AUBURN — Former WAUB 1590 owner Richard “Dick” Morgan has died. Although Morgan owned the station for only a few years in the 1990s, he spent more than 30 years working at the station, starting out as an announcer. Continue Reading
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Finger Lakes News Radio Seeks Morning Anchor
AUBURN — Finger Lakes News Radio is looking for its next morning news anchor. Here’s the job description as provided to CNYRadio.com by PD Ted Baker: Continue Reading
Dr. Dean Edell’s Prescription: Retirement
SAN FRANCISCO — Several local radio stations may need to look for new programming, after the widely-syndicated Dr. Dean Edell announced yesterday that he’s retiring from his medical advice show at the end of the year. The show has local affiliates in Syracuse, Utica-Rome and Ithaca/Cortland, among others. Continue Reading
POTW: Auburn Ping Pong Ball Drop (1960)
Updated 6:20pm – In the rush to get this done before heading out to Thanksgiving festivities, your editor forgot to insert the full-size photo into the article. It’s here now — our apologies! AUBURN — For our second week in a row, thanks to your reader submissions, we have a “classic” Picture of the Week!… Continue Reading
While We Were Out…
Your editor is just back from a week of much-needed vacation. While we had a few advance stories “in the can” to auto-publish during the week off, there are several items we missed while away. This afternoon, we finally catch-up on some of those events we missed while we were out. Continue Reading
Dr. Laura to Sign Off in December
LOS ANGELES — Just a week after an incident where she said “the n-word” live on-the-air several times in a row, Dr. Laura has announced she’s going to end her radio show when her current contract ends this December. Formerly heard on prominent news/talkers in Central New York’s two largest markets, Dr. Laura’s show is now only heard on… Continue Reading
Former WAUB Personality Donald Fordham Dies
AUBURN — For many years, he hosted The Polka Party on Auburn’s WAUB 1590. He was so well-liked in the community, he also spent plenty of time behind the mic off-air, as the emcee of many local events. Donald Fordham passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. Continue Reading
POTW: A Studio Full of Nostalgia (2009)
For the first Picture of the Week of the new year, we’ve got a double feature: another reader-submitted memory of the once-mighty WRUN, along with a rather impressive home studio setup. Continue Reading
Finger Lakes Radio Group Facing $30,000 in FCC Fines
GENEVA — Three stations in the Finger Lakes Radio Group have been fined $10,000 each — for being honest about their public files lacking information about certain issues which aired on the stations prior to 2001. Continue Reading
Finger Lakes News Radio On Prowl for New ND
Updated 9/9/09 – GENEVA — Brendan Cooper is headed to a new job in Rochester, creating an “immediate” opening for a News Director at Finger Lakes News Radio. The three-station network includes WGVA 1240 in Geneva, along with WAUB 1590 AM and 98.1 FM in Auburn. Continue Reading