Bring along some tissues for the final scene with her daughter Kate (Chrissy Metz). 87.8K Followers. speech), and began using the Eyewitness News name for its 2 a.m. one-minute news brief. The move coincided with WKBW-TV's decision to outsource its master control operations to a company in Atlanta, Georgia; although it resulted in the loss of several Buffalo jobs, the master control outsourcing was far less expensive than attempting to upgrade the existing master control room from standard definition to HD. Scripps Agrees to Buy ION Media for $2.65 billion in Berkshire-Backed Deal", "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $45,450,000", http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2016/03/28/airborne-eddy-back-ch-7s-air-tonight-dyngus-day-special/, Variety fundraising telethon will feature 6-year-old from Youngstown, "Variety Club Telethon expanding, leaving Channel 7", "Ch. Calling himself The Wild I-tralian,[1] he was one of the original "screamers," known for his screaming delivery as well as wild antics on the air and off. Strictly from a Buffalo point of view, in the late 50's and early 60's, KB was one of many stations cranking out the music and antics that made for great rock n' roll radio. 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. The BUFFALO NEWS reports that the station is adding former crosstown WYRK host GAIL ANN HUBER to the "GOOD MORNING BUFFALO" morning show with TOM DONAHUE and ZACH, former ABC affiliate WKBW-TV "AM . Most viewers of Eyewitness News at 11 p.m. remember the phrase "It's 11'clock, do you know where your children are?" The E.W. [19][75] In 1984, he was the signature voice for the launch of the new Oldies station WJMK (104.3 FM), where he was heard until the station switched formats in June 2005. He is a member of the national Television Critics Association. 7 is favorite to simulcast Bills game with Pats on 'Monday Night Football', "Programming changes due to the Bills game tonight", http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily15.html, http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily27.html?surround=lfn, Walt Liss Co-Author of Famous News Theme and WKBW Exec Has passed, "Versus pulls big numbers with Sabres vs. Rangers", Channel 4 returns to the lead, but cable quarrel boosts Channel 7, Ch. Former Ch. Media. Contact. And when you are doing these contracts, you have to look down the road and forecast where TV will be in three, four, five years It was my feeling that the landscape was going to look significantly different a few years down the road. He is. 1 Top 40 station in the Los Angeles market. He did an ongoing feature show called, Where Are They Now? The noon newscast, during the mid-1970s, featured the first pairing of the long-running WPVI anchor team of Jim Gardner and Dave Thomas (now known as Dave Roberts), with Danny Neaverth frequently filling in for Thomas. While in Chicago, Hunter won a 1977 Emmy award and had his own late night talk show, Ron Hunter Today. He was a broadcast specialist with AFVN Radio/TV in Vietnam and then had on-air stints at WGR, WKBW and WBEN. Dick was the subject of a Where Are They Now? [7] The sale was completed on June 16. In 1977, WKBW-TV unsuccessfully sued the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) over simultaneous substitution rules. At the time of his hiring in 2014, Parker seemed to be the way of new owner E.W. He was hired in 2014 to be part of WKBWs revamped morning team, but four years later he became the stations primary evening weather anchor after he and chief meteorologist Aaron Mentkowski switched places. For many years, it was carried via microwave to cable systems in such areas as Corning and Horseheads; this ended when WENY-TV signed on as the ABC affiliate for the Elmira market. Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. [48] He was replaced by 5:30 pm anchor, Jeff Russo. Today, we continue that tradition with "Grey's Anatomy," "The Good Doctor," "Dancing with the Stars," "Modern Family" and more! that originally was used for long-form features but quickly turned into a mainly advertorial program, a type of program mainly prevalent in lower-trafficked morning timeslots, but rarely successful in the afternoons, a move that was described as "deadly" to the ratings for its evening newscasts. Parker, who is in his early 50s, has often done weather from his suburban backyard during the Covid-19 pandemic. The early 2010s were a time of upheaval for the WKBW-TV newsroom as Ransom and news director John Di Sciullo, two key leaders, departed the station (Ransom retired, while Di Sciullo left for WBBZ). Through 2009, WKBW-TV continued to produce a special version of Sportsnite, Sportsnite Niagara, in cooperation with Niagara University during college hockey and basketball season. The station initially continued to incorporate the classic "Move Closer to Your World" theme into its newscast openings until 2016 when it was dropped completely in favor of the Scripps "Inergy" theme, a move that caused a decline in viewership, since the theme had been used for over four decades (with a brief hiatus during the 7 News era), and was a longtime television staple among many Western New Yorkers and Southern Ontarians. Radio Production, Broadcast Journalism, Radio, Audio Vault, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro, Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. (Tonawanda, NY), Acme Highway Products Corporation (Amherst, NY). WKBW-TV decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. Since Parker joined Channel 7, the station has remained in third place in all news time periods it competes with WGRZ-TV (Channel 2) and WIVB-TV (Channel 4). The station revived "Move Closer to Your World" for promotions celebrating the station's 50th anniversary, for the intro to breaks during its newscasts. [44], WKBW has an association with Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, employing entry-level graduates of the university as part of the school's Journalism Career Program. Someone did as Biondi asked, and he was fired the next day. Art Roberts, formerly with Gordon McClendon and more recently the afternoon man at WCUE, Akron Ohio handled the 2 to 6 PM slot. Don Postles has spent time at all three stations in the Buffalo market, the . Genero's experience as an evening news anchor was minimal and within months, Leighton quit the station, with Genero being moved to mornings. He was hired in 1958 by WKBW (1520 AM) in Buffalo; [19] [27] at WKBW if conditions were right, Biondi could be heard in Europe. Remembering the legacy of former 7 Eyewitness News anchor Jean Hill Melanie Camp, who joined AM Buffalo several months prior, took over as host three days later. Biondi and colleague Bob Hale made the media and music rounds. 1,423 Following. It also promoted Sports Reporter Joe Buscaglia to Sports Director, and added one half hour to its morning newscasts to begin at 4:30a.m. in response to its rivals. [12][13], Since 1984, Biondi has been a mainstay on oldies stations in the city where he first earned his reputation, Chicago. [6] Another co-worker, himself a sportcaster, took an interest in the young Biondi and began working with him on pronunciation and diction. [36], In August 2014, one year after the revamp, Good Morning was canceled, Heath and Lundberg were fired, and Randall was demoted to weekends (at his request, to accommodate his acting career). It was announced that WKBW-TV would air the Laff network on 7.2 starting on April 15, 2015;[61] however, the launch was delayed due to equipment issues. WKBW-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Buffalo, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC. 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 the local news programs in that area. The two networks carried by WKBW-TV on its digital subchannels prior to 2009 (Retro Television Network, via WNGS, and the now-defunct World Championship Sports Network) were later carried on WGRZ-TV; Retro is now on WBXZ. We thank him for his time with this team and wish him well. [31] WKBW-TV also updated its set and graphics in October 2010. [6] The FCC approved the sale on May 2. Brechers decision to leave came less than a week after her husband, WIVB meteorologist Andrew Baglini, announced that his final day at the st. The morning show increased its popularity in key demographics, tying WIVB-TV for second place in the ratings in May 2011; however, ratings for the 11:00p.m. newscast dropped to fourth place among the market's late evening news broadcasts, behind the WIVB-TV-produced 10:00pm newscast on WNLO. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the CRTC's favor, declaring broadcasting to be a federal undertaking under Canadian law, and that whether the station broadcast across a provincial line was irrelevant to that fact. {{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, Bills GM Brandon Beane on potential DeAndre Hopkins trade: 'I don't think that's going to happen', Many Bills fans stumped by identity of social media influencer who announced third-round pick, Ex-Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, on the payroll through 2027-28, comes out of retirement to play in Germany, Nicholas D'Angelo pleads guilty to 8 felonies in rape case, Departure of 5 UB women's basketball commits raises eyebrows among coaches, analysts, Erik Brady: 20 years later, Drew Rosenhaus recounts how he fooled the Bills into drafting Willis McGahee, Mark Gaughan: Buffalo Bills' winners and losers after 2023 NFL draft, Alan Pergament: JP starts on WECK Monday after all; Jennifer Stanonis rejoins WGRZ-TV, Seneca Nation plans to bid for McKinley Mall, Bills trade up in first round, select Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid at No. In September 2003, however, came the most iconic change: dropping their long branding heritage for a more generic news imaging. Clinton Churchill, original owner of 50,000 watt radio station WKBW (1520 AM, now WWKB), was granted the license to operate the station in 1957. The station also relied more on photojournalists than its competitors, and as a result, it has fewer general assignment reporters. We will begin a search for a new meteorologist to join our 7 Weather Team immediately.. Retired from WKBW-TV in 1989. [3][4] Over many years and many frequencies, Dick's closing line was, "God bless, bye, bye, Duke. [43] It initially outrated WIVB's 6:30p.m. newscast on WNLO, the only comparable competition, but ratings quickly collapsed after several months. show in 1982;[74] it was enough to rekindle local radio professional interest in him and Biondi returned to Chicago the next year-briefly working at WBBM (96.3 FM). For this set of episodes we're looking at a multi-part series from the Buffalo News Watchdog Team of Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck, and Mike McAndrew that launched Friday, Jan. 20, about a decades old. The station's website continued to be managed internally by Granite until October 2014, when a Scripps-run modern site designed for compatibility with both traditional PC and mobile tablet and smartphone platforms came online, along with the standard Scripps interface for the station's mobile/tablet apps. Affiliates. Please subscribe to continue. Talks were ongoing between NABET Local 25 and the management at WKBW-TV, though recent contract offers have been rejected. K-BIG Feature #2: Visit the history WKBW Radio Studios located at 1430 Main Street. Meet the Team News 4 Anchors & Reporters Jacquie Walker Don Postles Dave Greber Kelsey Anderson Luke Moretti Chris Horvatits Marlee Tuskes Sarah Minkewicz Jordan Norkus Jeff Preval Tara Lynch. Find out more about our newscasts, our personalities, our mobile apps, our newsletters and more - all in one place. [85], Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed May 1, 2010 "Dick Biondi Day" in Illinois. [73], In the early 1980s, former WLS DJ Bob Sirott was a reporter for WBBM-TV. The call letters WKBW, or Well Known Bible Witness, came from the fact the original broadcast facility was the Churchhill Tabernacle Church owned by the late Dr. Clinton Churchill. Calls came in from across the country as well as from a couple of ships at sea. The company announced the sale of WKBW-TV to J. Bruce Llewelyn's Queen City Broadcasting in August of that year; the sale of the station would be completed in early 1986, shortly after Capital Cities completed its acquisition of ABC. Alan Pergament has had a variety of roles at The News since 1970, including as a news and sports reporter. Besides being among the first to play Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, and other early rhythm and blues artists, he was also able to meet them. [57] He returned to KRLA in early 1965, soon after the Mutual show was cancelled. "Biondi Blue Horizon. Between 2000 and September 1, 2003 and from October 27, 2008 to 2009, the morning show was known as Eyewitness News This Morning and from September 2, 2003 to October 24, 2008 was known as 7 News This Morning (WKBW-TV's morning show predated by seven years the next competitor, WIVB-TV, which did not debut its morning newscast, Wake Up! Furthermore, WKBW-TV was a source for much of WPVI-TV's on-air talent. [42], In fall 2017, WKBW began airing The Now, a local/national hybrid lifestyle and soft news magazine, in the 7 p.m. time slot, following World News Tonight and preceding The List. Hank Nevins. WGRZ-TV followed suit with Daybreak in 1996). When Biondi arrived there, Rock and Roll was on the airwaves, and he began doing local appearances with such stars as Fabian, Paul Anka, and Bobby Darin. Currently a Multi-Media Journalist for WKBW-TV in Buffalo, NY. Find out more about them, like where they're from and what they like to do when not on TV. Tweets. As a result of the changes, WKBW-TV ended the LMA with WNGS which has since changed its call to WBBZ-TV. To promote the WLS "Bright New Sound" which premiered May 2, 1960,[30] ABC executives did some advance publicity by bringing two of its new personalities to Chicago early. [8] The completion of the purchase resulted in WKBW-TV becoming Scripps' first station in the state of New York. He quickly conquered Buffalo and Miami before landing a hefty six-figure job in Chicago. Beginning in the mid-1990s, the station began making some questionable moves that arguably began its fall to the bottom. [38][86][87] The Chicago City Council also honored Biondi's longevity in Chicago radio by naming a street in his honor, "Dick Biondi Way". Newsman Irv Weinstein,. Gannett News anchor, writer, skeptic, optimist at WGRZ-TV. Not long afterward, WIVB-TV passed WKBW-TV for first place in nearly all timeslotsthe first time in almost 30 years that WKBW-TV had lost the lead. He also has worked in Jacksonville, Fla.; Augusta, Ga.; and Bowling Green, Ky. Alan Pergament has had a variety of roles at The News since 1970, including as a news and sports reporter. Channel 2 General Manager Jim Toellner, who is retiring in April, declined to comment. [14] WLS-AM and WLS-FM presented a 5-hour simulcast special from 7 p.m. to midnight, featuring memorable moments in his career and special celebrity guests, with Biondi as host. Biondi was hospitalized, to the amusement of Elvis.[2][7][15][26]. [81], In May 2018, WLS-FM confirmed that Biondi is no longer employed by the station. Good Morning Western New York (the program's title from 1989 to 2000 and from September 2009 to September 2010) initially started at 6:00a.m., before moving up to 5:30a.m. in 1996 and 5:00a.m. by 2000; as of August 2016, it currently starts at 4:30a.m. Biondi's playing a record on his show gave it maximum exposure to a very large listening audience; he was the most popular night time DJ in the Midwest. WKBW-TV meteorologist Andy Parker has left the station eight years after he moved over from rival WGRZ-TV in hopes of helping Channel 7 return to its past glory. It even used "Move Closer to Your World," the theme song made famous by WPVI-TV (though it was known by the station as "The Eyewitness News Theme" and WKBW, through its employee Walt Liss, claimed to be the station that originated it[25]despite the theme bearing strong similarities to WPVI's existing theme by Tom Sellers). [6][19][40][59][60][61] In addition to his regular airshift, Dick also did many specialty shows for WCFL: Pop Goes the Music and In the Beginning were looks back at early Rock and Roll; This Is Elvis explored the life of Elvis Presley, while Dick Biondi Labels the Blues delved into that aspect of music and the influence it had on Rock and Roll. [4] He went on to work behind the scenes and learned about broadcasting at nearby WINR, Binghamton, New York, where one of his co-workers was a young Rod Serling. Former WKBW-TV Channel 7 personality Brian Kahle has passed away.. Kahle started at WKBW-TV as host of AM Buffalo in 1978. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, In light of the mild hysteria surrounding recent pictures of "Jumbo" Jessica Simpson, we felt it was important to the public discourse to provide photos of the 50 fattest celebrities. Preliminary results were promising: due to this and WIVB-TV's carriage disputes with Time Warner Cable and Atlantic Broadband, WKBW-TV's newscasts climbed back to a strong second place, behind WGRZ. WKBW offers a newscast called Eyewitness News Contents 1 History 2 News Operation 2.1 The Irv, Rick & Tom era (1970-1989) 2.2 1989 to 2003 2.3 Low point: "7 News" (2003-2008) 2.4 Return to Eyewitness News (2008-present) 3 Local programming 4 Syndicated programming 5 Internet initiatives 6 Financial difficulties & infomercials 7 Newscasts K-BIG Feature #1: Forgotten Buffalo Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of KB's Format Change to Top 40. [4][6][43][44][45] Part of Biondi's hiatus from radio was spent making a record album, Dick Biondi's Favorites-the Teenagers with Ray Stevens. katiemorsewkbw katiemorsenews Say "Good Morning Buffalo" with Katie, Ed and Aaron every morning! He has been the TV columnist since 1982, with more than year off for good behavior. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Laura Papetti: Former Reporter for KCFW. CapCities would serve as WKBW-TV's longest-tenured owner, owning it and its radio sister for 25 years, and the station would reach its peak during Capital Cities' ownership. (pages 28 & 31)", "Description of Super Gold Rock n' Roll program", "Hardwicks presents Dick Biondi Super Gold on WNMB! In 1967, Hunter got his first gig in television in Louisiana. Buffalo wkbw.com Joined March 2009. After their first big day as the representatives of the new WLS, they returned to the station that evening to begin asking for and taking collect phone calls from any point in the US. [27] WNGS was not available on satellite providers during Sportsnite's run, therefore limiting the show's audience. WKBW-TV streamed its noon newscasts live online, one of the few major network affiliates to offer a video stream at the time (the feed was removed from the WKBW.com page in April 2007, but remained in operation through at least mid-2008; Scripps reactivated the stream in 2015). In August 2016, WKBW hired Don Paul, the longtime chief meteorologist at rival WIVB. Currently morning/fill-in noon anchor for KREM 2 in Spokane, WA. Heading the class of 2016 is reality show talent/producer/director Susan Hunt. Chojnacki, who graduated from Hamburg High School and SUNY Oswego, will be filling in when Channel 2 sports anchor-reporter Ashley Holder goes on maternity leave. [5], On February 10, 2014, the E. W. Scripps Company announced that it would acquire WKBW-TV as well as MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD in Detroit from Granite Broadcasting for $110 million. Now well have to wait to see if speculation he may return to Channel 2 will prove accurate, or if he is leaving television news for good. From 2006 to April 2009, WKBW-TV operated WNGS, owned at the time by Equity Media Holdings, under a local marketing agreement for most of that time while channel 67 was affiliated with the then-Equity-owned Retro Television Network. Alan Pergament has had a variety of roles at The News since 1970, including as a news and sports reporter. NBC sent along previews of the next two episodes of This Is Us, which has been off a few weeks because of the networks coverage of the Beijing Olympics. In February of 2020, Chojnacki replaced Channel 4 sports reporter-anchor Nick Filipowski, who left the station to become the director of public relations and communications for the Williamsville Central Schools. [46][47] He moved to KRLA, then the No. Here is a complete list of nearly all experienced News Anchors near you. Kendra Eaglin: Former Reporter for KTVM. In November 2015, his show was moved to weekend mornings. [24] In lieu of a 6:00p.m. newscast, WKBW-TV's evening newscast aired at 7:20p.m. in its early years. An Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist, Michael anchors Channel 2 News Midday and is managing editor at 2 On Your Side. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [1][2] At that point, WKBW radio was sold to Price Communications and had its call letters changed to WWKB (that station is currently owned by Audacy). BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame will be inducting what may be the most professionally diverse class in its history. Scripps to announce that it would spend the money needed to get who it wants in its quest to improve ratings. The episode at 9 tonight on Channel 2 deals with Beths (Susan Kelechi Watson) experiences growing up as a ballerina with a less than supportive coach and how her memories of his giving up on her made her a better coach now. Capital Cities sold the station to J. Bruce Llewelyn's Queen City Broadcasting in 1986. [51] In November 2006, Biondi started on WLS (94.7 FM), where he hosted from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Central Time (formerly from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.). Signing on from 1420 Main Street, Rick Azar announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, WKBW-TV is on the air!" Kicking off so many great programs . Social Media, Broadcast Journalism, Ap Style, Avid, Journalism, Final Cut Pro, Video Editing, ENPS, Avid Newscutter, Avid, Final Cut Pro, FTP, Video, News Reporter at Granite Broadcasting, News Reporter at WKBW-TV, News Reporter/Digital Journalist at WKBW TV-7 Buffalo, On-air, Broadcast, Radio, Radio Broadcasting, Journalism, Public Speaking, Reporter at WIVB TV, reporter at WIVB / WNLO TV - LIN Television, Grant Writer & Donor Relations Specialist at Gateway-Longview, Communications: Broadcasting/Journalism, Digital Content/Social Media, Media/Corp/Donor Relations, Events, Grant Writing, Reporter at YNN Buffalo at Time Warner Cable. He was hired in 1958 by WKBW (1520 AM) in Buffalo;[19][27] at WKBW if conditions were right, Biondi could be heard in Europe. [49], In June 2022, Ashley Rowe opted to leave to spend more time with family and was replaced by Lia Lando. Biondi has said "I'd like to die with my earphones on."[6][51]. In 1993,Granite Broadcasting bought a 45% stake of the station and a year and a half later purchased the remaining stock to change full ownership to Granite. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. He came back to "1340" as program director and then GM from 1978 to '83. At the time Parker left Channel 2, he was believed to be in position to replace Kevin OConnell as Channel 2s top weatherman once OConnell retired. [35], In 1961 he made a record, "On Top of a Pizza"[36][37] (a parody of "On Top of Old Smoky"), that became a local hit. Ratings somewhat rebounded by October 2011; WKBW-TV's 11:00p.m. newscast jumped to second place, behind WIVB-TV but ahead of WGRZ.[32]. The station's newscasts were rebranded as 7 News in September 2003 and "Move Closer to Your World" was dropped in favor of a more contemporary news music package (Right Here, Right Now by 615 Music). See all of the 7 News reporters, anchors and meteorologists. However, WIVB-TV strengthened their morning show staff at the same time, undermining any possible gains WKBW-TV may have made with its re-staffing and the morning show lost a third of its audience in the fall of 2013, even with promos for the morning show during Bills preseason coverage (which may have actually backfired, as the ad campaign had portrayed Heath and Lundberg as unable to pronounce the names of towns in the station's coverage area). Until 2000, New York Lottery drawings were shown on WKBW-TV (these have since moved to WGRZ and were discontinued in October 2013; they have since been reinstated). 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[20] The station still produced less news content during the week than its competitors (24 hours, compared to 36 for WGRZ/WUTV and up to 40 for WIVB-TV/WNLO), is the only one that does produce a weekend morning newscast; both competitors also produce 10 p.m. newscasts for other stations, which WKBW does not. [34] Market leader WIVB-TV, which originally announced no intention to upgrade to true HD, announced its intentions to upgrade to true HD in response to its two rivals, which it did on February 1, 2012. No reason was given when Chojnacki left Channel 4 after a short stay. The station's morning news program, the first in Western New York, debuted in 1989. [15][51] Biondi, along with the Oldies format, was kept on a digital subcarrier HD2, but he was released in July 2006, along with all other on-air personalities. WKBW-TV is one of many local Buffalo television stations that are available over-the-air and on cable television in Canada, particularly in Southern Ontario. [13] At KRLA, Biondi was in good company working with other legendary radio personalities, including Bob Eubanks, Casey Kasem, Emperor Bob Hudson and Dave Hull. [58], Biondi returned to Chicago on WCFL (1000 AM) in 1967. From 1965 to 1989, he was partnered with sports director Rick Azar and weatherman Tom Jolls (who had been poached from WBEN-TV and did double duty as host of Commander Tom); the three formed the longest continuously running anchor team in television history until Azar's retirement in 1989. . which located and interviewed former famous Chicagoans who had slipped from local prominence. Citing budget issues, WKBW released Paul after his two-year contract expired in December, 2018;[41] he eventually returned to WIVB. Likes. Before joining Channel 4, Chojnacki worked as a studio host and play-by-play announcer in Orlando. [45], On August 6, 2019, it was announced that General Manager, Michael Nurse, as well as two key Sales Managers, were let go. [19][76][77] Columbia College, Chicago presented Inside the Radio Studio with Dick Biondi & Herb Kent-100 Years on the Air on April 10, 2010.
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