as PD for WIBX, will become PD of the ESPN trimulcast. ESPN Radio also picks up Dave Peroni for play-by-play duties. 
HERKIMER — Thanks to reader submissions, we’re firing up the Picture of the Week time machine for at least the next three weeks in a row! This week, we’re headed 50 years back in time — and about 50 miles east from CNYRadio.com HQ for a look inside the studios of WALY in Herkimer. Any guesses on who these two guys are? 
UTICA/ROME — It’s another victorious battle in the ongoing war against heart disease. The 40th WIBX Heart Radiothon, which started a week ago today, raised $36,000 toward the “Heart Weekend” total of $1.1 Million to benefit the American Heart Association. As per tradition for the Heart Radiothon, a long list of guests took turns sitting behind the microphones at Utica College. 
UTICA/ROME — You may remember reading here last week about big changes to the on-air branding of news/talker WIBX in Utica. This week, the station unveiled a brand new logo to support those changes. 
UTICA/ROME — It’s a busy week at Townsquare Media’s WIBX. After 76 years as an affiliate of CBS News, the station is now running Fox News Radio at the top of the hour. There’s also new imaging, a new station voice, and the staffers are gearing up for the station’s 40th annual Heart Radiothon this coming weekend. Phil Stern, a talk host who had shows on WIBX and WTLB several years ago, has published his first book. Stern says The Bull Years is about a radio talk show host. The new book is offered as a digital download for Amazon Kindle owners, or anyone who has the Kindle app on their . . . → Read More: Phil Stern Publishes Book
UTICA/ROME — Newsradio 950 WIBX is expanding its newsroom. The Townsquare Media station is looking to hire a part-timer to help with reporting needs during the week, and to anchor weekend newscasts. 
UTICA/ROME — The four stations owned by Connecticut-based Townsquare Media have brand new websites. The company says it’s part of an initiative to “re-launch all its local radio stations’ digital properties” — for 171 radio stations in 36 markets — by the end of the first quarter of 2011. |
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