Syracuse NY Radio: Mark Wainwright Now Permanent At WSYR

iHeartMedia/Syracuse has announced Mark Wainwright is the new permanent morning host at News/Talk WSYR 570 AM / 106.9 FM.

Wainwright was the designated fill-in host for veteran morning personality Joe Galuski. When Galuski was diagnosed with cancer in September, 2014, Wainwright stepped in through Galuski's illness, ad death in May.

"Mark Wainwright has become a familiar voice to our listeners and he has developed great relationships with our staff and clients," said iHM SVP/Programming Rich Lauber for Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester.

Wainwright spent more than 25 years as a morning personality, talk host, and air personality. After leaving radio, a guest-host stint in mornings at iHeartMedia's WGY/Albany brought him back to the airwaves. He continued to perform fill-in duties at WGY and other iHeartMedia stations (including WHAM/Rochester and WRVA/Richmond) before he became a frequent guest host on WSYR.

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"After almost a year of filling in for Joe, when the time came to conduct a nationwide search for a new host for Syracuse's Morning News it was an honor to bring Mark back to our industry full time on 570 WSYR," said iHeartMedia Market President Rick Yacobush.



"I felt right at home here after my first hour on the air at WSYR. Our late colleague Joe Galuski spent more than two decades building a successful and highly-regarded morning program, and I am committed to continuing that success. I just wish this all came under happier circumstances, as Joe Galuski is dearly missed by me -- and the Central New York community," added Wainwright.