Jeff Russo has been anchoring solo at 6 and 11 p.m. while Rowe has been off. Outside of work, Katie enjoys staying active. Now at, Bridget Blythe - anchor, 2004-2010. ANGIE MORESCHI former WTAE-TV anchor. JIM HARRINGTON A man for all seasons on KDKA from 1980 through 1984 and then did mid-days on WTAE from 1984 to 1988. RON LEWIS Former Metro Networks traffic reporter and WEAE sports anchor. Our AM (XPRS-AM) is the very same frequency that was once XERBhome of Wolfman Jack. JOEL RAAB I was PD of WEEP 78-81 used air name Jay Stevens. Since has moved to Austin, Texas and was afternoon drive for heritage rock station 93.7 KLBJ until September 2006. 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. She is presently working at WJET in Erie, Pa. 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. Buffalo Business First produces the station's business reports and traffic updates are handled by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. May 1, 2023 at 5:57 PM. [4][5] These gains appear to have held as of May 2009, as the station made gains on a struggling WGRZ. (7/9/19), JACK CHRISTOPHERaka Cadillac Jack.air personality at WDSY FM from 1983-1994. Pete Kenworthy - WNY live reporter 2003/ 7 News this morning anchor 2004-March 23, 2007. Update: June, 2008Yes the doors keep revolving. Despite the changes to the theme and newscasts, WKBW has fallen in ratings. In addition, he is the long-time meteorologist for ABC affiliateWBRZ-TV. BOB TRACEY who worked at KDKA Radio and TV from 1956-68, is retired and living in Carnegie. Since 2011 Lokay has been at Hearst-owned WCVB 5 in Boston. Later did reports on the City Hall beat for WJW-TV in Cleveland. At KDKA I had the opportunity to work with the giants like Bill Burns, Patti Burns, Ray Tannehill, Sweet ol Bill Curry, Al Julius, Lynn Sawyer, Mary Robb Jackson, Wayne Van Dyne, Bob Kudzma and more names than I can list here. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: FINDING THE TOUGH ONES - Buffalo News Susan Banks, former WKBW anchor. 1996 I put on another country in Baltimore Froggy 100.7. 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. (*As a side note, Nina was caught on camera on September 11, 2001 running to safety at the time of the attacks at the World Trade Center.). I miss all those I worked with on radio and TV. "I don't usually lose my temper when I'm doing a newscast."[3]. In San Diego, many U.S. companies lease Mexican signals. Was at WNBC in New York in the same capacity until he was let go for budget reasons in 2007. In April 1993, Daniels joined WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois as an anchor and reporter. Phoebe Greene, daughter of 7 Eyewitness News anchor Ashley Rowe and her husband, Daniel. WKBW suspended both of its Saturday newscasts in September 2008, during college football season; the station resumed those newscasts in December, after football season ended. 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. 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. Been at WTOP since 1995. Penny Daniels is an American communications consultant and trainer and a former television news anchor who once hosted the TV show A Current Affair. Buffalo's WKBW has been proactive in its ventures on the Internet. KARL HARDMAN was a member of Rege Cordics morning team at WWSW, KDKA and WTAE, and operated a recording studio for more than 30 years. 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. Bowman returned to television weather reporting as the morning meteorologist on KDKA-TV. 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. Watch our newscasts from 4:30 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. Weekend news anchor and, Jerry Azar - sports anchor from the late 1980s to mid 1990's. 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. B.B. The Buffalo Broadcasters Association remembers Rick Azar Susan Banks - 1977-1981, 1990 - December 13, 2006. (7/9/19), GLEN BARRIE AKA Barry Mardit used to be the Midday Air Personality and PD at 1080 WEEP. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In September 1994, Daniels left WBBM to join A Current Affair as a New York -based weekday host. Currently in field operations for Ford Division Marketing and Sales at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. Heck, we even gave Dennis Miller his first shot opening up for Pittsburgh Today. Anchor Ashley Rowe and husband Dan welcome new baby girl - WKBW Pallan passed away in Pittsburgh at the age of 83 in early 2007. SUSAN (BROZEK) SCOTT Former WTAE-TV (1988 1994) General Assignment Reporter, and Westmoreland County Bureau Chief. BOBBY BENNETT Former morning jock at WZUM (1967-68). When WCBS-FM returned to the air in 2007 he returned to the afternoon drive shift but left in 2012 citing health reasons. ALAN CUTLER formerly with KDKA radio and TV, is a motivational speaker based in Lexington, KY. Visit his website atwww.alancutler.com. Daniels currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her two children. 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. He was recruited in 1984 by 92Q, Cleveland, Ohio. Reach me attvnewsman@hotmail.com. 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. Jean Hill, former Channel 7 anchor and reporter, dies - WKBW King interview on WKBW-TV in 2002 with former News Anchor Kim Betton.Rest in Peace B.B. Rowe and her husband, Dan Greene, welcomed a daughter, Phoebe, in mid-September. 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. He retired in April 2015. In mid-1993, Daniels and Joan Lovett began anchoring the station's new noon newscast. Hinds was also known for his work at WTAE-TV as host of AM Pittsburgh with Cathy Milton and Al McDowell. Went to Denver with CBS since 2003 as VP/Programming for the market and CBS VP/Classic Hits and Oldies Programming for the company. 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. After getting married and going to other markets working in TV, EDYE is now known as E. D. (Donahey) Hill on Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends. E-mail:davemason@clearchannel.com. 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. WBEN (WIVB) TV History - Buffalo Broadcasters Association Merkel and Cris. 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. He went back to his native New York City as a sports reporter for all-news WCBS-AM. His last position before retiring was as president of a small pharmaceutical company. For five years, he was a national commercial voice for SEARS. JACQUE SMITH former weekend anchor and reporter at KDKA-2 is now at WJW-8 Cleveland where she anchors the stations weekday morning newscasts. He is now the main anchor at KPSP-TV (CBS affiliate) in Palm Springs California. JOHN SANDERS formerly of KDKA, does cable TV play by play for the Cleveland Indians and works for the Big East basketball network. . John Winston - 1970s and 1980s. In September 1994, Daniels left WBBM to join A Current Affair as a New York-based weekday host. He also does voice acting for video games and is heard as one of the play-by-play voices in Segas NFL game. WKBW streamed its noon newscasts via live video on the Internet, one of the few major network affiliates to offer a video stream. 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.. "I'm sorry I said it," Daniels later said, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 22, 1993. Left Pittsburgh to go to Detroits WWWW before joining WODK in Grand Rapids and then returning to WWWW. Banks was one of the highest paid television personalities in the Buffalo market. In 1985, he joined Hill and Knowlton public relations, then worked for a Tampa-based investment firms Washington office. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) 7 Eyewitness News is excited to welcome a new addition to the WKBW family. BIG STEVE RIZEN formerly with KQV and WJAS and the host of Give It a Whirl on WIIC-TV, is now a school teacher in Houston. 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. 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. Smiths announcement comes a few days after the station announced meteorologist Jennifer Stanonis was returning to the station in a full-time role. Reporter/News Director at WTAE-Radio 1989-1996. Katie Morse - WKBW 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. The station was originally located at 1420 Main Street, and remained there until it moved to its current location at 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo in 1978. 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). 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. 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. Beginning in 2000, the station began making some questionable moves that arguably began its fall to the bottom. Weinstein was WKBW's main anchor from 1964 until his retirement in 1998, doubling as news director for most of that time. Today, Jim does freelance voice work out of his studio in the South Hills and writes mysteries. Local News, Weather and Sports in Youngstown, Ohio Local News; Storm Team 27 Forecast; Sports; He had a few months at WCBS and eventually launched the Just Ask Asa podcast. 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. He went into business for himself in the mid-90s providing communications consulting to organizations as diverse as executive search firms and the United Nations. Living World War II Veteran honored after donating P.O.W Diary to National Museum. WKBW decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. Long time anchors have either been dismissed or seen significant pay cuts. Sheila Mahoney - reporter/anchor, 1988-circa 1997. She graduated from Kent State University in Ohio, and completed her MBA at Canisius College while working full-time as a reporter. Im also a techno DJ of some note under the name Dr. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Buffalo, New York. 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.) 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's transmitter is located @ 8909 Center Street in Colden, New York. (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!). 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. Currently Angie is a freelance journalist and media consultant in Lutz, Florida. He also hosted the Penn State produced Pennsylvania Game TV trivia show. Became the Program Director in late 83 (again thanks to the Captain) and remained till 89. Jeff Russo @JeffRussoWKBW - News Anchor/Reporter - WKBW-TV - LinkedIn From there I launched stations including Ann Arbor, Michigan and oldies Kool 107, then in 1994 I launched Country KIX 96.1 Raleigh, North Carolina. 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. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) Ashley Rowe, the award-winning anchor of 7 News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., will be leaving WKBW next month to focus on being a full-time mom. From September of 2009 to September of 2010, the morning show's name was changed to Good Morning WNY. Following that he wasthe morning host at CHWO-AM 740 in Toronto, Ontario. Jeff Myers AKA "The Traffic Guy" was known for his witty commentaries about the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. RANDY WATERS former sports anchor and reporter at WPXI, now holds that position with WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta. King. 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. He would later return to the airwaves at WJAS for a time. WKBW was originally intended to be an independent station. From September to November 2008, no Saturday newscasts were produced, and the station again suspended its Saturday 6:00 p.m. newscast in 2010 (though its late newscast now airs after college football). At that point WKBW radio was sold to Price Communications and renamed WWKB (currently owned by Entercom Communications). She was also a Fellow with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. MICHAEL KUNKLE Harrison City native, became news anchor, KTRH-AM, Houston. Though WKBW has multiplexed its channels in the past, it currently does not do so. wkbw.com. In mid-1993, Daniels and Joan Lovett began anchoring the station's new noon newscast. The station's digital signal remained on channel 38. From 2006 to 2007, Channel 7 also produced a sport show called Sportsnite, a nightly sports talk program hosted by WKBW's sports department, that aired weeknights at 7:00 p.m. WKBW-TV produced iconic children's programing such asRocketship 7 and The Commander Tom Show from the 1960s through the 1980s. Byer passed away on October 31, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. Also worked at WWCH-AM/WCCR-FM, Clarion, and WASP-AM, Brownsville. Read bios of our anchors and reporters. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. 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. 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. His mother spent part of her childhood here, according to the press release from WKBW-TV. [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. His son Greg runs the Moon Township motorcycle shop that Bob Tracey founded in the 1960s. Now news director at KDKA under the name Marshall Adams. B.B. King Interview in 2002 with Former WKBW Anchor Kim - YouTube WKBW - Buffalo Scripps. Ingram returned again to program WJJJ during its Jammin Oldies format, and worked briefly as an air talent at 3WS. Buffalo Station Is Losing 3 Anchors In Less Than a Month - Adweek 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. AL GEE Former PD and mid-day and evening host at WZUM (1967-68), during the stations brief fling as an R&B station. During this time he started his own production company (Tom Daniels Productions) which he still operates today. Everyone doing well over here!". His website,http://www.barrykaye.com/will give you more info. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. He confirms here that he NEVER worked at WDVE! In 2000, Della was hired by News 12 New Jersey in Edison, NJ. 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. 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