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Former WIBX reporter files discrimination suit

UTICA-ROME -- Former WIBX 950 news anchor Jeanette Lenoir is reportedly suing WIBX parent Townsquare Media, after obtaining a "Notice of Right to Sue" from the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Lenoir alleges she was paid less than white colleagues, overlooked for promotional opportunities and was fired without explanation in 2012.

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Longtime Utica Radio GM Replaced

UTICA-ROME -- Several CNYRadio.com readers tell us Mary Jo Beach was relieved of her duties as General Manager and Vice President of Townsquare Media's four station cluster today. Multiple sources tell us the new GM will be Karen Carey, who brings GM experience from running Clear Channel's Rochester cluster. Her first day of work at […]

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Townsquare Media Seeks Live Events Manager

UTICA-ROME -- Townsquare Media's four-station cluster is looking to hire someone to serve as the "point person for all aspects of Townsquare Media’s live events business" in the market.  The "Live Events Manager" position includes all aspects of planning concerts, trade shows, expos and other events.

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POTW: Congratulations, Bob Ausfeld (2003)

ALBANY -- Not many people have the honor of saying they were the General Manager of two prominent radio stations before turning 30, especially in a top-75 market.  But Robert Ausfeld did just that, and after nearly four decades in radio, he's set to retire at month's end.  Although Ausfeld was based in Albany, he […]

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Local Stations Win Big at NYSBA Awards

BOLTON LANDING – As announced in April, WSYR-TV anchor team Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night.  But they weren’t the only Central New Yorkers taking awards home from the NYSBA’s annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.

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POTW: Early Days of WIBX (c. 1926)

UTICA/ROME -- News/talker WIBX 950 turns 85 years old on Sunday.  We hadn't realized the big milestone was approaching until CNYRadio.com reader Jerry Reed sent in a picture from the very early days of the station -- along with a history of the station he compiled in 1991.  So we have not only a picture, but […]

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WIBX's Fred Miller Profiled by Utica Paper

UTICA-ROME -- He's not just the co-host of SportsWatch on WIBX; Fred Miller is also the owner of a local newspaper and website that cover local sports.  And in today's edition of the Utica Observer-Dispatch, Miller discusses his love for his work, and how he became a "media jack-of-all-trades."

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