That job was eliminated in 2007 with budget cuts, and I started mornings on experimental Sign On Radio an internet only website for The San Diego Union-Tribune. The Channel 7 frequency was hotly contested during the 1950s; the Buffalo Courier-Express and former WBUF-TV owner Sherwin Grossman tried several times to gain rights to the channel allocation (to compete with The Buffalo News's WBEN-TV), but was unable to secure a license. He also worked for the legendary Buzzard (WMMS), Q-104, WGAR, Cleveland, and Pirate Radio WYNF, Tampa Bay, Florida (when it was CBS owned & operated), all the while continuing to develop the creative aspects of his company. Read bios of our anchors and reporters. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Currently Communications officer for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. His last position before retiring was as president of a small pharmaceutical company. Here's what to expect. The station revived "Move Closer to Your World" for promotions celebrating the station's 50th anniversary, for the intro to breaks during its newscasts. [40] On the evening news front, veteran anchorman Keith Radford was signed to a contract extension following the Scripps takeover while Sports Reporter Jeff Russo was promoted to co-anchor.[39]. The hiring of Paul and another reporter, Ali Touhey, was originally to provide personnel for a weekend morning newscast that Scripps had planned to launch on the station in early 2016, but Scripps postponed, then ultimately canceled the newscast before it debuted. The noon newscast, during the mid-1970s, featured the first pairing of the long-running WPVI anchor team of Jim Gardner and Dave Thomas (now known as Dave Roberts), with Danny Neaverth frequently filling in for Thomas. I am now Chair of Communication at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.. nspence13@cfl.rr.com. 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. From September to November 2008, no Saturday newscasts were produced and the station again suspended its Saturday 6:00pm newscast in 2010 and 2011 (though its late newscast now airs after college football). She anchors for WSBT 22 News on FOX at 10 and WSBT 22 News at 11 and also reports on special projects. Weinstein joined the station in 1964 after working at WKBW-AM from 1958 to 1964 as News Director for the classic radio station. After 13Q, worked on WXYZ, WDRQ, WMJC, WCLS, WOMC, then did mornings on WLTI, LITE-FM for 9 years. Lia Lando to replace Ashley Rowe as WKBW anchor; station's sports lineup is changing. You can reach me at jchristopher@equitymusicgroup.com (7/9/19), DEAN CONNORS worked at WOMP-FM in Wheeling 1987 1992 (as Dean Fredericks), moved to WXRB (the Rebel) as one of the original jocks there (as James Dean) Left for gigs in Harrisburg and Chattanooga before returning to program WASP-AM & FM in Uniontown, until they were bought and turned into Froggy stations (yuk!) During that time I filled in on several occasions for Spencer Christian on Good Morning America., In 2003 I left big market Tv for Colorado Springs to be closer to my sisters family. Its with great sorrow that the Buffalo Broadcasters Association acknowledges the passing of Jean Hill who was a news anchor at WKBW-TV for 12 years before leaving the business. A native from Newark, N.J., Hill received her bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, her masters degree in journalism from The Ohio State University, and MBA from SUNY Buffalo. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. Home; Services; New Patient Center. Even though the present building is 30 years old, it still stands as a modern fixture in the city landscape with silver reflective panels. "Rocketship 7" kicked off the day with host Dave Thomas and "Promo The Robot!" With Scripps' acquisition of WKBW-TV, each of Buffalo's "Big Three" network affiliates will have at one point or another been owned by a company with newspaper interests; WIVB-TV, founded in 1948 as WBEN-TV, was owned by the Butler family, then-owners of the Buffalo Evening News, from its inception until the early '70s (and both had shared partial ownership by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway from 2014 to 2017, via BH's stake in Media General); Gannett Company, publishers of USA Today and various other newspapers around the country, acquired WGRZ-TV in 1996. Unger, who came to Channel 7 directly from Syracuse University, hasnt said where is he is going. Leventhal now works for Fox News Channel. [49], In June 2022, Ashley Rowe opted to leave to spend more time with family and was replaced by Lia Lando. william lupo obituary former wkbw reporters. LYNN HINDS Not WDVE, ever. Sales Executive, 1996 1998; Strategic Images, Pittsburgh, SR. WGRZ-TV followed suit with Daybreak in 1996). Horne passed away suddenly in December 2016. 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. Later she was a Senior Producer in Local Programming at WPXI-TV where she was producer of documentaries, commercials, hour shows, and major, live events, including The Celebrate the Season Parade, presented by Macys & WPXI. He also does voice acting for video games and is heard as one of the play-by-play voices in Segas NFL game. Wonder what hed say today?? Radio Production, Broadcast Journalism, Radio, Audio Vault, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro, Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. (Tonawanda, NY), Acme Highway Products Corporation (Amherst, NY). [7] The sale was completed on June 16. Talks were ongoing between NABET Local 25 and the management at WKBW-TV, though recent contract offers have been rejected. Ransom's replacement, Michael Nurse, sought to overhaul the relatively undermanned newsroom by increasing the staff and overhauling the morning show. In fact, the original building used to be a tabernacle, which is key to what WKBW stands for: "Well Known Bible Witness." 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. In the late 1990s, he set up the American branch of an Australian audio magazine company where he was CEO and editor in chief. [27] WNGS was not available on satellite providers during Sportsnite's run, therefore limiting the show's audience. WKBW-TV signed on and continues as one of the top ABC affiliates in the country. Through the years, WKBW-TV has served a mix of local programming, and news that serves the Western New York community, with many viewers in Southern Ontario as well. WKBW-TV's then-owner Granite Broadcasting filed for bankruptcy in 2006; as a result, the station group as a whole was hit hard by financial difficulties. News 4 Anchors & Reporters Jacquie Walker Don Postles Dave Greber Kelsey Anderson Jordan Norkus Jeff Preval Chris Horvatits Abby Fridmann Luke Moretti Marlee Tuskes Sarah Minkewicz Tara Lynch. (7/9/19). EDYE TARBOX former WPXI anchor partnered with Mike Hambrick. Clinton Churchill, original owner of 50,000 watt radio station WKBW (1520 AM, now WWKB), was granted the license to operate the station in 1957. SHAWN YANCY Former WTAE-TV Reporter and Anchor. EEO Public File Reports Its with great sorrow that the Buffalo Broadcasters Association acknowledges the passing of, Before taking her anchoring role at Buffalo, , Hill worked for network affiliate television stations in Georgia and South Carolina. Currently in field operations for Ford Division Marketing and Sales at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. (7/9/19). The day: November 30, 1958. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. From there she moved to Washington, . KEN MEASE former sports anchor with KDKA-TV and WPXI, moved on to become a sports anchor and producer at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. for 17 years. Granite, under the direction of CEO W. Don Cornwell. Alan Pergament has had a variety of roles at The News since 1970, including as a news and sports reporter. WNED-FM's subcarrier then was contracted to carry the service from then on. Something we did not have a chance to get to during the interview was that Carol plays Cello- she was trained while growing up in Philadelphia, but put the instrument down when she was in Western New York now Carol plays to audiences with the symphony at Creighton University in addition to writing, and enjoying life with her husband Craig Nigrelli, a former Channel 4 reporter who is now an anchor in Nebraska. [34] Market leader WIVB-TV, which originally announced no intention to upgrade to true HD, announced its intentions to upgrade to true HD in response to its two rivals, which it did on February 1, 2012. by Julia Batista | Sep 16, 2020 | Buffalo Broadcasting News | 0 comments. Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with, sorted by primary channel network affiliations, Clinton Churchill/CapCities ownership (19571986), Queen City Broadcasting/Granite Broadcasting Co. years (19862014), Capital Cities Communications Inc v Canadian Radio-Television Commission, Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, Cap Cities Selling Station - Chicago Tribune, Granite Buying TV Partnership - The New York Times, Scripps Buying Granite TVs in Buffalo, Detroit, Scripps closes on deal to buy two stations from Granite in Buffalo, Detroit, "Scripps, Journal Communications Complete Merger And Spinoff", "Separation of Gannett into two public companies completed | TEGNA", "E.W. He had a few months at WCBS and eventually launched the Just Ask Asa podcast. He is now the main anchor at KPSP-TV (CBS affiliate) in Palm Springs California. He is an avid bike rider, certified private pilot, and a 1st Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol and a new Daddy. It also promoted Sports Reporter Joe Buscaglia to Sports Director, and added one half hour to its morning newscasts to begin at 4:30a.m. in response to its rivals. BOB DEARBORN who preceded Don Berns on WTAEs afternoon show, and worked at oldies station WJMK Chicago. RON LEWIS Former Metro Networks traffic reporter and WEAE sports anchor. After working in the states, Hill switched to becoming an international correspondent for. On January 1, 2022, WKBW ditched its Eyewitness News branding for the second time after 13-plus years. After taking up her corporate role, Hill began pursuing an Executive MBA (EMBA) at the School of Management at the University of Buffalo, and later received it in 2004. Im now Director of FM Programming for Susquehanna Radio in York, Lancaster, Harrisburg PA. The company announced the sale of WKBW-TV to J. Bruce Llewelyn's Queen City Broadcasting in August of that year; the sale of the station would be completed in early 1986, shortly after Capital Cities completed its acquisition of ABC. He had a radio nostalgia website atbobshannon.com website no longer active. WBBZ-TV President and General Manager Bob Koshinski commented, "I think our viewers will enjoy catching up with the women in television, as they share their memories.. Hill then became an anchor for WKBW and has been remembered for being on television despite her stepping down into a role in corporate communications for M&T Bank in 2001. [38] Scripps planned on using WKBW-TV's morning show as a pilot system to test the format; had it been successful, the company would have rolled out the new format on its other stations across the United States. Respectfully submitted! moved on to anchor with WFTS, the ABC affiliate in Tampa and then on the investigative team at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. WBBZ is seen throughout Western New York over-the-air on digital channel 67.1. 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. In 1977, WKBW-TV unsuccessfully sued the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) over simultaneous substitution rules. 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. Currently in his bag of voicetracking assignments is evenings at WWSW in Pittsburgh. (7/9/19), BOB CERMINARA Former reporter at WJAS, WEDO and KQV. Rowe, who recently announced she is leaving to spend more time with her infant daughter, Phoebe, has her last day at the station June 10. 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?" However, after WBUF was shut down by its second owner, NBC, on September 30, 1958, then-ABC affiliate WGR-TV (channel 2, now WGRZ) re-added NBC programs. Kelly moved to Denver in 1997 to work as an in-house counsel for MCI and did weekends at Alice 106 for Gregg Cassidy until 2001. Also the voice ofwww.webjhn.comand can be found atwww.jjsolomon.net. Her most recent role was vice president and senior compliance officer at M&T Bank. When the world wide web opened up in 1994, Channel 7 was the first Buffalo station online with www.wkbw.com. We had a chance to catch up with Laurie recently when she welcomed us into her home. Rich can be contacted at antonrs@netzero.net. Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. 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