Ingram returned again to program WJJJ during its Jammin Oldies format, and worked briefly as an air talent at 3WS. Respectfully submitted! WKBW was originally intended to be an independent station. Contact Us: PBRTV Eric O'Brien PO Box 101345 Pittsburgh PA 15237 info@pbrtv.com Your Forecast [], [] Where are they now? Apr 28. (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). 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. 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. It keeps the skills honed. 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. JACK SALVATORE Left WTAE to head back to Phoenix, where I was the noon anchor and consumer advocate. In 1962, the Courier-Express reported that WKBW Radio publicist Joan Marshall was about to become Buffalo's first "lady newscaster" on TV. AL GEE Former PD and mid-day and evening host at WZUM (1967-68), during the stations brief fling as an R&B station. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. JOHN POISTER PD and Mid day jock at WIXZ /McKeesport when it went country in 1975. Later she was at KRXA-AM in Monterey, CA. WKBW-TV (Channel 7) is bringing back a former anchor to fill in during the holiday season while co-anchor Ashley Rowe continues on maternity leave. 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. 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. TERRY MCGOVERN who worked at KDKA radio and TV from 1965-69, lives in Marin County, California and teaches acting and voice. WKBW-TV produced iconic children's programing such asRocketship 7 and The Commander Tom Show from the 1960s through the 1980s. 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. David Thomas Boreanaz (born February 14, 1936) is a retired American television broadcaster who broadcast under the stage names Dave Thomas in Buffalo, and Dave Roberts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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. Later returned to his home state of Connecticut. In December, 2010 the web-master was laid off and the web page is not overseen by any specific person but updated by employees both in and out of the news department, many without journalistic training. His son Greg runs the Moon Township motorcycle shop that Bob Tracey founded in the 1960s. She was also a Fellow with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. Equity went bankrupt in 2009, selling off RTN to one of its shareholders by January 2009 (which led to WNGS and other Equity stations dropping the network) and the Equity stations being liquidated, with WNGS sold to Daystar Television Network in April 2009 (the station has since been resold to a local group). 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. (7/9/19), GLEN BARRIE AKA Barry Mardit used to be the Midday Air Personality and PD at 1080 WEEP. (Pittsburgh had big time radio war for black listeners during the late 60s and early 70s. The station also relies more on photojournalists than its competitors, and as a result, it has fewer general assignment reporters. Bob Tracey also worked at WJAS and Metro Traffic. CapCities would serve as WKBW-TV's longest tenured owner, having owned it and its radio sister for 25 years, and the station would reach its peak during Capital Cities' ownership. Now reporter at WBZ-TV, CBS affiliate in Boston. On demand video of newscasts is available. (7/9/19). She is expected to be on the air next week. Her most recent role was vice president and senior compliance officer at M&T Bank. At that point WKBW radio was sold to Price Communications and renamed WWKB (currently owned by Entercom Communications). The information on this page is not up to date. Then he was atKAAM-AM 770in Dallas. WKBW's weather staff provides forecasts to Townsquare Media stations WJYE and WYRK. Leventhal now works for Fox News Channel. He was the main weatherman for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia from 1983 until his retirement in 2009. WNGS was not available on satellite providers during Sportsnite's run, thus limiting the show's audience. However, when NBC closed its owned and operated station, WBUF-TV (now WNED-TV), on September 30, 1958, then-ABC affiliate WGR-TV (now WGRZ-TV) went back to NBC. I did work for KQV and WTAE radio. 7 News WKBW provides 24/7 news coverage on WKBW.com and our mobile app. Seated at the Channel 7 news desk with Tom Jolls and Irv Weinstein, Azar made up the longest running anchor team in the history of television, 24 years, beginning in 1965. Tom moved to WWSW-FM/AM in 1982 as their Production/Swing Man for both stations. 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. KRIS LONG WPXI anchor in the mid 1990s, moved to KNXV-TV 15 in Phoenix, Arizona. I program both WSOX and A/C WARM 103. He was also on the national AFTRA board. Susan Banks - 1977-1981, 1990 - December 13, 2006. 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. Also owner of 1150 WGBN New Kensington. 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. Kelly and his morning partner, Dan Cooke, moved to Philadelphia in 1983 to do mornings for Coxs WSSH (which became Z106). J.J. SOLOMON formerly known as J.J. on WAMO-FM and Jimmy Jamm on WJJJ 104.7 FM. [7] The two sides, after significant acrimony and a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board, came to an agreement on March 4, 2011.[8]. For many years, it was carried via microwave to cable systems in such areas as Corning and Horseheads for ABC service; this ended when WENY-TV signed on. Buffalo ABC affiliate WKBW said it's losing three on-air talent within the next month. JIM HORNE KDKA DJ from 1967-72, became an actor in New York now known as J.R. Horne. Ashley Rowe said, "we have received excellent care from the wonderful staff at Oishei Children's Hospital. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. PBRTV understands hes living in the Pittsburgh area awaiting a new radio opportunity. Email is kabrams961@aol.com. Heck, we even gave Dennis Miller his first shot opening up for Pittsburgh Today. It also reintroduced the theme for the introduction to its 11:00 newscasts on September 19, 2008 (along with the restoration of the Do you know where your children are? ET on WNGS. 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. wkbw.com. Buffalo, New York. Lia Lando, who left Channel 7 in June 2018 after being the anchor of its Sunday newscasts for about a year, will be a temporary fill-in on the anchor desk. Left to pursue a career in real estate. RANDY WATERS former sports anchor and reporter at WPXI, now holds that position with WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta. Left Pittsburgh to go to Detroits WWWW before joining WODK in Grand Rapids and then returning to WWWW. 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! 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: Banks' sudden retirement from WKBW came just two days after an announcement was made that the station's owner, Granite Broadcasting, had filed for bankruptcy protection. [4][5] These gains appear to have held as of May 2009, as the station made gains on a struggling WGRZ. JIM BRINSON who replaced Randy Waters at WPXI, hosts a morning sports talk show on WNSA in Buffalo. WKBW Anchor Keith Radford's Final Broadcast Set For June 30 TVSpy | June 9, 2021 | 6:52 am EDT by Kevin Eck NextGen TV Debuts On Five Buffalo Stations TVNewsCheck | March 19, 2021 | 7:38 am EDT by Mark K. Miller WKBW, WGRZ, WUTV, WIVB and WNYO are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology. Live with Regis and Kelly, Wheel of Fortune,Jeopardy!, The Doctors and the weekend talk show House Smarts with Lou Manfredini are the station's syndicated offerings. A true . Its transmitter is located at 8909 Center Street in Colden, New York. Wonder what hed say today?? Hello to all my broadcast buddies from years past! Well (Not to be confused with, Erika Von Tiehl - 2005-2007 - reporter/morning anchor. 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. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Became the Program Director in late 83 (again thanks to the Captain) and remained till 89. (see www.joeleraab.com) for more details. Programmed in Memphis, Charlotte, Seattle in the 90s and moved to Salt Lake to manage a cluster in 1999. She co-anchored at 5:30 p.m. weekdays on Channel 4 and at 10 p.m. on WNLO in 2010 and also anchored Channel 4's weekend morning shows temporarily. The competition for the channel continued to grow when the city's first UHF station, WBES-TV, failed. Placed among 10 contestants in the "danger zone" after viewers voted Sunday night, the smiling crooner was not among the two singers chosen Mo. A staple of its morning programing for many years was Dialing for Dollars, which later became AM Buffalo after the Dialing for Dollars franchise was discontinued. Moved in 1987 to Detroit as MD/middays with Bobby Hatfield at WDTX (one of the few true Rock-40 stations at the time). Susan Banks began her Buffalo career on Eyewitness News in 1977. Barry Mardit, Alan Furst, Keith Abrams and Bill White (now WBT PD) worked for me. JEFF GILBERT - former WEEP/WDSY News Director/Anchor, . Contact him atdbowmaninschools@aol.comor visit his websitedennisbowman.net. Newsman Irv Weinstein,. He has been the TV columnist since 1982, with more than year off for good behavior. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. Bowman returned to television weather reporting as the morning meteorologist on KDKA-TV. nspence13@cfl.rr.com. No relation to Rick Azar. In September 1994, Daniels left WBBM to join A Current Affair as a New York-based weekday host. She'd go on to anchor at Channel 2 and Channel 7 before retiring from TV news 29 years . Harrington settled down in Pittsburgh and has lived here for 24 years. Pete Kenworthy - WNY live reporter 2003/ 7 News this morning anchor 2004-March 23, 2007. WKBW - Buffalo Scripps. (info needed). In 1992 I ran for Congress and won the seat in the 4th Congressional District. Went back into law practice, which I am still doing. He previously worked with the Buffalo-based Empire Sports Network and did play-by-play for the now defunct Buffalo Destroyers Arena Football. 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. Though WKBW has multiplexed its channels in the past, it currently does not do so. He is a member of the national Television Critics Association. 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. As of 9/10/2004, I am J.J. on KISS 101.7 WJKS WILMINGTON, DE a QC Communications Station. My parents still live in Ambridge where I grew up and started my radio career at WMBA. (7/9/19), RICH ANTON Born & raised in the Burgh, graduated from North Hills High School and attended Clarion University. After 13Q, worked on WXYZ, WDRQ, WMJC, WCLS, WOMC, then did mornings on WLTI, LITE-FM for 9 years. 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. Left in the 1990s, and currently works as vice president of Corporate Communications at M&T Bank in Buffalo. Furthermore, WKBW was a source for much of WPVI's on-air talent. They remain trademarks of their respective owners. Phoebe Greene, daughter of 7 Eyewitness News anchor Ashley Rowe and her husband, Daniel. The plots of Jims thrillers are based in Pittsburgh. Moved to evenings and APD/MD when Hitradio 96/WHTX was born (by the good Captain Showbiz!). WKBW-TV. TERRY LEE of all the requests as to the whereabouts of a local personality PBRTV ever had, Terry Lee Trunzo was the most frequent. 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. WKBW will begin broadcasting all of their local newscasts in upconverted widescreen SD in 2011, joining WGRZ and YNN Buffalo in doing so. (7/9/19). 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!) The two-time AIR award winner for Best Traffic Reporter in Pittsburgh is now a dialysis technician in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The NewsCenter 2 Team of Molly McCoy, Rich Kellman, Ed Kilgore, and Barry Lillis The News Four Team of the late 70's. Top row: Gary Gunther, Larry Hunter, Marie Rice, Allen Costantini. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) 7 Eyewitness News is excited to welcome a new addition to the WKBW family. BILL MARTIN former WPXI weekend anchor in the early 1990s, is now the 5 PM anchor at Clevelands WJW-TV, the Fox affiliate. In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. 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. When WCBS-FM returned to the air in 2007 he returned to the afternoon drive shift but left in 2012 citing health reasons. [] Where are they now? DON BERNS WTAEs afternoon DJ in the 80s, moved onto CKOX in Newmarket, Ontario. In 1974 I started working at WEDO and WIXZ in McKeesport. Returned to Pittsburgh in 1985 as Station Manager/Program Director at WTAE/WHTX (Hearst). On Monday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown delivered his 2023 State of the City Address which included a presentation on his proposed $582 million city budget that was filed with the Buffalo Common Council earlier Monday. Now hes an anchor for Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles. The site's accuracy has suffered and is often outdated. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, As supporters pray, Kim Pegula's father shares her words: 'I will continue to fight', Prayer and healing vigil for Bills and Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula scheduled for Saturday, WGRZ meteorologist Elyse Smith exiting station after three years, DeAndre Hopkins Watch: Receiver posts on Instagram, 'Who says I wanted to leave? WGRZ-TV followed suit with Daybreak in 1996. Was, at one time, mayor of Los Gatos, California. JEFF GILBERT former WEEP/WDSY News Director/Anchor, is a popular news reporter for Infinitys 950am WWJ/Detroitoften heard on CBS Radio Network news reportsHe is also host of the Car Chronicles feature heard on that station and other CBS affiliates. 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. Melanie Pritchard- anchor and reporter, 1997-2008. 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. Rick Zurak - 1989-1991 - sports - Weekend sports anchor for three years before starting his own golf store and is now the head of the New York State Junior Golf Tour and Rick Zurak's Golf Warehouse. The first was displacing longtime 5:00 anchor Kathleen Leighton to mornings in favor of former WIVB weather anchor Maria Genero, who had been host of the talk show Good Day New York). Keep reading with unlimited digital access. His first book, SQUEEZE PLAY, was published last year is available at Amazon.com and other online booksellers and at select book stores. In addition, he is the long-time meteorologist for ABC affiliateWBRZ-TV. He is an avid bike rider, certified private pilot, and a 1st Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol and a new Daddy. RON LEWIS Former Metro Networks traffic reporter and WEAE sports anchor. MICHAEL KUNKLE Harrison City native, became news anchor, KTRH-AM, Houston. Sales Executive, 1996 1998; Strategic Images, Pittsburgh, SR. From there she moved to Washington, D.C., where she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at WJLA-TV, the ABC station from 1985-1988. 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(?). 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. EDYE TARBOX former WPXI anchor partnered with Mike Hambrick. Shift changes at 3WS elminated my shift there- it broke my heart, but thats the business. 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. "I'm sorry I said it," Daniels later said, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 22, 1993. However, digital television withPSIP capability display WKBW-TV's virtual channel as 7. Co-anchor of Eyewitness News This Morning, Eyewitness News at Noon/7 News This Morning, 7 News at Noon, most recently host of. Most recently heard on XM Radio in Washington DC. Hardman passed away in 2007 at the age of 80. During this time he started his own production company (Tom Daniels Productions) which he still operates today. [1][2] Shortly before leaving WSVN, Daniels was caught on the air telling a producer "You suck!" Presently working at the Butler County Radio Network WISR, WBUT & WLER. Eyewitness News had been the most-watched newscast in the Buffalo market for many years, and was at times even more popular in the Toronto market than local Toronto news., June 2010 Some critics[who?] Currently in his bag of voicetracking assignments is evenings at WWSW in Pittsburgh. WKBW currently carries comparatively little syndicated programming, instead opting for the AM Buffalo programs and infomercials. MIKE HAMBRICK former WPXI anchor and part of the Mike and Edye (Tarbox) team. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays 1,373 were here. Nolan Johannes, co-host of Dialing for Dollars (1960s - 1978, left for. He now runs a political consulting firm. Currently in field operations for Ford Division Marketing and Sales at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. The station's morning show, the first in Western New York, began in 1989. The newest member of WKBW-TV's sports department, Adam Unger Sports anchor and reporter Jenna Callari is joined by recent Newhouse graduate Adam Unger (right). Now an instructor for the Austin campus of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and Mix 94.7 weekender. John Winston - 1970s and 1980s. I am now Executive Director of Trails and Open Space Coalition. Witness). Reach me attvnewsman@hotmail.com. Later did reports on the City Hall beat for WJW-TV in Cleveland. (The video feed was removed from the WKBW.com page in April 2007 but remained in operation through at least mid-2008.) MIKE SILVERSTEIN former WJAS talk show host in the early 70s, is an award-winning news reporter for ABC 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. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) 7 Eyewitness News is excited to welcome a new addition to the WKBW family.
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