Still keeping a hand in radio while practicing law in Washington, DC, Kelly did weekends and swing at WAVA and Q107. Ashley Rowe said, "we have received excellent care from the wonderful staff at Oishei Children's Hospital. Cox passed away suddenly in September of 2003. WCPO 9 News Anchors. Melanie Pritchard- anchor and reporter, 1997-2008. 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. Tom moved to WWSW-FM/AM in 1982 as their Production/Swing Man for both stations. On October 22, 2008, WKBW news anchors launched what has been described as the "Big Tease,"[3] an announcement that an ostensibly top-secret "major change" was coming; although only a few of the senior members of the staff knew about the change, it was widely predicted to be a revival of the Eyewitness Newsname and classic theme. 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In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. [6] Daniels also interviewed infamous criminal Charles Manson in 1989.[7]. Ingram returned again to program WJJJ during its Jammin Oldies format, and worked briefly as an air talent at 3WS. Phoebe Greene, daughter of 7 Eyewitness News anchor Ashley Rowe and her husband, Daniel. JOHN POISTER PD and Mid day jock at WIXZ /McKeesport when it went country in 1975. Retired to Florida. Im also a techno DJ of some note under the name Dr. Though WKBW has multiplexed its channels in the past, it currently does not do so. B.B. 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. After WNRJ imploded, moved out to Indianapolis, IN for a 10 year run as PD/Mornings at AAA formatted WTTS until 2000. You can often catch her out with her husband Paul and giant (but so lovable) dog Bandit! 7 News WKBW - Facebook When the sale of the Buffalo Bills was made official in New York City, Katie was there to cover the team changing hands. TOM LYONS former all-night DJ on WTAE in the 70s who also worked at KQV as Tom Lee in the 60s, is now retired in Grove City, PA. LORAN MANN Former WAMO jock and WIIC/WPXI anchor/reporter. He went back to his native New York City as a sports reporter for all-news WCBS-AM. 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. MIKE SILVERSTEIN former WJAS talk show host in the early 70s, is an award-winning news reporter for ABC Radio. that originally was used for long-form features but quickly turned into a spot for paid interviews. Now at. . Hardman passed away in 2007 at the age of 80. 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. You have permission to edit this article. WGRZ-TV followed suit with Daybreak in 1996. ), Don Burns, Sara Lockard, Jay Davis, Johnny Williams, Jay Mitchell, Jim Harrington, Alan Jennings, John Poister, Hank Baughman, Clarke Ingram, Neal Spense, Susie Barbour, and many moreeven a brief moment with Scott Paulsen when did afternoon drive there (hard to imagine such a fantastic group of people in one place at one time). 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The noon newscast, during the mid-1970s, featured the first pairing of current WPVI anchor team Jim Gardner and Dave Roberts (then known as Dave Thomas), with Danny Neaverth frequently filling in for Thomas. Currently Angie is a freelance journalist and media consultant in Lutz, Florida. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. Merkel and Cris. He's a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and has a familial connection to Western New York. 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. 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. (WKBW's morning show predated by seven years the next competitor, WIVB-TV, which did not debut its morning show, Wake Up!, until 1994. Now living in Century City, CA, Barry has been the author of numerous books and has hosted many videos. Nevertheless, the station retained the 2003 studio set and graphics package for the next two years and has moved the "7 News" and "Live/Local/Latebreaking" slogans back to the 2 a.m. news brief. The station's digital channel is UHF 38. They remain trademarks of their respective owners. Placed among 10 contestants in the "danger zone" after viewers voted Sunday night, the smiling crooner was not among the two singers chosen Mo. She is expected to be on the air next week. Smiths announcement comes a few days after the station announced meteorologist Jennifer Stanonis was returning to the station in a full-time role. 7, is a TV station in Buffalo, New York. 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. 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. Respectfully submitted! He has been the TV columnist since 1982, with more than year off for good behavior. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. JIM LOKAY Former morning news/traffic reporter for Metro Networks in Pittsburgh. RON KLINK I worked at stations in Latrobe and Jeannette in the 1970s. WKBW decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. Anchor the 5pm and 6pm newscasts for WKBW-TV in Buffalo. WKBW-TV produced iconic children's programing such asRocketship 7 and The Commander Tom Show from the 1960s through the 1980s. Rick Azar was a gentleman and a class act. WKBW redesigned its Web site in April 2007, adding the user-generated content system YouNews TV, a YouTube-like video hosting service centered around news in the Buffalo area. In 1985, he joined Hill and Knowlton public relations, then worked for a Tampa-based investment firms Washington office. 1987-1991; Columbus: WOSU-TV, WCOL-FM, WCOL-AM 1973-1978; Key West, FL: Television/Multimedia Coordinator for Monroe County (Florida Keys) government 1997-2010. Sales Executive, 1998 . The station is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, who previously operated WNGS under a local marketing agreement] (LMA). He left to do mornings at WQEN in Birmingham, Alabama, but is now morning host at WITL in Lansing, Michagan. JOHN SANDERS formerly of KDKA, does cable TV play by play for the Cleveland Indians and works for the Big East basketball network. TOM DANIELSPittsburghs Native Son, returned to his hometown in late 1980 from an Afternoon Drive radio position in Baltimore, MD to become the Morning Personality for FM97 (WFFM years before it became WRRK.) JACQUE SMITH former weekend anchor and reporter at KDKA-2 is now at WJW-8 Cleveland where she anchors the stations weekday morning newscasts. KENT DERDIVANIS who was a member of the Pirates broadcast team from 1990-1993. WKBW was originally intended to be an independent station. From September of 2009 to September of 2010, the morning show's name was changed to Good Morning WNY. Later returned to his home state of Connecticut. AM Buffalo still airs today. BOB TRACEY who worked at KDKA Radio and TV from 1956-68, is retired and living in Carnegie. ET before moving up to 5:30 a.m. in 1996. Much of his life was spent teaching at WVU and the aforementioned Drury University. A Southwest Virginia church was vandalized during Easter weekend, according to Washington County Sheriff . WKBW History - Our past as we continue to serve WNY | WKBW.com 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. She later returned to WPXI as the late night anchor but left again and eventually started her own company. DAVE MASON worked at 13Q (WKTQ) 1977-1979Middays and PD (for 6 months) in its near final days as 13Q. Merkel by himself. WKBW, although it has retreated back to third when WIVB returned to cable, has kept many of those viewers gained during the cable dispute and has made the Buffalo ratings race a much closer three-way race again, with only the station's morning newscast still in distant third. WKBW, through at least the early 2000s, operated the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service on its second audio program. After Bridget Blythe's departure in October of 2010, the morning show changed its name back to Eyewitness News This Morning with Ginger Geoffery and Patrick Taney. ART PALLAN retired to Fort Myers, Florida after working more than 40 years at WWSW and KDKA radio. Since has moved to Austin, Texas and was afternoon drive for heritage rock station 93.7 KLBJ until September 2006. 12:41 PM, Sep . 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays under Program Director and Afternoon Personality, Chuck Brinkman, whom he had always listened to on KQV as a boy. Promoted to Marketing Director for both 1250/WTAE and better-focused Variety 96. Now he owns and instructs at a yoga center in the same city. TERRY LEE of all the requests as to the whereabouts of a local personality PBRTV ever had, Terry Lee Trunzo was the most frequent. ), From about 1989 until February 1997, the station identified itself as News Channel 7, but kept the Eyewitness News name for posterity, resulting in rather long station announcements (e.g., "From WKBW-TV News Channel 7, this is Eyewitness News at 5"). T.J. WINICK WTAEs Westmoreland County Bureau Chief from 1998-2000. JIM BRINSON who replaced Randy Waters at WPXI, hosts a morning sports talk show on WNSA in Buffalo. Wonder what hed say today?? The station is currently owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, who also operates Equity Broadcasting-owned RTN affiliate WNGS under . I am now Executive Director of Trails and Open Space Coalition. She was also a Fellow with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. 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. Im in morningswere just off the ground (http://www.walrusfm.com) and response has been awesome. Rich can be contacted at antonrs@netzero.net. Before arriving in Pittsburgh, he worked in New York on WCBS-FM, Boston at WBZ and Hartford at WDRC. Fridmann has been the permanent Wake Up! co-anchor alongside Chris Horvatits since December. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); ASA AARONS Former WPXI Consumer Advocate. Ricardo Efrain Thomas Aquino Carballada de Babilon [1] (April 24, 1929 [2] - March 25, 2021), known professionally as Rick Azar, was an American broadcaster who spent 31 years at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York. WPNT and WTAE, works at WKBW-TV/Buffalo. Azar retired from WKBW-TV in 1989. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Listeners there knew me as Marshall Scott. Alma Maters include KQV-AM, WPXI-TV, American Urban Radio Networks and Metro Networks. Also the voice ofwww.webjhn.comand can be found atwww.jjsolomon.net. According to WKBW-TV, Hill died on Monday after a . Currently in advertising. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. HAL (HB) BROWN Former afternoon drive and evening jock on WAMO (circa 1967-74). Can't get enough of WKBW? ANGIE MORESCHI former WTAE-TV anchor. Following that he wasthe morning host at CHWO-AM 740 in Toronto, Ontario. Yes.I do live in Nashville now (2008) but I still bleed BLACK & GOLD !!! Her former husband, Rick Leventhal, was an on-air reporter for WSVN-TV in Miami and WFLD-TV in Chicago while Daniels was working in those cities. On October 27 at 5:00 a.m., the name Eyewitness News permanently returned to the newscasts, with Laura Gray, Channel 7's reporter, who was filling in that day for regular Morning and Noon anchor Bridget Blythe, and Move Closer to Your World was fully restored to all of the station's newscasts. According to the stations website, Person was born and raised in Brooklyn, is bilingual and graduated from St. Bonaventure University. JOE STARKEY Penguins play-by-play announcer in 1973-74, has been sports director of KGO/San Francisco since 1979 and is also the radio voice of the San Francisco 49ers. I am now Chair of Communication at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.. 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. Bounced out of now-defunct 1250/WTAE in November, 1997, after 5 months of solo morning effort following Larry OBriens retirement in May, 1997.now happily retired and living in semi-luxury with at least 8 cats in lovely Murrysville, PA. (OBrien would live here too, but he cant afford it.) From 1998 to 2002, it used the slogan "Your Hometown Advantage.". Witness). 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! In mid-1993, Daniels and Joan Lovett began anchoring the station's new noon newscast. 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. Got flushed from the business in 1990. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Became a reporter for News 10 Now in Syracuse, NY. He also does voice acting for video games and is heard as one of the play-by-play voices in Segas NFL game. However, digital television withPSIP capability display WKBW-TV's virtual channel as 7. The competition for the channel continued to grow when the city's first UHF station, WBES-TV, failed. Since January 31, 2008, union employees at that station who work as producers, engineers, reporters, photographers and assignment desk editors, had been working without a contract. Now reporter at WBZ-TV, CBS affiliate in Boston. In addition, its noon newscast also features Mr. Food. Bob Tracey also worked at WJAS and Metro Traffic. . 3WS radio for 31 years, mornings for 23 of them. "I don't usually lose my temper when I'm doing a newscast."[3]. 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. Left in the 1990s, and currently works as vice president of Corporate Communications at M&T Bank in Buffalo. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. I program both WSOX and A/C WARM 103. Navigating around PBRTV.comThe Main Site PBRTV Pittsburgh Radio and Television ONLINESmooth, Relaxing and Easy A music program heard on various online outlets.Shakin not Stirred A blog about the webmasters life with Parkinsons Disease. Also worked at WWCH-AM/WCCR-FM, Clarion, and WASP-AM, Brownsville. My co-Anchors were Mary Robb, Vicki Yates Orr, Patrice King Brown, and Brenda Waters. Originally a weekend anchor, Mahoney went on maternity leave in the early 1990s and then returned as anchor of the morning newscast, "Good Morning Western New York," before leaving on maternity again in the mid 1990s and not returning. Long time anchors have either been dismissed or seen significant pay cuts. Remembering the legacy of former 7 Eyewitness News anchor Jean Hill Banks was one of the highest paid television personalities in the Buffalo market. During this time he started his own production company (Tom Daniels Productions) which he still operates today. Buffalo in the 70's: Buffalo Anchorman Sales Executive, 1996 1998; Strategic Images, Pittsburgh, SR. He would later return to the airwaves at WJAS for a time. WKBW 7 News Staff | WKBW.com Moved to Honolulu in 1981 and did evenings at KIKI and then mornings at 93FMQ. 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. John Winston - 1970s and 1980s. DON BERNS WTAEs afternoon DJ in the 80s, moved onto CKOX in Newmarket, Ontario. Graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington in 2002and worked swing & fill-in at the Bob & Tom flagship in Indy WFBQ Q95 till Pennsylvania called us back home in 2004. Rowe and her husband, Dan Greene, welcomed a daughter, Phoebe, in mid-September. The station's digital signal remained on channel 38. Oldies Kool moved to 99.3 in 2003and was gone by fall 2005, when I became morning news co-host on KOGO (AM 600). (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). WCPO 9 News staff biographies and information. Recently he did some swing work on 3WS and then mornings on WWVA. From 1965 to 1989, he was partnered with sports directorRick Azar and weatherman Tom Jolls (who did double duty as host of Commander Tom); the three formed the longest continuing anchor team in television history until Azar's retirement in 1989. A true . King interview on WKBW-TV in 2002 with former News Anchor Kim Betton.Rest in Peace B.B. Until 2000, lottery drawings were shown on WKBW-TV (they have since moved to WGRZ). Pittsburgh is my hometown. GIL LUCAS Founder of KBL Sports in Pittsburgh, the forerunner of The Fox Sports Regional Network. We are a 22 year old non-profit, advocacy group for open space, trails, bikeways, greenways and parks. We also run a small restaurant in the French countryside, so I split time between Phoenix and France. He is the voice of Air Force Academy football and says another Western New York product, Linda Benzil, former WKBW announcer, works as an anchor-reporter at KUSA. In late 1993, the Granite Broadcasting Corporation acquired a large minority (45 percent) stake in WKBW-TV from Queen City Broadcasting. Andy Parker, Meteorologist, Good Morning WNY, Eyewitness News (19922000). He now runs a political consulting firm. I miss all those I worked with on radio and TV. 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: Adrian Whitsett. Meet the Team | Youngstown, Ohio - WKBN.com Went back into law practice, which I am still doing. I had the honor and pleasure of working with and knowing some of the greatest radio folks ever (and just great people!!) Jeff Russo has been anchoring solo at 6 and 11 p.m. while Rowe has been off. Early life and education Buffalo, New York. Buffalo Station Is Losing 3 Anchors In Less Than a Month - Adweek RANDY WATERS former sports anchor and reporter at WPXI, now holds that position with WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta. 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. He started law school at the same time and also worked at Star 104.5 up until graduation. 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. Both networks carried by WKBW on its digital subchannels are now carried instead on WGRZ-TV. Now at, Laura Gray - joined 2006, left March 4, 2011. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays 98-year-old Leonard Gaj, better known as "Airborne Lenny," first joined the United States Army in 1943 when he was just 18-years-old. Staff. He is now the main anchor at KPSP-TV (CBS affiliate) in Palm Springs California. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: FINDING THE TOUGH ONES - Buffalo News Please subscribe to continue reading. [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. 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. MIKE HAMBRICK former WPXI anchor and part of the Mike and Edye (Tarbox) team. NOWPM Drive anchor on top-rated all-newser WTOP, Washington, DC since 1998. Now at. She is also an Emmy-nominated reporter, after being nominated in 2016 the category of Feature News Report: Serious. (7/9/19).
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