Newsman Irv Weinstein, sportscaster Rick Azar, and weatherman Tom Jolls stand as the longest running anchor team in Buffalo television history. Steve's Buffalo roots run deep: all eight of his great-grandparents called Buffalo home, with his first ancestors arriving here in 1827. #KgopoloReports . Strictly from a Buffalo point of view, in the late 50s and early 60s, KB was one of many stations cranking out the music and antics that made for great rock n roll radio. With the blessing of the police commissioner and the traffic safety director of the city, KB announcers, during peak driving hours, made public the location of police radar unit and urged motorists to slow down and drive safely. For the last fifteen years he's been a talk show host at WBEN930am. She had kicked him out, and he came over (to the radio station). (News file photo) By Sharon Cantillon. steve@buffalostories.com Fueled by the notion of carving out a demographic niche among Buffalo teens and very young adults, the little 250-watt station went rock and roll in a bold move that would soon change the . Rachele Mongiovi: The Channel 4 reporter left the station last week, a move that was reported here weeks ago. Young people were paying attention, but society not yet. WKBW, Buffalos Most Powerful Radio Station, mid-50s letterhead. While inspiring many of the changes that came to KB and many other stations around the country, the Hound stayed true to his style, and founded WBLK Radio; where he continued to uncover and spotlight new artists, both in Buffalo, and to a syndicated audience around the country. I also ripped a phone off the wall and threw it at Mike Joseph in Buffalo missing him by a hair. In 1960, Capital Cities Communications purchased the station. Over the years Sandy has changed stations, formats and hairstyles but feels that Buffalo was always a good fit, saying " I managed to pick places where my personality and the things I like to do fit." All rights reserved. As host of the "Don Weeks And The WGY Morning News" for almost three decades, Weeks is one of the Capital Region's most well-known and respected radio personalities. When station manager Al Anscombe first convinced the Reverend Clinton Churchill to make the switch to Top 40, initially, the station was stocked with out-of-towners at the direction of the man whod established WBNY as the citys Top 40 leader, program director Dick Lawrence. Gotta be careful what you say on a 50,000 WATT radio station., In the latter part of the50sJohn Barrett and Perry Allen evolved a call letter-napping. Someone, as established in the promo spots, had stolen one of our Ws, recalls Allen. His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. Here's where reporters who left WIVB landed, along with other media nuggets BUFFALO, NY Its funny the way memories begin to haze. As the man who helped make the way for the Juice, McKenzie even became a spokesman for Niagara Mohawk. All contents of this site 2020 byForgotten Buffalo. Even though The Hound was on KB in 1955, his sound was not reflective of the station by any means. Unwilling to risk the $3500 appearance fee for a Monday night concert, in the poor February weather, for an unproven band he did not expect to sell out the auditorium, the two declined the offer. On July 3rd, 12 beautiful models, all wearing toreador pants and banners proclaiming them to be Miss KB toured downtown streets and businesses distributing the stations new Top 30 tunes sheets and fliers stating, Its Hot! From the earliest days of the internet, Steve has been writing, digitizing, and sharing the stories and images of all the things that make Buffalo special and unique. By Steve Cichon Buffalo Web Design bySurdej Web Solutions. Since the earliest days of the internet, Cichon's been creating content celebrating the people, places, and ideas that make Buffalo unique and special. Soon to be gone was KBs ethnic, country & western and religious programming as well as George Lorenz who would not conform to a strict top40 play list. He returned to WWKB (formerly WKBW) in 2003 astheir morning man (6-10 daily) rejuvenating that station's ratings. A leader in technology, WKBW-TV was one of the first stations in the country with LIVE EYE microwave units in the 1970s and first in the market with a satellite newsgathering truck, NEWSTAR 7, in 1991. The un-climatic ending did not discourage Clint and he immediately ran a Find the Missing Car Key contest. Verne Stevenson played the best in rhythm and blues on Saturday nights on WKBW. Later during KBs first month under the FutureSonic format, another promotional stunt which meet with tremendous interest and success was the KB Beach Buddy, KB Beach Beauty contest. Al Anscombe was a sports announcer under Roger Baker at KB before serving in the Air Corps in World War II. Reynolds later hosted All Night with Joey Reynolds on WNBC-DT2, the digital subchannel of television station WNBC-TV known as "New York Nonstop." The new KB also introduced a service unique to the market with meteorologist Louis Allen. What to my wondering ear should appear but a polka, hold everything! PHOTOS: WGR turns 100-years-old! - Audacy He's been inducted into three halls of famebut admits that early on, he did consider being a CPA instead of a radio broadcaster. WKBW-TV signed on and continues as one of the top ABC affiliates in the country. He was less a DJ and more like a talk show host. 50 kW NBC sounded better to my sadly warped values. The building to the left is Heidis Tuxedo, since burned down. In Buffalo, radio programs and downtown shoe sales were targeted directly to bobbysoxers just after the war. Tommy Shannon first made girls swoon at WXRA Radio, from a location way out in the boonies. The famous Jeff Kaye produced and narrated look at KB in 1971, with jocks Danny Neaverth, Jack Sheridan, Don Berns, Sandy Beach, Jack Armstrong, Bob McCrea, and Casey Piotrowski, with Kayes thoughts and insights on each in between. It is hard to believe anyone would criticize him for taking a job that pays three times as much as UB could afford and that sets his family up for life. It was a McClendon station. Tucker Carlson is joining a long list of nightly news hosts who once commanded huge audiences before quick departures from their networks. WKBW-AM History. Here hes on KBs lawn with Clint Churchill Jr., WKBW General Manager Al Anscombe, KB Polka Beehive host Stan Jasinski, salesman Jim McGrath and Roger Bakerwho, after returning to KB from WBES-TV, dabbled in sports but focused on sales. After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia. Join Forgotten Buffalo as historical features about KB are added on a regular basis. The proof is in a quick search of WKBW on your favorite search engine. Fred Klestine and Jeff Kaye, WKBW, late 1960s. The day: November 30, 1958. In 1986, he arrived at then-WNBC in New York City doing the afternoon drive, Howard Stern's previous shift. WXRA later became WINE, where Hernando played host. His work in the community for dozens of causes and charities over the last 60 years has been unmatched. Click image to learn more. He has been a talk show host since. Azar did not become sports director at WKBW until 1965, when the station's original sports director, Stan Barron, was effectively traded to crosstown rival WBEN-TV in exchange for weatherman Tom Jolls, while Irv Weinstein moved over from AM 1520 to become news director. Reynolds excelled at comedic voice characterizations, his means of social commentary without it being directly attributable to "Joey Reynolds". Paul McCartney during his 2015 show at First Niagara Center. He would join WGR in 1972 where he . In 1959, Clint Churchill Jr, son of the founder, was given the job of promotions manager. The gauntlet was tossed to the audience, Find the individual concerned and win a swimming pool. Clues lead to the ultimate uncovering of the culprit who had in his possession a letter W.. The writing and production stands up almost 50 years later, and gives the listener a true sense of the talent that went into playing the hits on KB. Reynolds was the focus of a two-part series on The Oprah Winfrey Show concerning talk radio personalities, on which more than a dozen of Reynolds' media peers paid tribute to him. K-BIG Feature #1: Forgotten Buffalo Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of KB's Format Change to Top 40. A strong WBEN, and impending loss of WKBWs NBC affiliation combined with WBNYs success was enough to convince Anscombe to hire Dick Lawrence away from the small station. (Buffalo Stories archives). Whether you loved the Beatles or hated them, they were clearly a growing economic force to be reckoned with. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Cichon puts his wide range of professional experiencefrom college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected officeto work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love. While inspiring many of the changes that came to KB and many other stations around the country, the Hound stayed true to his style, and founded WBLK Radio; where he continued to uncover and spotlight new artists, both in Buffalo, and to a syndicated audience around the country. You have permission to edit this article. In 1986, J. Bruce Llewellyn acquired the station and operated it under Queen City Broadcasting until 1995, when Granite Broadcasting, Inc. took control. With its clear-channel 50,000 watt signal, KB was heard all over the eastern half of North America. Youll also hear from Russ Syracuse, Johnny Barrett, Art Roberts, and Dick Biondi. Wendt stayed in the market as a meteorologist on Spectrum News. Lorenz wanted nothing to do with a Top 40 style format. Dan Neaverth was inducted in the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2000. All outside as well as on air references confined station identification to KBW. The person: Rick Azar. For the last fifteen years he's been a talk show host at WBEN930am. He exited WNBC at the end of February 1987 and was replaced by Alan Colmes. In fact, the original building used to be a tabernacle, which is key to what WKBW stands for: "Well Known Bible Witness." The programs and talent that WKBW Radio was promoting in 1956 only a matter of months before rock n roll Top 40 would change radio forever looks much more like KB did in 1930 than it would in 1960. Rick Azar was the first voice heard on WKBW-TV on November 30, 1958. http://blog.buffalostories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/KB72sm.mp3, The famous Jeff Kaye produced and narrated look at KB in 1971, with jocks Danny Neaverth, Jack Sheridan, Don Berns, Sandy Beach, Jack Armstrong, Bob McCrea, and Casey Piotrowski, with Kayes thoughts and insights on each in between. The Joey Reynolds Show was a resounding Number 1 in Buffalo. The rock nroll era had arrived on a respectable, long established Buffalo radio station. 1top single, I Want to Hold Your Hand.. When the world wide web opened up in 1994, Channel 7 was the first Buffalo station online with www.wkbw.com. The programs and talent that WKBW Radio was promoting in 1956- only a matter of months before rock 'n' roll Top 40 would change radio forever- looks much more like KB did in 1930 than it would in 1960. . His wife was having a pajama party. War of the Worlds 1968: The original broadcast featuring an intro by Dan Neaverth, Joe Downey-KB Radio News, and Sandy Beach- KB Radio Music. George Hound Dog Lorenz, the Godfather of rock n roll radio (not just in Buffalo, but PERIOD) first plied his trade in Western New York at Niagara Falls WJJL, as early as 1951. Left: Fred Klestine, Dan Neaverth, Jay Nelson, Jack Kelly, Doug James, Bob Diamond, Tom Shannon. Cichon puts his wide range of professional experiencefrom college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected officeto work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love. Joey Reynolds - Wikipedia Two crack time salesmen and a commercial manger where hired to insure that FutureSonic was profitable, Don Bannister and Warren Potash filled the sales office and Tony Rocco, well know in Buffalo advertising circles at the time became the sales manger. Buffalo Stories archives. He spent much of his retirement in Whispering Pines, North Carolina before returning to Buffalo in 2014.[2]. Art Roberts, formerly with Gordon McClendon and more recently the afternoon man at WCUE, Akron Ohio handled the 2 to 6 PM slot. "My daughter Sarah is a former Countess Pulaski," said the proud father. Biondi, known by many as the Wild Itralian had a legendary temper. Each of the new personalities was rated #1 in their respective markets and their reputations for ingenious broadcasting techniques was unmatched in the industry according to Lawrence. Traffic was snarled for hours in what was considered Buffalos Times Square, and is now just considered the MetroRail tracks in front of the Main Place Mall. Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. His stories of Buffalo's past have appeared more than 1600 times in The Buffalo News. No content may be copied or reused without written permission fromForgotten Buffalo. He's a proud Buffalonian helping the world experience the city he loves. For three weeks prior to July 4th, a teaser campaign was used to stimulate interest in the arrival of audio activity when Future Sonic Radio comes to Buffalo. Local newspapers carried story after story about the impending big change at WKBW. The Kings Ball was the easy part, we had over a thousand people outside that the fire marshal would not let in. Copyright 2020Buffalo Broadcasters. The program is completely on Polish, save the opening and closing voiceover by an WKBW staff announcer, perhaps Larry Brownell. http://www.staffannouncer.com/kbhalloween/thebed.mp3, http://www.staffannouncer.com/kbhalloween/themonkeyspaw.mp3. Station management gave each of the new disc jockeys a membership in the Junior Chamber of Commerce and several other civic organizations in-order increase their visibility not only to listeners but to business and civic leaders who would supply KB with needed advertising dollars. He found superb vehicles not only for his own talent, but also put the stars of KB in situations where they could shine brightest. George Hound Dog Lorenz, the Godfather of rock n roll radio (not just in Buffalo, but PERIOD) first plied his trade in Western New York at Niagara Falls WJJL, as early as 1951. Radio legend celebrates 50 years in Buffalo - WKBW The energetic Lawrence formed the National Association of Independent Program Directors while at KB. Jim McLaughlin introduces Halloween 1973, and reminds youDont turn around. Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry The King and The Hound, Memorial Auditorium. Jacey Brooks will join Bulls head coach Becky Burke's staff as an associate head coach. She deserves all the praise she is getting over her work at WKBW-TV (Channel 7) during its glory days and at WGRZ-TV (Channel 2) and WIVB-TV after that. Reynolds was basically playing a mix of oldies and adult contemporary cuts along with comedy and personality, and was most notably on the air when the station's traffic helicopter crashed on October 22, killing reporter Jane Dornacker. 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, leaving New York City after failing to secure long-term employment there. They have continued their careers . Dan Lesniak, right, with Cassie Lanzalaco, was a KB salesman who founded one of the stations that helped usher in the FM era of Buffalo radio as the owner of WADV-FM. This page is not available in other languages. What helped him decide his career path was he says he wanted to entertain people and didn't want to wear a tie. Didnt know a think about KB prior to getting off the plane in Buffalo, said Perry Allen. Such is Buffalos Danny. Starting in the mid 50s, and running through the mid 70s, its fair to say cumulatively, that nighttime KB disc jockeys like George Hound Dog Lorenz, Dick Biondi, Tommy Shannon, Jay Nelson, Joey Reynolds, Sandy Beach, and Jack Armstrong enjoyed more listeners on a single radio station during that clear-channel time in the evening, than any other station in the country. Deejay Shane Gibson, 'The Cosmic Cowboy,' dies at 78 - Buffalo News Don Yearke, known as Don Keller the Farm Feller back in the early 60s on KB, was recognized along with his KB Litter Box by a fan in Southern Pennsylvania. Best known for his time at WKBW Radio, Fred Klestine spent parts of four decades as a disc jockey on Buffalo radio stations WWOL, WBNY, WADV and WBUF. It became a cornerstone for a company that would later acquire the ABC television network before selling that to the Walt Disney Company. My initial handshake with the radio station came upon landing in Buffalo, recalls Perry Allan. Cher. Tom Shannon, a nationally known disc jockey who made his mark in local broadcasting in the late 1950s with the old WKBW-AM 1520, will retire March 31 as afternoon DJ at WHTT-FM 104.1, a rock. KB was a hit from day one.. The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives-- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York. Michael Brocia hosted music and news in Italian on Saturdays on WKBW. @stevebuffalo. It presented, in capsule from, a regular broadcast day, on the even newer KB. Known for his trade mark humor and his cutting edge comments, Sandy says his sense of humor would get him in trouble when he was in school "I had to walk home nearly everyday because I had. Azar also did basketball play-by-play on St. Bonaventure basketball games on Ch 7 during the Bob Lanier era. Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic . In addition to his duties with WKBW, he owned an artist-management firm, a music publishing company and was associated with the Mike Conner Publicity-Promotion office which was headquartered in Beverly Hills. BFM Paris le-de-France : Info en continu, trafic, mto, sport Immediately, adults started to try to make sense of the mania. The 10 a.m. hour offers a mix of information, entertainment, recipes, and product demonstrations, including live and taped reports from all over the community with interesting people, places, and events. Through the years, he called Canisius and Niagara basketball, Buffalo Bisons baseball and Buffalo Bisons hockey. His family owned Lucki-Urban Furniture, sponsors of Jasinskis broadcasts from the 50s-90s. In 1978, the station moved from Main Street to the current facility near Buffalo's waterfront, at 7 Broadcast Plaza (Church and South Elmwood Sts.). Youll hear Stan speaking between the songs, and if youre like me with a very limited understanding of Polish The only words youll understand are a few numbers, and the words Lucki-Urban and Stromberg-Carlson, the latter being a manufacturer of some of the finest radios of that era. Fox News Parts Ways With Weekend Host Dan Bongino - Variety As often happens, over the last 50 years, for better or for worse, people who remember Guy King or the earliest Tom Shannon or Daffy Dan Neaverth shows, will think they heard those things on KB, forgetting those early pioneering rock nroll days. Most of the names already mentioned here made their way to KB, and many reading this might not know or remember they worked elsewhere. (O . Eighteen uniformed Buffalo Police officers were hired to help keep the peace among the more than 2,500 teens who showed up to watch the show at the Paramount, which was hosted by WKBW disc jockey Joey Reynolds. At WBNY, Neaverth would pull a rooftop like event similar to Guy Kings, throwing candy out to passersby. Their 30-year tenure became the cornerstone for "Eyewitness News" and that tradition continues today. Fueled by the notion of carving out a demographic niche among Buffalo teens and very young adults, the little 250-watt station went rock and roll in a bold move that would soon change the local radio landscape forever. Western New Yorks embedded in his DNA. According to sources, her husband is a lawyer in Chicago. There were at least a couple of dozen Buffalonians in attendance courtesy of the WKBW/Orange Crush Beatles caravan, hosted by Danny Neaverth. KB goes KABOOM with FUTURESONIC RADIO! Some of his regular voices included "Jack Armstrong" - All American boy; "Maude Frickette" - the 104 year old teenager; and "General Shelby Singleton Silvers Junior Esquire Y'all" - an older southern gentleman. [3], Rick Azar began his career at WHLD radio in Niagara Falls in the early 1950s. The promotion worked. Rhythm and blues was still working its way into rock n roll, and it was still a little time before Elvis started to become recognized first as the hottest hillbilly attraction and the king of western bop.. BUFFALO, NY In the 1960s and 70s, Buffalos WKBW Radio billed itself as one of Americas two great radio stations.Never was that more on display than on Halloween night. The late newsman Ed Little wouldremember being in the room as packages containing female lingerie were opened; sent from Maryland by an obviously big fan. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. Such is Buffalo's Danny. Tom could be seen every afternoon from 1965 until 1978, and weekends until 1995. After the July, 1964 release of The Beatles first film A Hard Days Night, the summer of 1965 saw the release of the Beatles secondmovie, Help!, which opened at Sheas before moving onto the smaller theaters and the drive-ins. His big break came in 1966, when he joined WIXY Radio in Cleveland. On this day, McKenzie dropped by the Buffalo studios of beautiful music WADV-FM to promote two jazz albums that were recorded in the Hotel Statlers Downtown Room. However, I was told Channel 4 management wouldnt let her do an interview until after she left the station. Stan Barron calling play-by-play action at Memorial Auditorium on WKBW. On March 10, 2010, it was revealed that WOR would pick up Coast to Coast AM from Premiere Radio and would cancel "The Joey Reynolds Show." Stan Jasinskis Complete Christmas 1954 broadcast on WKBW Radio, with the Paderewski Singing Society. Chief Engineer Leroy Fiedler, left, was at WKBW from the very beginning in 1926, and was still with the station through the 60s. Other, that is, than the fact is was a 50kw NBC affiliate. She was loyal to her stations until her last day. But it wasnt just radio Neaverth was also a TV weatherman on Channel 7 and later Channel 2. Never before, and never since, has a radio station been so dominant in Buffalo. As the popularity of the station grew during 1958 and 1959, the promotion became more intense. If theres a start date for Beatlemania, you might choose Feb. 9, 1964 the date of the bands first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. About 60 percent of American televisions were tuned to the performance of the nations No. It played for over an hour, during which the station management arrived, police and paramedics showed up (in case Joey was incapacitated). Each of the holsters held a transistor radio one to our station and one to WBNY.. Part of the legendary lineup of DJ at WKBW in the early 70s, . I was thinking NBCold, ultra classy posturing. At "KB" and WBNY, the rock-jock rosters were dotted with the splendid talents of DAN NEAVERTH, TOM SHANNON, JOEY REYNOLDS, DICK BIONDI, PERRY ALLEN, LUCKY PIERRE, TOM CLAY, FRED KLESTINE, and RUSS "THE MOOSE" SYRACUSE. Ricardo Efrain Thomas Aquino Carballada de Babilon[1] (April24, 1929[2] March 25, 2021), known professionally as Rick Azar, was an American broadcaster who spent 31 years at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York. Sandy Beach was in the original broadcast in 1968, Jack Armstrong was in the 1971 version, and Shane in 1973. Neaverth recalled that his first radio work was as a young teenager, when he, his longtime friend and collaborator Joey Reynolds, WEBR jockey Danny McBride, and others set up a closed-circuit radio station at a Boys Club in Buffalo, under a sponsorship deal with a local pizzeria that "paid" the jockeys in free pizza. 25 overall in NFL draft, Former waitress sentenced to 2 to 5 years in prison in $50,000 lottery scheme, M&T to relocate 400 employees as it sheds 12% of local office space because of remote work, Tracking UB football's undrafted free-agent signings: LB James Patterson to join Bills for rookie camp, WR Justin Marshall heads to Atlanta, UB releases salaries for men's, women's basketball assistants and support staff, New UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage III gets 5-year contract with annual base salary of $325,000, UB women's basketball hires former Buffalo State standout Jacey Brooks as associate head coach, Five things to know about Buffalo Bills seventh-round pick Nick Broeker, Five things to know about Buffalo Bills seventh-round pick Alex Austin, Five things to know about Buffalo Bills fifth-round pick Justin Shorter, New Buffalo Bills guard O'Cyrus Torrence talks about his play. Steve Garrin was the producer and guest booker. In fact, The Hounds lead-in show six nights a week was Stan Jasinskis Polka Beehive. Its a part of Buffalos past of which we should all be proud. Weather Bureau forecast. Before "Good Morning America" and afternoon talk, WKBW-TV offered a memorable mix of LIVE children's programming. Carlson was by far the network's most prominent personality, stepping in smoothly to replace former star host Bill O'Reilly after a series of sexual harassment allegations forced his departure. April 24, 2023. He signed the station on with the words, "Ladies and Gentlemen . This photo shows two well-known figures in 1970s Buffalo getting together to talk about jazz in in the WADV-FM studios. Carroll Hardy, who would go on to become one of WEBRs legendary jazz deejays, was one of the many men who served as WKBWs Clock Watcher, broadcasting live from the front lawn of the radio station on Main Street near Utica every morning. On July 4, 1958, Futursonic Radio was alive on WKBW. Narrated by Irv Weinstein, Instant KB was actually released on a single-sided album sized record for distribution sponsors on the local and national level. 20 market in the country. Tag on a dozen more years at WHTT, and a few more at KB again, and Danny moved our fannies on the radio for half a century. wkbw; Scripps Local Media Born in Boston, educated in suburban Philadelphia, Lawrence considered Washington, D.C. his home. As many of the smaller stations in Buffalo were churning out rhythm and blues music all day, at night, for Buffalo and the entire eastern seaboard, the Hound Sound was around.. After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. My proudest promotional moment was when the audience voted me KB King, recalls Art Roberts. War of the Worlds 1973: The broadcast featuring an intro by Jim McLaughlin, Ron Baskin-KB Radio News, and Shane!- KB Radio Music. Stations like WBNY, WWOL, WXRA, and later WYSL and a host of others were capturing the imaginations of young people in Buffalo. She recently became a public relations manager at the Martin Group. Here's where reporters who left WIVB landed, along with other media nuggets. Tommy Shannon first made girls swoon at WXRA Radio, from a location way out in the boonies. Please contactus at. Cash prized ranged from $25 to $100. On July 4, 1958, Futursonic Radio was alive on WKBW. K-BIG Feature #2: Visit the history WKBW Radio Studios located at 1430 Main Street. By Alan Pergament. 14 market. The next day I was fired.. Dick Lawrence came to Buffalo with almost 14 years of broadcasting experience under his belt in May, 1957, from Omaha, Nebraska where he was News Director of Todd Storz KOWH. The mastermind of the new format was program director Dick Lawrence who with a collection of fast talking jocks, quick colorful jingles and the latest wax, put the management at WKBW on notice.
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