Since then, Ive moved to the former WXRB (now WJJJ), then to WTTF Toledo, WPHM Detroit, WIFN Detroit, WMJZ Gaylord, MI before landing back in the Pittsburgh area at WJPA Washington. Moved to evenings and APD/MD when Hitradio 96/WHTX was born (by the good Captain Showbiz!). Penny Daniels is an American communications consultant and trainer and a former television news anchor who once hosted the TV show A Current Affair. WNGS was not available on satellite providers during Sportsnite's run, thus limiting the show's audience. 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). HAL (HB) BROWN Former afternoon drive and evening jock on WAMO (circa 1967-74). Was, at one time, mayor of Los Gatos, California. Became a reporter for News 10 Now in Syracuse, NY. Despite the changes to the theme and newscasts, WKBW has fallen in ratings. 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Bowman returned to television weather reporting as the morning meteorologist on KDKA-TV. WTAE-TV News Assignment Editor/ Assistant News Director 1979-89. He is now at WEWS-TV in Cleveland. WKBW - Buffalo Scripps. Trunzo passed away at the age of 70 in July 2013. 7 News anchor Ashley Rowe to leave WKBW in June (7/9/19), GLEN BARRIE AKA Barry Mardit used to be the Midday Air Personality and PD at 1080 WEEP. Now hes an anchor for Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles. Before arriving in Pittsburgh, he worked in New York on WCBS-FM, Boston at WBZ and Hartford at WDRC. Currently PD/middays for the Forever Broadcasting Classic Rock combo- WUZZ & WUUZ in Meadville/Franklin/Oil City, PA. Glad to be back in Stillers country!!! During this time he started his own production company (Tom Daniels Productions) which he still operates today. 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. Copyright Law. NINA PINEDA former WTAE reporter is now at WABC-TV in New York. Pheben Kassahun (@PhebenKassahun) / Twitter JOEL RAAB I was PD of WEEP 78-81 used air name Jay Stevens. 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. It keeps the skills honed. 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. Became the Program Director in late 83 (again thanks to the Captain) and remained till 89. Tom has since branched into the areas of graphic design and print media. Contact Us: PBRTV Eric O'Brien PO Box 101345 Pittsburgh PA 15237 info@pbrtv.com Your Forecast [], [] Where are they now? Update: June, 2008Yes the doors keep revolving. She'd go on to anchor at Channel 2 and Channel 7 before retiring from TV news 29 years . J.J. SOLOMON formerly known as J.J. on WAMO-FM and Jimmy Jamm on WJJJ 104.7 FM. You can often catch her out with her husband Paul and giant (but so lovable) dog Bandit! His last position before retiring was as president of a small pharmaceutical company. BOBBY BENNETT Former morning jock at WZUM (1967-68). Joe DeStio at WEAE says I am continuing my tour of Pittsburgh Radio and TV stations. 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. 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. WKBW-TV. Lia Lando to replace Ashley Rowe as WKBW anchor; station's sports When Capital Cities merged with ABC in 1986, it sold WKBW-TV to Queen City Broadcasting, a minority-owned firm, instead of becoming an ABC O&O. 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. Buffalo Business First produces the station's business reports and traffic updates are handled by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Azar retired from WKBW-TV in 1989. JIM HORNE KDKA DJ from 1967-72, became an actor in New York now known as J.R. Horne. MIKE SILVERSTEIN former WJAS talk show host in the early 70s, is an award-winning news reporter for ABC Radio. Retired. Note: I was born in McKeesport. 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. Phoebe Greene, daughter of 7 Eyewitness News anchor Ashley Rowe and her husband, Daniel. (Pittsburgh had big time radio war for black listeners during the late 60s and early 70s. From September of 2009 to September of 2010, the morning show's name was changed to Good Morning WNY. He was president of Harrington & Mitchell Advertising, Inc. for nine years. (In previous years, each newscast was delayed approximately one hour in the event of football games.). 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 retired. (7/9/19). On demand video of newscasts is available. 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. Now he owns and instructs at a yoga center in the same city. Doris Jones did the weather on Channel 2. . LARRY OBRIEN former partner in the OBrien and Garry Show on WTAE, WHTX and WMXP, is retired in Hilton Head, S.C. (A reminder that Larry is no relation to your PBRTV Owner/Editor!). Since 1997, my family and I divide our time between homes in Ben Avon, PA and Greenwich, Connecticut. Buffalo in the 70's: Buffalo Anchorman Known Sheila Mahoney - reporter/anchor, 1988-circa 1997. 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. MICHAEL KUNKLE Harrison City native, became news anchor, KTRH-AM, Houston. Dave Roberts (broadcaster) - Wikipedia Bible MIKE HAMBRICK former WPXI anchor and part of the Mike and Edye (Tarbox) team. JON SUMMERS formerly with KQV, WPNT and WTAE, works at WKBW-TV/Buffalo. Now an instructor for the Austin campus of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and Mix 94.7 weekender. A true . [3] WKBW-TV career Rick Azar began his career at WHLD radio in Niagara Falls in the early 1950s. He spent time at Washingtons WJLA 7 and is now news director at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, WV. Merkel by himself. 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). Get the recommendations on what's streaming now, games you'll love, TV news and more with our weekly Home Entertainment newsletter! 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. Pheben Kassahun signs off - WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather 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.. (7/9/19), BOB CERMINARA Former reporter at WJAS, WEDO and KQV. 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. (info needed). He later returned to the Pittsburgh area to talk about weather, but in school and community productions and his vantriloquist dummies. Later did reports on the City Hall beat for WJW-TV in Cleveland. ROXANNE STEIN former WPXI anchor, is an anchor and medical reporter at WPTV, the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Fla. MIKE STEELE Former middays at 106.7 The Force until AMFM (turned Clear Channel) cluster bought the station and changed to The X at 105.9. was moved to WDVE weekends/swing shifts from 1995 to 2000. He had a radio nostalgia website atbobshannon.com website no longer active. WCPO 9 News Anchors. RON KLINK I worked at stations in Latrobe and Jeannette in the 1970s. Ginger Geoffery - joined 2004, Eyewitness News This Morning, Noon. NEAL SPENCE I am now retired and living in Daytona Beach, Florida and married to my high school sweetheart, Jan. Ken Houston - 2004-2006 5:30 anchor 11 p.m. reporter. moved on to anchor with WFTS, the ABC affiliate in Tampa and then on the investigative team at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. My clients include ESPN Classic Canada and The Hockey Network. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Buffalo Station Is Losing 3 Anchors In Less Than a Month - Adweek LYNN HINDS Not WDVE, ever.
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