I love being on the radio. I've had a long career in broadcasting and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I grew up in Upstate New York, and have logged thousands of hours behind the mic. Radio has allowed me to meet the greatest people in entertainment, including Jay Leno, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, the Rolling Stones, Steven Tyler, Wyclef Jean, Janet Jackson and so many more. I have also done live broadcasts from Universal Studios Orlando and hosted several listener cruises to the Caribbean. In July 2018, I began working in the WBSM newsroom as well as continuing on the air at Fun 107.
JR Reitz
Will Staples Close In New Hartford
There are over 1200 Staples stores in the U.S., and the company announced yesterday that 70 of those stores will be closing. The largest office supply retailer has a location on Commercial Drive in New Hartford. The next closest Staples is in East Syracuse...
Mohawk Valley Gas Prices Higher Than Upstate Average
With gas prices well below $2.50 a gallon, we aren't hearing much complaining about the cost, as opposed to when gas was well over $3.00 a couple years back. The price per gallon does seem to be inching upwards from month to month.
If you take a look around Upstate New York, you will find that prices here in the Mohawk Valley are higher than in most other areas...
YWCA Honors Mohawk Valley’s Outstanding Women
Some of those very special women who have had a positive impact on the community are being honored by the YWCA. The 29th annual "Salute to Outstanding Women" is being held at Noon on Thursday, April 6th at Hart's Hill Inn in Whitesboro...
Upstate Couple Wins Huge Scratch Ticket Pay-off
This Thursday, a couple from the Hudson Valley will be at a Stewart's Shop in Albany to be awarded the largest single scratch ticket pay-off in New York history. Their $30 ticket for the "$10,000,000 Cash" game was a winner. The winning ticket was purchased at the Stewart's shop on Wolf Road in Albany...
Rome Police Warn Of New Utility Scam
It's happening again. People who claim to work for National Grid are calling customers and demanding payment for past due power bills, or for the replacement of meters.
Police in Rome say that they have received calls from city residents who have been threatened by the scammers...
Herkimer Diner Named Best In Upstate New York
The readers of a popular website have voted Crazy Otto's Empire Diner in Herkimer as the best in all of Upstate New York. The poll was done over the past few weeks by newyorkupstate.com, and dozens of diners were in the competition.
Central New York’s Classic Car Secret
There is a very cool attraction here in Central New York that not a lot of us know about. And, if you love classic cars, this is a place you will want to visit.
I'm talking about the Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich. According to their website, visitors will find over 170 beautiful cars from the 1930's through the 1970's...
High School Musical Season Comes To The Mohawk Valley
It's going to be a busy season in the Mohawk Valley this year for area high school musicals. It all kicks-off this weekend with a couple of area schools presenting shows on Friday the 3rd, and Saturday the 4th.
In Camden, "Shrek the Musical" will take to the high school stage...
New List Names CNY’s Best Brew Pubs
The craft beer and microbrewery scene keeps growing in popularity and shows no signs of slowing down. Yelp and TripAdvisor have rated the top ranked brew pubs in the state, defining a brew pub as an eatery that serves traditional restaurant food and brews there own beer on site...
Major Regional Karaoke Contest Comes To Vernon Downs
A chance to sing for your share of $2,500 happens at Vernon Downs as Rockokie, the karaoke-singing contest comes to Ring Eyed Pete's Bar. It's a regional competition and tryouts begin on Thursday, March 2nd.
If you'd like to be part of it, you need to be at least 18, and have a Vernon Downs player card...
Upstate’s Most Unique Irish Pub
It's been included on a list of the 21 best Irish pubs in America, and the bar on Tipperary Hill in Syracuse is one of the most unique in the country. For the past 84 years, Coleman's Authentic Irish Pub has been serving up a taste of Ireland...
Flood Watches Issued For Tug Hill, Parts of Adirondacks
Less than 2 weeks ago we were talking about record snowfall amounts for the Tug Hill area. Now, with the forecast of temperatures in the 60's along with heavy rains, NOAA has now issued flood watches for that area along with other parts of the Adirondacks.