B.B. Now she anchors from 2-5 p.m. and 8 p.m. She also re-launched her talk show as Spotlight New Jersey a show which focuses on notable people of all ages. (info needed), TRISH BEATTY who held the afternoon shift at KDKA from 1977 through the end of its run as a music station, was recently director of development at the Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown, Pa. (info needed). Now reporter/morning anchor at, Grace Polanski - 2002-2004 - WNY live anchor, now at Fox21 News at Nine weekends - Colorado, Helen Tederous - 1997-2005 - reporter and also PM Buffalo co-host, Linda White - 2002-2004 - first anchor of WNY Live, then weekend anchor, now at, Kristin Wedemeyer - 2001-2004 - weekend "weather forecaster"/meteorologist, Pat Tomasulo - 2003-2006 - fill-in sports anchor, now at, Joe Major - weekend sports anchor circa 2000. LINDA CARSON former sports and weather person at KDKA-TV, is an anchor/reporter at WWSB-TV, the ABC affiliate in Sarasota, Fla. (7/9/19), TERRY CAYWOOD After eight years at WDVE I went to 96.1 FM to work with the infamous Capt Showbiz Ted Atkins on his daring CHR/AOR cross-formatted 96KXa very interesting experiment, though perhaps misguided(?). WAMO won the war and remains dominant urban station in the market. "I'm sorry I said it," Daniels later said, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 22, 1993. BOBBY BENNETT Former morning jock at WZUM (1967-68). Moved back to Pittsburgh in 1989 as APD/PM Drive for the 9 month run of Energy 105 WNRJ(formerly WYDD) with Tony Florentino and Dave LaBrozzi. Following that he wasthe morning host at CHWO-AM 740 in Toronto, Ontario. His website iswww.terrymcgovern.com. After a 3 year stint as the Top Teen Night Jock in the Rockn Roll Capitol, he returned to Drive-Time as Afternoon Personality for pioneer Classic Rock station, WNCX, Cleveland. WKBW decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. The station's digital signal remained on channel 38. Katie is an Amherst native who now lives in Buffalo. Left Pittsburgh to return to Detroit (Eddie came to Pittsburgh from CKLW in Detroit.). However, in 2000, theNielsen ratings system switched the Buffalo market from a diary market to an automatically metered market, and in part because of WKBW's inflated reputation (coupled with Weinstein's and Jolls's retirements), eventually rival WIVB overtook the #1 spot, although it was still very much a three-way battle between the three local news stations. J.J. SOLOMON formerly known as J.J. on WAMO-FM and Jimmy Jamm on WJJJ 104.7 FM. Our AM (XPRS-AM) is the very same frequency that was once XERBhome of Wolfman Jack. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. She assisted Channel 2 rather than her former Buffalo station. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. Susan Banks began her Buffalo career on Eyewitness News in 1977. Pete Kenworthy - WNY live reporter 2003/ 7 News this morning anchor 2004-March 23, 2007. (info needed). Earlier in his career he did some TV and even worked on the movie JAWS. She is also an Emmy-nominated reporter, after being nominated in 2016 the category of Feature News Report: Serious. Leventhal now works for Fox News Channel. HAL (HB) BROWN Former afternoon drive and evening jock on WAMO (circa 1967-74). Since has moved to Austin, Texas and was afternoon drive for heritage rock station 93.7 KLBJ until September 2006. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. When it occurs, only WIVB will continue to broadcast its news in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. Granite Broadcasting, WKBW's owner, filed for bankruptcy in 2006; as a result, the station group as a whole has been hit hard by financial difficulties[2]. (7/9/19), DARIETH CHISOLM former WPXI anchor/reporter. Maria Genero, Rich Newberg, and Brian Blessing were the News 4 Weekend Staff for a good part of the 80s. WKBW streamed its noon newscasts via live video on the Internet, one of the few major network affiliates to offer a video stream. WKBW-TV, Channel 7, is a television station in Buffalo, New York. wkbw.com. Katie is the President of the Buffalo Broadcasters Association, and is dedicated to helping preserve WNY broadcasting history, and helping those who are interested in a future in broadcasting. He went back to his native New York City as a sports reporter for all-news WCBS-AM. King interview on WKBW-TV in 2002 with former News Anchor Kim Betton.Rest in Peace B.B. Her most recent role was vice president and senior compliance officer at M&T Bank. Currently in advertising. SHAWN YANCY Former WTAE-TV Reporter and Anchor. KEN HAWK I was the GM/PD/morning DJ at WKPA New Kensington in its waning days for 2 years before being sold to WPXI-TV reporter Loran Mann in 1992. He resides with his wife near the Pro-football Hall of fame in the Canton, OH Area and works with Copley Newspapers of Ohio as a Retail Sales and Electronic Marketing Representative. She then became a freelance-reporter for WQEDs On-Q. Witness). Had the opportunity to work with the likes of Jimmy Roach, Chris DeCarlo, and Kevin Benson just to name a few. After 13Q, worked on WXYZ, WDRQ, WMJC, WCLS, WOMC, then did mornings on WLTI, LITE-FM for 9 years. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) Jean Hill, a familiar face to Channel 7 viewers for more than a decade, died of cancer Monday at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute. As a result of the network shuffle, WKBW-TV premiered as ABC's new Buffalo affiliate when it went on the air on November 30, 1958. AM Buffalo still airs today. Currently consulting Country stations nationwide. Also owner of 1150 WGBN New Kensington. Almost graduated but was hired as an original B94 jock in May 1981 to do nights. MARGARET SHORTRIDGE native Pittsburgher and former WPXI weekend anchor, Margaret made her way out to the West Coast soon after getting married and also spent time as the medical reporter at Fox affiliate WFLD-TV in Chicago. John Winston - 1970s and 1980s. Nowadays Im a freelance voice talent in Toronto. In late 1993, the Granite Broadcasting Corporation acquired a large minority (45 percent) stake in WKBW-TV from Queen City Broadcasting. My husband is a television producer and we have two small children.. From September to November 2008, no Saturday newscasts were produced, and the station again suspended its Saturday 6:00 p.m. newscast in 2010 (though its late newscast now airs after college football). After getting married and going to other markets working in TV, EDYE is now known as E. D. (Donahey) Hill on Fox News Channels Fox and Friends. WNGS was not available on satellite providers during Sportsnite's run, thus limiting the show's audience. The station was among the first in Western New York to launch a Web site in the mid-1990s. Headquartered out of Clear Channel San Diego, 9660 Granite Ridge Drive 92123. He's a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and has a familial connection to Western New York. Everyone doing well over here!". King. (*As a side note, Nina was caught on camera on September 11, 2001 running to safety at the time of the attacks at the World Trade Center.). He also does voice acting for video games and is heard as one of the play-by-play voices in Segas NFL game. WKBW was originally intended to be an independent station. Tom moved to WWSW-FM/AM in 1982 as their Production/Swing Man for both stations. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. As a morning news anchor, Katie and and the morning team work together to bring you the latest breaking news, let you know what happened overnight, and give you everything you need to start your day. I left the station as afternoon personality in 1994 to pursue a career in the record business with Sony Music/Columbia Records as Regional Promotion Manager/Northeast for Columbia Nashville. MICHAEL KUNKLE Harrison City native, became news anchor, KTRH-AM, Houston. WKBW-TV. MIKE HAMBRICK former WPXI anchor and part of the Mike and Edye (Tarbox) team. Most recently heard on XM Radio in Washington DC. We also run a small restaurant in the French countryside, so I split time between Phoenix and France. Recently he did some swing work on 3WS and then mornings on WWVA. BARRY KAYE former DJ at WJAS in the 50s known by locals as the DJ in whose basement The Del Vikings were first recorded (a couple guys even had to crawl into a closet! She left Channel 7 three years ago for a full-time anchoring job at WROC-TV (Channel 8) in Rochester. EDYE TARBOX - former WPXI anchor partnered with Mike Hambrick. JIM BRINSON who replaced Randy Waters at WPXI, hosts a morning sports talk show on WNSA in Buffalo. After getting married and going to other markets working in TV, EDYE is now known as E. D. (Donahey) Hill on Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends. He can be reached by e-mail at: tomdanielsprod@yahoo.com, SUSAN DAVIES After 8 years in Pgh (through 1995) [at WTAE] I spent 8 years in Cleveland it WEWS as an environment reporter/weekend weather anchor. Heck, we even gave Dennis Miller his first shot opening up for Pittsburgh Today. WBBZ-TV will present "Women in Buffalo Television" featuring interviews with Susan Banks, former WKBW and WGRZ-TV anchor; Carol Nigrelli, former WIVB-TV anchor ( known as Carol Crissey, then Carol Jasen); Laurie Lisowski-Frey, former WGRZ anchor and WKBW reporter and weather anchor; and Doris Jones, former host of "For The Ladies" on WKBW, He retired in April 2015. KARL HARDMAN was a member of Rege Cordics morning team at WWSW, KDKA and WTAE, and operated a recording studio for more than 30 years. In addition, its noon newscast also features Mr. Food. The station is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, who previously operated WNGS under a local marketing agreement] (LMA). From 1998 to 2002, it used the slogan "Your Hometown Advantage.". The station is currently owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, who also operates Equity Broadcasting-owned RTN affiliate WNGS under . Merkel and Cris. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1977 and a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University in 1980. Well 25 overall in NFL draft, Alan Pergament: Roswell Park exits arrangement with WBBZ show over TV station owner's comments, Former WGRZ meteorologist Elyse Smith headed to Houston station, Alan Pergament: Ch. [3] The station produces less news content during the week than its competitors (24 hours, compared to thirty for WGRZ and forty for WIVB), is the only one in the market that does not produce a 10 p.m. newscast, nor does it produce a weekend morning newscast, while the other two stations in the market have both. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Daniels was an anchor at WSVN-TV in Miami, where she was the first woman to solo anchor a nationally-syndicated, tabloid-style magazine program Inside Story. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Bennett died in September 2015 at age 72. She's thrilled to be reporting and anchoring in her hometown, and is dedicated to covering stories that make an impact on the community, and loves showcasing exceptional Western New Yorkers. Moved to evenings and APD/MD when Hitradio 96/WHTX was born (by the good Captain Showbiz!). Also the voice ofwww.webjhn.comand can be found atwww.jjsolomon.net. He had a radio nostalgia website atbobshannon.com website no longer active. From 2006 to 2007, Channel 7 also produced a sport show called Sportsnite, a nightly sports talk program hosted by WKBW's sports department, that aired weeknights at 7:00 p.m. [6] Daniels also interviewed infamous criminal Charles Manson in 1989.[7]. Got flushed from the business in 1990. The station had news operations from its beginning, but ceased broadcasting a 6 p.m. news in fall 1965 due to a mass exodus of viewers to WBEN-TV.[2]. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, which recently signed on as a sponsor of Buffalo Healthy Livings Community Conversations, dropped. Tom has since branched into the areas of graphic design and print media. Now living in Century City, CA, Barry has been the author of numerous books and has hosted many videos. WKBW - Buffalo Scripps. The slogan, from 2002 to 2008, was the alliterative phrase "Live, Local, Late-Breaking,", a phrase that has been used on stations across the country. He lives in Washington, DC and has been active in a gay and lesbian organizations, including the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network to bring the US into conformity with the rest of the civilized world and allow gay and lesbian military members to cease lying about their sexuality as they defend the country. Ken Houston - 2004-2006 5:30 anchor 11 p.m. reporter. From 2006 to April 2009, WKBW operated WNGS, a station owned by Equity Media Holdings, for most of that time under Equity's then-in-house network Retro Television Network. However, since the fall of 1972, it borrowed most of the basic elements of the "Action News" format used at longtime sister station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, combined with the format news director Irv Weinsteindeveloped and called "Rock 'n' Roll Radio News" (modified for television). JOHN CROSS economics editor for WIIC/WPXI from late 1980 to mid-1984 left Pittsburgh to return to Washington DC. JACK SALVATORE Left WTAE to head back to Phoenix, where I was the noon anchor and consumer advocate. Through 2009, WKBW continued to produce a special version of Sportsnite, Sportsnite Niagara, in cooperation with Niagara University during college hockey and basketball season. In September 1994, Daniels left WBBM to join A Current Affair as a New York -based weekday host. Read bios of our anchors and reporters. WKBW will begin broadcasting all of their local newscasts in upconverted widescreen SD in 2011, joining WGRZ and YNN Buffalo in doing so. Shift changes at 3WS elminated my shift there- it broke my heart, but thats the business. Returned to Pittsburgh in 1985 as Station Manager/Program Director at WTAE/WHTX (Hearst). Update: June, 2008Yes the doors keep revolving. At the stations I served in many capacities including overnights on WDSY from 1979 through 1982, WEEP as production director and air personality 1982 to 1984, Assistant Program Director 1984 until becoming PD in 1985. The competition for the channel continued to grow when the city's first UHF station, WBES-TV, failed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); ASA AARONS Former WPXI Consumer Advocate. Azar retired from WKBW-TV in 1989. Find out more about them, like where they're from and what they like to do when not on TV. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. EDDIE ROGERS Was Afternoon Drive and Program Director on The New Sound of 13Q 1973-1975. (7/9/19), GLEN BARRIE AKA Barry Mardit used to be the Midday Air Personality and PD at 1080 WEEP. Liz Lewin: The former WKBW-TV anchor-reporter, who left the station last summer to become the weekend morning anchor and reporter at WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich., is back in Buffalo. I worked with some of the best. JOEL RAAB I was PD of WEEP 78-81 used air name Jay Stevens. She is presently working at WJET in Erie, Pa. Today, Jim does freelance voice work out of his studio in the South Hills and writes mysteries. Then I became PD and Promotions Director at 1160 WCCS in Indiana, PA acquired in 2002 by Renda Broadcasting with new sister (and former employer) WLCY Blairsville. They remain trademarks of their respective owners. No relation to Rick Azar. 99.3 is one, and 105.7 is also out of Mexico, slamming across the border like you wouldnt believe. Weekend news anchor and, Jerry Azar - sports anchor from the late 1980s to mid 1990's. 12:41 PM, Sep . Granite Broadcasting News Reporter since Aug 2003 WKBW-TV News Reporter since 2003 Full Profile Scott Patterson Buffalo, NY Professions & Specialties News Anchor Reporter Commercial Announcer Presenter Experience & Education Position: Morning News Anchor at YNN Buffalo/Rochester/Jamestown Location: Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Industry: Preliminary results have been promising: due to this, and in part due to a cable coverage issue with WIVB, WKBW's newscasts have climbed back to a strong second place, behind WGRZ. SUSAN (BROZEK) SCOTT Former WTAE-TV (1988 1994) General Assignment Reporter, and Westmoreland County Bureau Chief. [6] Regularly scheduled programming was, for a time in early 2008, increasingly being replaced by infomercials, mostly prime time network and syndicated programs; although this practice was mostly abandoned prior to the May 2008 sweeps, the station continues to sell this air time to charitable organizations such as Operation Smile, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Billy Graham Crusades. 1996 I put on another country in Baltimore Froggy 100.7. Say "Good Morning Buffalo" with Katie, Ed and Aaron every morning! Katie is a two-time Emmy award winner for the morning show's coverage on severe summer weather in 2018, and for race-related issues in the City of Buffalo in 2020. CLARKE INGRAM air talent at 96KX, WHTX and B-94, went on to become Operations Manager of KZZP in Phoenix, Arizona and PD of co-owned KRQQ in Tucson, Arizona, making it the highest-rated Top 40 station in the nation. May 1, 2023 at 5:57 PM. Editors Note: A while back we had it listed that Lynn worked at WDVE. Been at WTOP since 1995. He has been the TV columnist since 1982, with more than year off for good behavior. Phoebe Greene, daughter of 7 Eyewitness News anchor Ashley Rowe and her husband, Daniel Greene, arrived at 3:59 a.m. Monday, September 13, weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces. MIKE BOGUSLOWSKI (Bogey) WPXIs former consumer reporter who was always in YOUR (points finger) corner, was last seen in the corner of viewers at KCBS TV 2. Pittsburgh is my hometown. Ken Philips -- Last time we. Kathleen Leighton, news (19892001). Since then Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Washington DC (XM Satellite Radio) and beginning on August 23, 2004, PD of WQCD/New York. Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. Keith Radford - joined 1987, Eyewitness News at 5, 5:30, 6 & 11 p.m. Joanna Pasceri - joined 1993, Eyewitness News at 5, 6 & 11 p.m. Patrick Taney - joined 2007, Eyewitness News This Morning. A true . Im now Director of FM Programming for Susquehanna Radio in York, Lancaster, Harrisburg PA. There was a problem saving your notification. (7/9/19). It is the ABC affiliate for the Buffalo television market, and is one of many local Buffalo TV stations seen over-the-air and on cable in Canada. Now hes an anchor for Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles. Adrian Whitsett. ROXANNE STEIN former WPXI anchor, is an anchor and medical reporter at WPTV, the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Fla. MIKE STEELE Former middays at 106.7 The Force until AMFM (turned Clear Channel) cluster bought the station and changed to The X at 105.9. was moved to WDVE weekends/swing shifts from 1995 to 2000. In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. He left to do mornings at WQEN in Birmingham, Alabama, but is now morning host at WITL in Lansing, Michagan. Since 2011 Lokay has been at Hearst-owned WCVB 5 in Boston. He was also on the national AFTRA board. JIM ROOKER former Pirates announcer, owns a restaurant-bar in Ambridge, PA called Rooks East Side Saloon. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Listeners there knew me as Marshall Scott. Alma Maters include KQV-AM, WPXI-TV, American Urban Radio Networks and Metro Networks. At that point WKBW radio was sold to Price Communications and renamed WWKB (currently owned by Entercom Communications). Much of his life was spent teaching at WVU and the aforementioned Drury University. JIM HARRINGTON A man for all seasons on KDKA from 1980 through 1984 and then did mid-days on WTAE from 1984 to 1988. WKBW-TV produced iconic children's programing such asRocketship 7 and The Commander Tom Show from the 1960s through the 1980s. Steve Boyd - another longtime weekend anchor, left in the 1990s to pursue law. KRIS LONG WPXI anchor in the mid 1990s, moved to KNXV-TV 15 in Phoenix, Arizona. His first book, SQUEEZE PLAY, was published last year is available at Amazon.com and other online booksellers and at select book stores. RON LEWIS Former Metro Networks traffic reporter and WEAE sports anchor. Both networks carried by WKBW on its digital subchannels are now carried instead on WGRZ-TV. Melanie Pritchard- anchor and reporter, 1997-2008. Nolan Johannes, co-host of Dialing for Dollars (1960s - 1978, left for. PAT SHINGLETON the former WPXI weatherman famous for having an arrow on his finger, is the owner of a production company in Baton Rouge, La. Doris Jones did the weather on Channel 2. . See all of the 7 News reporters, anchors and meteorologists. Moved to Honolulu in 1981 and did evenings at KIKI and then mornings at 93FMQ. (7/9/19), JACK CHRISTOPHERaka Cadillac Jack.air personality at WDSY FM from 1983-1994. ART PALLAN retired to Fort Myers, Florida after working more than 40 years at WWSW and KDKA radio. He was president of Harrington & Mitchell Advertising, Inc. for nine years.
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