A Buffalo native, Mark Richards is a Bills fan and when he's not watching the Bills on TV with a plate of homemade Buffalo wings, Mark is often watching "Judge Judy" or working on his latest do-it-yourself project at his house in North Utica.
Top 10 Reasons to Start Your Day the Lite Way with Mark Richards:
1. The best variety of lite favorites and the music music in the morning!
2. You never have to wait very long for the day's weather forecast.
3. Information updates every half-hour from WIBX's Jim Rondenelli.
4. Win prizes with Mindbender Trivia, at approximately 6:50 AM.
5. The "Entertainment Tonight Radio Minute" at 7:20 AM.
6. The Birthday Club every morning at 7:40 AM.
7. Mark kicks off the No Repeat Workday every morning at 8 AM.
8. The commercial-free music hour, beginning every weekday about 8:50 AM.
9. During the winter, we'll have school delays and closings on-air and online.
10. No "blue humor" you'd be embarrassed to explain to your kids!
While most of Central New York is fast asleep, Jim Rondenelli is hard at work in the WIBX NewsCenter... just down the hall from Lite 98.7's studio. When you wake up, you'll hear the MOST MUSIC IN THE MORNING ... along with Jim's Information Updates every half-hour between 5:30 and 8:30 AM.
Jim Rondenelli is a life-long Utica resident who graduated from Herkimer County Community College in 1980 with a degree in Radio-TV Broadcasting. After a brief stint as a part-time sports reporter with the Utica Observer-Dispatch, Jim began his radio career at Utica's WRUN radio in 1982. Jim is an avid sports fan and collector of sports memorabilia. He also enjoys listening to music, biking and playing golf... although he refuses to divulge his handicap!