SYRACUSE — Anyone who works in broadcasting knows there are certain times of the year you’re not forbidden (or at least strongly discouraged) to take vacation. Those are usually the most important ratings or sweeps periods of the year. But in Syracuse, you can cross 12 more days off the calendar: The Great New York State Fair. In this “Mega Picture of the Week” we have not one, not ten, but 16 pictures from this year’s fair. [More »]
SYRACUSE — After three years as a news reporter/anchor and show host at Newsradio 570 WSYR, Jay Fishman announced on-air this morning that he’s ending his full-time employment with the station. He’s going to focus the bulk of his time on pursuing a law degree, but he’ll still be involved with the station on a part-time basis. [More »]
SYRACUSE — Organizers of the 5th Annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament announced some significant developments today. First up, they’re now accepting team registrations online. Second, they’ve altered some of the old rules, in hopes of making it easier for both teams and individual players to participate. [More »]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — During one of his national tour appearances over the weekend, Glenn Beck told fans he has been diagnosed with macular distrophy, a disease that could cost the syndicated talk show host his vision. Beck’s syndicated show has affiliates in all four markets of CNYRadio.com’s coverage area. [More »]
SYRACUSE — Bill Ali, known to local radio listeners as “Producer Bill” from The Jim Reith Show on WSYR, has announced his rock band, Dirty Little Secret, will be opening for Bret Michaels at the Regional Market Block Party on August 5th. [More »]
SYRACUSE — It’s a pretty common occurrence for The Sean Hannity Show to get pre-empted on WSYR, but usually it’s because the Clear Channel news/talker is carrying live coverage of Yankees baseball. Tonight, the first hour of Hannity was bumped for a full hour of news — hosted by former 93Q personality “Big” Jim Donovan. [More »]
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Nearly a year after his brother Randy gave up the presidency of Clear Channel, Mark Mays has announced he’s resigning as the company’s CEO. Clear Channel owns six stations in the Syracuse market, including three of the top five stations according to the latest publicly-available ratings P12+. [More »]
SYRACUSE — After just one season with the Syracuse Crunch, broadcaster Joe Brown has is no longer listed among the staff of the AHL club. There’s no word yet on who will be providing play-by-play for the team this coming season, but thankfully, the team has plenty of time to make that decision. [More »]
SYRACUSE — Public broadcaster WRVO took home First Place in the “Radio Newscast” category at the Syracuse Press Club awards dinner on Saturday night. The Oswego-based NPR affiliate took home four other first-place awards and a second-place title. Syracuse-based NPR affiliate WAER had the second-longest list of awards, and WSYR took home three titles. Updated 5/18. [More »]
SYRACUSE — Longtime sportscaster Claude “Red” Parton has died, according to a report from ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV). Parton’s career spanned more than six decades, starting with WSYR in 1939. He’d eventually work at a number of other radio stations before moving into television. [More »]