Notes from around town

 Following up on a report from Tuesday: WROW is shuffling its lineup to accommodate the debuting Jaime Roberts on January 6. Current morning host Ben Patten will, as previously reported, continue to read the news, but he'll also move into Candace Curby's slot (10 am-2 pm), leaving Candace's future in doubt. She's also promotions director at Magic, so she'll move into an office role full-time. Maybe.

Meanwhile, over at Roberts' former home, WTRY, a couple of familiar names are on the schedule there.

For starters, how about some classic reruns of American Top 40, back in the early years? WTRY and corporate parent iHeart Radio have signed on to air the earliest episodes of the series, co-created and hosted by Casey Kasem. WTRY was the original 518 home of American Top 40 in the 70's & 80's before it started shifting around the dial.

And, to borrow from Gary "US" Bonds, oh, but that ain't all........!

Albany native and MTV icon Martha Quinn can be heard weekdays from 10 am-3 pm with her talk show. The show is syndicated, and based out of Southern California, where Martha makes her home. How iHeart didn't trumpet this news, given Quinn's local background, is a real head-scratcher.

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Back to WROW. We neglected to mention that weekend hosts "Brother" Lou Roberts & Bill Williams are plugging their shows in quick ads these days. Williams, in particular, gave listeners a heads-up that this week's Albany Street is a rerun from October. So far, News, Views, & Interviews host Aaron Mair has not recorded any similar plugs, but given that the last episode aired two weeks in a row (December 22 & 29), and Mair has had problems with schedules in the past, maybe he does need a moderator......!

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While most local papers give readers a few free articles to read, El Cheapo Media has decided that you need to subscribe to their website in order to access any articles at all. Like, no one's buying the print editions, it seems, so El Cheapo is desperate. Keep begging.

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Stacks Espresso Bar's changing locations on Lark Street in Albany, moving out of its original base, and into the former Cafe Hollywood. The bigger space should do wonders for Stacks going forward. I've been in their Troy location, as previously reported, and it's nice and cozy, just the right size for the Collar City.