former wkbw news anchors

In 1998 i launched WSOX. KENT DERDIVANIS who was a member of the Pirates broadcast team from 1990-1993. 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. She also hosts PCNC shows, including the weekly Aesthetic Medicine, and has hosted shows about pets, cooking, travel, medicine & cable issues. Now at. 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. In September 1994, Daniels left WBBM to join A Current Affair as a New York-based weekday host. He later returned to the Pittsburgh area to talk about weather, but in school and community productions and his vantriloquist dummies. (The video feed was removed from the WKBW.com page in April 2007 but remained in operation through at least mid-2008.) 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?] On demand video of newscasts is available. Alan Pergament has had a variety of roles at The News since 1970, including as a news and sports reporter. 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. Reporter/News Director at WTAE-Radio 1989-1996. You can read more at dariethchisolm.com. Following that he wasthe morning host at CHWO-AM 740 in Toronto, Ontario. 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. 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. From 1970 until 2003, and from 2008present, WKBW called its news operation "Eyewitness News," and uses that format's iconic circle 7 logo to this day. Earlier in his career he did some TV and even worked on the movie JAWS. Between 2000 and 2003 (and from 2008 to 2009), the morning show was known as Eyewitness News This Morning, and from 2003 to 2008 was known as 7 News This Morning. The station's digital signal remained on channel 38. WCPO 9 News Anchors. Currently consulting Country stations nationwide. Bowman returned to television weather reporting as the morning meteorologist on KDKA-TV. "I don't usually lose my temper when I'm doing a newscast."[3]. 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. 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. 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. [1][2] Shortly before leaving WSVN, Daniels was caught on the air telling a producer "You suck!" Kelly and his morning partner, Dan Cooke, moved to Philadelphia in 1983 to do mornings for Coxs WSSH (which became Z106). Then he was atKAAM-AM 770in Dallas. You can often catch her out with her husband Paul and giant (but so lovable) dog Bandit! Much of his life was spent teaching at WVU and the aforementioned Drury University. 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. BOB GIBSON formerly with KDKA radio and TV, now freelances in New York after many years with all-news WCBS/New York. Madison Carter, the former WKBW-TV (Channel 7) anchor-reporter, has been a significant part of WGRZ-TV's (Channel 2) coverage. Dave Roberts (broadcaster) - Wikipedia 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. (Pittsburgh had big time radio war for black listeners during the late 60s and early 70s. Nolan Johannes, co-host of Dialing for Dollars (1960s - 1978, left for. However, no firm date has been set for the upgrade. Its transmitter is located at 8909 Center Street in Colden, New York. He passed away in March of 2021 at the age of 91. . Sales Executive, 1998 . Clinton Churchill, original owner of 50,000 watt radio station WKBW AM 1520 in Buffalo, was granted the license to operate the station in 1957. 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. 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. I program both WSOX and A/C WARM 103. WKBW-TV produced iconic children's programing such asRocketship 7 and The Commander Tom Show from the 1960s through the 1980s. WKBW - Buffalo Scripps. Currently Director of Coverage and Content at WPXI-TV. He had done movies as well as stage acting and has recorded several audio books. Steve Boyd - another longtime weekend anchor, left in the 1990s to pursue law. She is expected to be on the air next week. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. I still voicetrack for Clear Channels KKFG in Farmington, NM, and do TV work in San Diego for KUSI-TV, KPBS-TV and XETV. JOHN CROSS economics editor for WIIC/WPXI from late 1980 to mid-1984 left Pittsburgh to return to Washington DC. No relation to Rick Azar. KRIS LONG WPXI anchor in the mid 1990s, moved to KNXV-TV 15 in Phoenix, Arizona. I did work for KQV and WTAE radio. Maria Genero, Rich Newberg, and Brian Blessing were the News 4 Weekend Staff for a good part of the 80s. Buffalo in the 70's: Buffalo Anchorman Currently in his bag of voicetracking assignments is evenings at WWSW in Pittsburgh. Ashley Rowe said, "we have received excellent care from the wonderful staff at Oishei Children's Hospital. ANDY PEARSON (former WTAE anchor/reporter) Andy joined Todays KTHV in 1998 and currently co-anchors the 5, 6, and 10 oclock broadcasts. According to the stations website, Person was born and raised in Brooklyn, is bilingual and graduated from St. Bonaventure University. Creative Service/Production for WPTT/WJAS/WSHH-Pittsburgh 2003-2006. His production company (known as Tom Daniels Multimedia Productions) is heavily involved in marketing Desktop Publishing, Audio Recording, both Print and Broadcast Ad Production, Pre-recorded Broadcast Programming, Archival Sound Preservation, and even Photo-Restoration. Outside of work, Katie enjoys staying active. The station's newscasts were rebranded as 7 News in 2003, and Move Closer to Your Worldwas dropped in favor of a more contemporary piece of news music (Right Here, Right Now by 615 Music). Most recently heard on XM Radio in Washington DC. Living World War II Veteran honored after donating P.O.W Diary to National Museum. Susan Banks began her Buffalo career on Eyewitness News in 1977. 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. 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, Pellegrino and Summers were forced to quit their other news positions after AM Buffalo became a production of the station's sales department, though Summers has since resumed announcing certain news elements. 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. 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. A year and a half later, in June 1995, Granite bought the remainder of the station. He was the main weatherman for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia from 1983 until his retirement in 2009. The station's morning show, the first in Western New York, began in 1989. However, in April 2007, due to very poor ratings despite a barrage of heavy advertising, the Buffalo Sabres being in the playoffs and the upcoming 2007 NFL Draft, Sportsnitewas cancelled. I came up a few votes short and now I runRon Klink and Associates, a government relations firm, with offices in Pittsburgh and Washington DC. My husband is a television producer and we have two small children.. Byer passed away on October 31, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. Jumped into TV to do promotion & marketing for WPGH, helping to launch the Fox network in Pittsburgh, before moving into a corporate programming position. The station has only two meteorologists compared to WIVB's four and WGRZ's five (WKBW uses a general assignment reporter, Jennifer Stanonis, to read weather forecasts on Fridays and Saturdays) and only two sports anchors compared to WGRZ's four (WIVB also currently has just two sports reporters). 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. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. Returned to Pittsburgh in 1985 as Station Manager/Program Director at WTAE/WHTX (Hearst). (7/9/19), BOB CERMINARA Former reporter at WJAS, WEDO and KQV. 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. 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. Kendra Eaglin - joined 2010, Eyewitness News Weekend, Jeff Russo - joined 2004, sports director, Shawn Stepner - joined 2007, weekend sports & host of Sunday Sports Final, Aaron Mentkowski - joined 2000, Meteorologist, Weekdays at 5, 6 & 11 (, Jennifer Stanonis - joined 2005, weather anchor, Eyewitness News this Weekend at 6 & 11 (fill-in mornings), Dave Cash - weather "anchor," occasional fill-in evenings, Elizabeth Carey - joined 1999 (business, by agreement with, John Borsa - joined 2003 (occasional fill-in anchor), Jason Gruenauer- joined 2010 (also fill-in sports), Adam Francis- photojournalist and general assignment reporter, Dave Cash - weekday mornings/fill-in weather, Steve Schnepf - fill-in weeknights & mornings, Linda Pellegrino, joined station prior to 1990, also previously a weather anchor, Jon Summers, joined station prior to 1983, previously the station's announcer), Jon Summers - commercials, 1983 to present (also newscasts from 1983 to 2003). 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. [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. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays As a result of the changes, WKBW had dropped all involvement with WNGS.[1]. Ken Houston - 2004-2006 5:30 anchor 11 p.m. reporter. Trance. I play at clubs and parties all over Canada and in selected cities in the U.S. including Pittsburgh, where I played a few parties over the years.. Moved to Honolulu in 1981 and did evenings at KIKI and then mornings at 93FMQ. ) has for many years been an internationally known financial guru. 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. 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. (The station. www.voiceimaging.com, JAY MITCHELL WJPA AM/FM Washington, PA, Program Director 1968 1977; WNEU AM Wheeling, WV, Mid-days 1977 1978; WWSW AM/FM Pittsburgh, Evenings 1978 1979; WWSW (3WS) Evenings, 1979 1983; WTAE AM Pittsburgh, Evenings 1983 1987; WWSW (3WS) Pittsburgh, Weekends 2001 2003; 84 Lumber in Eighty Four, PA, PR Director 1987 1989; Harrington & Mitchell, Pittsburgh, VP/Sales 1989 1996; Production Masters, Pittsburgh, SR. Listeners there knew me as Marshall Scott. Alma Maters include KQV-AM, WPXI-TV, American Urban Radio Networks and Metro Networks. In mid-1993, Daniels and Joan Lovett began anchoring the station's new noon newscast. Pallan passed away in Pittsburgh at the age of 83 in early 2007. Gil is retired and living on Anna Maria Island in Florida. He confirms here that he NEVER worked at WDVE! Watch our newscasts from 4:30 1996 I put on another country in Baltimore Froggy 100.7. The staff at WKBW congratulates Ashley and Dan and their family on Phoebe's arrival. News / Apr 11, 2023 / 11:32 PM EDT. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Now reporter at WBZ-TV, CBS affiliate in Boston. Pheben Kassahun signs off - WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather 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 From September of 2009 to September of 2010, the morning show's name was changed to Good Morning WNY. Nowadays Im a freelance voice talent in Toronto. WCPO 9 News Staff Bios | WCPO 9 Pete Kenworthy - WNY live reporter 2003/ 7 News this morning anchor 2004-March 23, 2007. The two-time AIR award winner for Best Traffic Reporter in Pittsburgh is now a dialysis technician in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Alan Pergament: TV reporters whose hearts remain in - Buffalo News [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]. Sheila Mahoney - reporter/anchor, 1988-circa 1997. WENDY KING co-host of KDKAs Party Line with her late husband Ed, remained in the area after his death. Moved in 1987 to Detroit as MD/middays with Bobby Hatfield at WDTX (one of the few true Rock-40 stations at the time). (December, 2009). (info needed), KEITH ABRAMS Worked weekends for Joel Raab, Alan Furst and Barry Mardit at WEEP-AM while attending Clarion and was then hired by Bobby Christian for swing on the original 96KX in 1982 (which rocked, cause I wanted to BE Suitcase Simpson!). Local News, Weather and Sports in Youngstown, Ohio Local News; Storm Team 27 Forecast; Sports; The magazine program only ran from 1989-1990, but, according to local ratings, was hugely popular in Miami where it was beating the famous A Current Affair, which was then-anchored by Maury Povich and at the time aired on competing station WCIX-TV (now WFOR-TV). Reporter, first African-American television personality in the Buffalo market. Currently in advertising. JIM MERKEL Currently doing voiceovers from home studio. SUSAN (BROZEK) SCOTT Former WTAE-TV (1988 1994) General Assignment Reporter, and Westmoreland County Bureau Chief. ANGIE MORESCHI former WTAE-TV anchor. WKBW also updated its set and graphics in October 2010 (by inserting a blue background behind the studio set) ahead of a bigger set overhaul as part of the station's plan to convert its newscasts to upconverted SD. Later returned to his home state of Connecticut. The show went off the air in 1996. Buffalo's 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]. I had the honor and pleasure of working with and knowing some of the greatest radio folks ever (and just great people!!) Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. Anchor Ashley Rowe and husband Dan welcome new baby girl - WKBW He started law school at the same time and also worked at Star 104.5 up until graduation. WKBW Buffalo Archives - TV News Check Left Channel 4 in 2001 to become an anchor at Washington, D.C. Fox Affiliate WTTG Channel 5. 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. Jeff Russo has been anchoring solo at 6 and 11 p.m. while Rowe has been off. There was a problem saving your notification. DON COX who was the afternoon DJ on 13Q (WKTQ) in the mid-70s, and most recently worked at WPOW-FM (Power 96) in Miami. 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. EDDIE ROGERS Was Afternoon Drive and Program Director on The New Sound of 13Q 1973-1975. 3WS radio for 31 years, mornings for 23 of them. She is also an Emmy-nominated reporter, after being nominated in 2016 the category of Feature News Report: Serious. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) 7 Eyewitness News is excited to welcome a new addition to the WKBW family. Banks was one of the highest paid television personalities in the Buffalo market. Now at. NINA PINEDA former WTAE reporter is now at WABC-TV in New York. Am now manager for Visions Production, a multi-media production company based here in Pittsburgh, producing live events and film/video/interactive. Former WKBW-TV Anchor Dies. 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. 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. The station also relies more on photojournalists than its competitors, and as a result, it has fewer general assignment reporters. 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. It's transmitter is located @ 8909 Center Street in Colden, New York. You have permission to edit this article. TERRY MCGOVERN who worked at KDKA radio and TV from 1965-69, lives in Marin County, California and teaches acting and voice. 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. In addition, its noon newscast also features Mr. Food. Merkel and Steve. SHAWN YANCY Former WTAE-TV Reporter and Anchor. Prior to her return to Pittsburgh in 1988, Susan was a Reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC from 1985 to 1988, and the weeknight 6pm Co-Anchor at WTRF-TV in Wheeling, WV from 1981-1985. Read bios of our anchors and reporters. WPNT and WTAE, works at WKBW-TV/Buffalo. 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. 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). Went crosstown to 96.1 HitRadio 96 WHTX with Captain ShowBiz & Cary Pall in 1983 for PM Drive. Rowe joined the 7 News team. The information on this page is not up to date. But this new job is fantastic. WKBW decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. Been at WTOP since 1995. He was also on the national AFTRA board. He also hosted the Penn State produced Pennsylvania Game TV trivia show. He had a few months at WCBS and eventually launched the Just Ask Asa podcast. Doris Jones did the weather on Channel 2. . Respectfully submitted! An Ordained Minister and Senior Pastor of thePentecostal Temple Church of God in Christin East Liberty. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: FINDING THE TOUGH ONES - Buffalo News The Buffalo Broadcasters Association remembers Rick Azar We shifted to Oldies in 2000, and a year later shifted dial position and callscurrently PD and mornings at KOCL (95.7) San Diego; middays KSBL (101.7) in Santa Barbara, Middays on KKFG, Farmington, NM, Weekends on WLCL Atlanta, and Beatles Radio Show host on Classic Rock KGB, San Diego. while in Pittsburgh through the 80s way to many to list! BLAKE LAWRENCE I was morning man and APD at 96KX (WXKX) in 1977-78 before following PD Bobby Christian to Chicago and WMET. Now at, Bridget Blythe - anchor, 2004-2010. 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. Joe DeStio at WEAE says I am continuing my tour of Pittsburgh Radio and TV stations. Known 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. Apr 28. 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. 7, is a TV station in Buffalo, New York. Jim returned to Pittsburgh in 2005 as morning traffic reporter for KDKA/WPCW-TV. 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. Furthermore, WKBW was a source for much of WPVI's on-air talent. (see www.joeleraab.com) for more details. 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. Also the voice ofwww.webjhn.comand can be found atwww.jjsolomon.net. 7 News anchor Ashley Rowe to leave WKBW in June Went back into law practice, which I am still doing. He's a native of Erie, Pennsylvania and has a familial connection to Western New York. (7/9/19). JENNIFER LUNT Was A-J Taylor at KQV and Metro Networks in the late 1990s and is taking a break from broadcasting. 99.3 is one, and 105.7 is also out of Mexico, slamming across the border like you wouldnt believe.

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