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Prior to coming to WKBW, Azar was an actor and musician in New York City, as well as a staff announcer for NBC in New York, [4] leaving New York City after failing to secure long-term employment there. [2] Rick Azar was the first voice heard on WKBW-TV on November 30, 1958. The station was located at 1420 Main Street in Buffalo, New York, and ...
Nolan Johannes came to WKBW-TV in May 1964 — and by the end of the year, was the permanent host of the brand new “Dialing for Dollars.” His first co-host was Liz Dribben, who left Channel 7 to eventually join CBS in New York as a writer for such luminaries as Walter Cronkite and Mike Wallace.
He hosted WKBW-TV's Eyewitness News in Buffalo, New York, for 34 years, from 1964 to 1998, becoming an iconic broadcaster well known in both the Buffalo area and in Southern Ontario, which was within WKBW's broadcast area. [2] Weinstein was known for his powerful delivery and sense of humor.
With Anchorman 2 hitting theatres on December 18th, it’s only fitting that we take a look back at the men and women who wore those styles and looked good on Buffalo TV in the 70s and 80s. From the Buffalo Stories/staffannouncer.com Archives, here are a handful of delightful photos and screen shots that would make Ron Burgundy proud…
Thomas Shannon (August 11, 1938 – May 26, 2021) [1] was an American broadcaster from Buffalo, New York. [2] Shannon was born in Buffalo, New York, [2] and graduated from Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School in 1956 and Buffalo State College in 1960. [1]
WKBW Halloween Archives: 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973. From Steve Cichon at Buffalo Stories: In the 1960s and ’70s, Buffalo’s WKBW Radio billed itself as “one of America’s two great radio stations.”. Never was that more on display than on Halloween night.
WKBW-TV signed on and continues as one of the top ABC affiliates in the country. On November 30, 1958, at: 1420 Main Street in Buffalo, New York - the original home of WKBW-TV, Rick Azar signed the station on with the words, "Ladies and Gentlemen, WKBW-TV Channel 7 is on-the-air!"
