Im also a techno DJ of some note under the name Dr. [12] Scripps chose not to retain WPXJ as Buffalo has fewer than eight unique television station owners, not enough to permit a duopoly in any case. 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 Weinstein developed and called "Rock 'n' Roll Radio News" (modified for television). HARRY WEST KQV morning man in the 70s, is semi-retired and works part-time at a station in Scranton, PA. JIM WHITE formerly of KDKA and WJAS, is now retired after many years at KMOX St. Louis. Currently PD/middays for the Forever Broadcasting Classic Rock combo- WUZZ & WUUZ in Meadville/Franklin/Oil City, PA. Glad to be back in Stillers country!!! Scripps further increased the staff to five meteorologists and again revamped the news department largely with familiar names in Buffalo television. She hosted the show until September 1995, when she shifted to being a correspondent for the program's weekday editions and the anchor of the show's weekend edition. (7/9/19), JACK CHRISTOPHERaka Cadillac Jack.air personality at WDSY FM from 1983-1994. He had a few months at WCBS and eventually launched the Just Ask Asa podcast. 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. As a result, WKBW's First Alert weather team had eight meteorologists on their payroll (including two freelancers and mostly off-air graphic artist Dave Vogan), by far the most of any station in the market. Hill was also a member of the French Alliance of Buffalo and the Buffalo Prep Board of Directors. JIM MERKEL Currently doing voiceovers from home studio. Not long afterward, WIVB-TV passed WKBW-TV for first place in nearly all timeslotsthe first time in almost 30 years that WKBW-TV had lost the lead. HAL (HB) BROWN Former afternoon drive and evening jock on WAMO (circa 1967-74). . Copyright 2020Buffalo Broadcasters. former wkbw reporters . There was a problem saving your notification. Was, at one time, mayor of Los Gatos, California. My clients include ESPN Classic Canada and The Hockey Network. On the beach now, attending California University of PA. (info needed), DELLA CREWS The former WPXI morning/noon anchor spent time as the 5PM co-anchor and medical beat reporter at WSAZ-TV 3 in Huntington- Charleston, West Virginia from 1998-2000. [1][2] At that point, WKBW radio was sold to Price Communications and had its call letters changed to WWKB (that station is currently owned by Audacy). Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. BOB DECARLO KQV morning man in the 1970s, is the program director and morning personality at B-95 in Panama City, Fla. VINCE DELISI a Duquesne University graduate who worked at KDKA-TV and WTAE Radio. This mix of talk, entertainment, and game show was an instant hit and led to the creation of "AM Buffalo" in 1978 to continue that tradition. Newsman Irv Weinstein, sportscaster Rick Azar, and weatherman Tom Jolls stand as the longest running anchor team in Buffalo television history. Meet Lewistons own Laurie Lisowski Frey- Laurie was a college intern at "AM/Buffalo" in 1984, then got her first news position in Utica for two years, before moving back to Channel 7 as a reporter and weather anchor then over to Channel 2 as news anchor. Jaromin criticized his technical and on-air staff for multiple technical and editorial errors during a December 21 simulcast of an NFL Network Thursday Night Football game airing on a Saturday night with the Bills against the rival New England Patriots (a game that effectively determined that season's AFC East division championship), stating the game broadcasts and pre-game and post-game shows were well below the broadcast standards for an NFL market station.[47]. Assistant News Director/ News Director WPGH-TV 1997 2003. Citing budget issues, WKBW released Paul after his two-year contract expired in December, 2018;[41] he eventually returned to WIVB. Finally after 6 years at KOAA I left TV news for a new path. And now have the chance to put my Duquesne University Environmental Science and Management Graduate Degree to work. He was most recently the PD/OM of suburban Pittsburgh stations 620 KHB and 770 KFB, owned by Broadcast Communications, Inc. (7/9/19), DON JEFFERSON host of morning radio as Banana Don at WBZZ, WZPT and WSHH. [64] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 7. nspence13@cfl.rr.com. An Ordained Minister and Senior Pastor of thePentecostal Temple Church of God in Christin East Liberty. 3WS radio for 31 years, mornings for 23 of them. Since leaving television, I have become a writer, contributing weekly columns to the Tribune-Review, the Washington Observer-Reporter and the Greenwich Time. During this time he started his own production company (Tom Daniels Productions) which he still operates today. JIM ROOKER former Pirates announcer, owns a restaurant-bar in Ambridge, PA called Rooks East Side Saloon. He will be the weekend meteorologist, fill-in on other newscasts when needed and work on digital content. Listeners there knew me as Marshall Scott. Alma Maters include KQV-AM, WPXI-TV, American Urban Radio Networks and Metro Networks. [8] The completion of the purchase resulted in WKBW-TV becoming Scripps' first station in the state of New York. was appointed by Governor Cuomo to serve as a representative of the news media for the Committee of Open Government. . 7 is favorite to simulcast Bills game with Pats on 'Monday Night Football', "Programming changes due to the Bills game tonight", http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily15.html, http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily27.html?surround=lfn, Walt Liss Co-Author of Famous News Theme and WKBW Exec Has passed, "Versus pulls big numbers with Sabres vs. Rangers", Channel 4 returns to the lead, but cable quarrel boosts Channel 7, Ch. After taking up her corporate role, Hill began. The person: Rick Azar. Lia Lando, a veteran anchor at two Rochester stations who recently has done freelance anchoring work for WKBW and at WIVB-TV (Channel 4) before that, will replace Rowe as co-anchor with Jeff. Channel 7 also is revising its weather department. T.J. WINICK WTAEs Westmoreland County Bureau Chief from 1998-2000. WKBW-TV, through at least the early 2000s, operated the Niagara Frontier radio reading service on its second audio program feed, though it was pulled after the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy in 2004 due to content concerns and the FCC's stricter enforcement of obscenity laws, which included some RRS titles. Genero's experience as an evening news anchor was minimal and within months, Leighton quit the station, with Genero being moved to mornings. Brought in to host the newly branded Good Morning were out-of-market newcomers Cole Heath and Tiffany Lundberg, with meteorologist and feature reporter Mike Randall held over from the previous staff. News & Events; Camps; Get Involved; Contact; Donate! A staple of its morning programming for many years was Dialing for Dollars, which later became AM Buffalo after the Dialing for Dollars franchise was discontinued; AM Buffalo still airs today. Meanwhile, WKBW reporter Natalie Fahmy, one of the MMJs hired as part of a Scripps partnership with Syracuse University, announced on Twitter that she is leaving the station next week to become the Ohio Statehouse reporter for NBC4 in Columbus and stations across the state. WKBW-TV decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. She also served on several governing boards and committees for not-for-profit organizations and offered her services to both public and private organizations that support the Buffalo/Niagara region. Within 9 months it became a volunteer only operation but I was rescued by Broadcast Company of the Americas who decided that simulcasting their Sports programming from XPRS-AM was better served by (ta daaa) Oldies on 105.7 now christened The Walrus. The station also relied more on photojournalists than its competitors, and as a result, it has fewer general assignment reporters. MIKE SILVERSTEIN former WJAS talk show host in the early 70s, is an award-winning news reporter for ABC Radio. [24] In lieu of a 6:00p.m. newscast, WKBW-TV's evening newscast aired at 7:20p.m. in its early years. In addition, the station produces a half-hour sports wrap-up program Sunday Sports Final, which airs Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast. Kelly and his morning partner, Dan Cooke, moved to Philadelphia in 1983 to do mornings for Coxs WSSH (which became Z106). Live with Kelly and Ryan, Right This Minute, The Kelly Clarkson Show and Hot Bench are among the station's syndicated offerings. Born as Elizabeth Penny Comm, Daniels is a native of Highland Park, Illinois. [46] Marc Jaromin was hired to replace Nurse. Reporter/News Director at WTAE-Radio 1989-1996. Contact him atdbowmaninschools@aol.comor visit his websitedennisbowman.net. I did work for KQV and WTAE radio. JIM HARRINGTON A man for all seasons on KDKA from 1980 through 1984 and then did mid-days on WTAE from 1984 to 1988. Granite, under the direction of CEO W. Don Cornwell. When former chief meteorologist Jeff Verzela was laid up from an injury, Bowman returned for several weeks to fill the void and then retired again! Also the voice ofwww.webjhn.comand can be found atwww.jjsolomon.net. "I don't usually lose my temper when I'm doing a newscast."[3]. For many years, it was carried via microwave to cable systems in such areas as Corning and Horseheads; this ended when WENY-TV signed on as the ABC affiliate for the Elmira market. (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). Since then Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Washington DC (XM Satellite Radio) and beginning on August 23, 2004, PD of WQCD/New York. As of 9/10/2004, I am J.J. on KISS 101.7 WJKS WILMINGTON, DE a QC Communications Station. After getting married, Carol Jasen moved into the co-anchor chair, where she would stay until making a life change a decade ago when she re-married and moved out west. After 13 years with Sony and stints in Boston and Pittsburgh I took a job with Equity Music Group .a small independent label in Nashville where I have been employed for the past 3 years. Although this was her primary occupation, Hill wrote freelance articles and occasionally worked on special projects for Daybreak TV Productions and WNED-TV. Currently, Laurie is on the board of several not for profit and cultural organizations in Western New York, including ArtPark and the Food Bank with her husband Kent from Frey Electric. With the change, WKBW also abandoned its circle 7 logo for the first time ever. WBRE . We have compiled a list of our picks for the 10 best female Fox News anchors that are currently on the air. Channel 7's Ashley Rowe is leaving the station. Almost graduated but was hired as an original B94 jock in May 1981 to do nights. It also reintroduced the theme for the introduction to its 11 p.m. newscasts on September 19, 2008 (along with the restoration of the "Do you know where your children are?" (7/9/19), GLEN BARRIE AKA Barry Mardit used to be the Midday Air Personality and PD at 1080 WEEP. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (7/9/19), SHAWN ANDERSON Weekend DJ/sports, WCVI, Connellsville, 1976-77Weekend DJ, WCLG-FM, Morgantown, WV, 1977-81.Evening, later Afternoon DJ/Sports, WJHB, Greensburg, PA, 1981-82. During her 15 years behind the microphone, Jennifer served as past president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Associations board of directors and was a part of two news teams who won the PAPBAs Joe Snyder Award for outstanding news service. Before taking her anchoring role at Buffalo, Hill worked for network affiliate television stations in Georgia and South Carolina. [42], In fall 2017, WKBW began airing The Now, a local/national hybrid lifestyle and soft news magazine, in the 7 p.m. time slot, following World News Tonight and preceding The List. Im now Director of FM Programming for Susquehanna Radio in York, Lancaster, Harrisburg PA. Williamsville, NY. Some critics[who?] In the late 2000s, Lee made a triumphant return to the area at a party in his honor at the McKeesport Palasades to a very happy crowd. 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, weather anchor at Channel 2, and commercial spokesperson. ANGIE MORESCHI former WTAE-TV anchor. CHUCK BRINKMAN longtime KQV, WTAE and WRRK DJ, left Pittsburgh for KLUV-FM in Dallas where he was afternoon DJ on oldies-formatted KLUV-FM in Dallas as well as PD for a time until the end of 2005. (7/9/19). In mid-1993, Daniels and Joan Lovett began anchoring the station's new noon newscast. I am now Chair of Communication at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.. 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, So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? Keeping my toe in radio, still, by doing occasional weekend fill-ins for WSHH as well as teaching Radio Broadcasting course at Robert-Morris. Caywood apparently left radio in 2010 and became the Director of Marketing for the Sextant Group. WKBW-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Buffalo, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC.Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, the station maintains studios at 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo and a transmitter on Center Street in Colden.. WKBW-TV is one of many local Buffalo television stations that are available over-the-air and on cable television in Canada, particularly in . [20] The station still produced less news content during the week than its competitors (24 hours, compared to 36 for WGRZ/WUTV and up to 40 for WIVB-TV/WNLO), is the only one that does produce a weekend morning newscast; both competitors also produce 10 p.m. newscasts for other stations, which WKBW does not. In April 1993, Daniels joined WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois as an anchor and reporter. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Nowadays Im a freelance voice talent in Toronto. Get the recommendations on what's streaming now, games you'll love, TV news and more with our weekly Home Entertainment newsletter! Its Eyewitness News branding was initially retained, albeit with a slight alter to "7 Eyewitness News," until it was dropped in January 2022. Ch. Merkel by himself. Ratings somewhat rebounded by October 2011; WKBW-TV's 11:00p.m. newscast jumped to second place, behind WIVB-TV but ahead of WGRZ.[32]. Through the years, WKBW-TV changed ownership and location. The station was among the first in Western New York to launch a website in the mid-1990s and was the first to offer RSS feeds and podcasts. Yes.I do live in Nashville now (2008) but I still bleed BLACK & GOLD !!! Since 2011 Lokay has been at Hearst-owned WCVB 5 in Boston. In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. WPXJ was instead included in a package of stations resold to Inyo Broadcast Holdings.[13]. [11], On September 24, 2020, a consortium made up of Scripps and Berkshire Hathaway announced the proposed purchase of Ion Media, including its Ion Television owned-and-operated station in the Buffalo market, WPXJ-TV (channel 51). 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