SYRACUSE — The slate of Syracuse Press Club Award winners has been announced… and not one commercial radio station appears on the list. In fact, all of the radio awards — including the Career Achievement Award — are being divvied up amongst two public stations. Continue Reading
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WRVO’s Smith Reflects on New Hosting Job
OSWEGO — After just a few weeks of hosting the local segments WRVO’s Morning Edition, Jason Smith says he loves the job. And while he feels at ease behind the mic, you’d be surprised to know he hates public speaking. Continue Reading
WRVD Off-Air for Repairs Tuesday 3/31
SYRACUSE — If you work in downtown Syracuse and you rely on WRVD 90.3 to listen to the programming of the WRVO stations, you may be left in the dark for most of the day on Tuesday, March 31. Continue Reading
Happy Retirement, John Hurlbutt!
OSWEGO — In case you forgot, today’s the last day on the air for longtime WRVO fixture John Hurlbutt. The local host of “Morning Edition” is retiring after 40 years at the Oswego-based NPR affiliate. Morning news producer/reporter Jason Smith will assume hosting duties tomorrow. Continue Reading
WRVO Announces Hurlbutt/Smith Transition Dates
OSWEGO — As we reported earlier this month, WRVO has chosen Jason Smith to take over the hosting duties of “Morning Edition” when longtime host John Hurlbutt retires. Today, the station made the announcement “official” with the dates for the transition. Continue Reading
WRVO Selects Smith to Host “Morning Edition”
OSWEGO — Good news for John Hurlbutt: the longtime local host of “Morning Edition” on WRVO can finally retire. After a search that started when Hurlbutt announced his plans to retire in September, the station has chosen to promote Jason Smith to the hosting chair. WRVO is now searching for a morning news producer/anchor to… Continue Reading