Welcome to the new Buffalo Broadcasters Association (formally the Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers) Website. Our new logo reflects our desire to include all broadcasters, both current and pioneer broadcasters, to be members of our organization. Our goal is to make our site a one-stop place for information on everything from the rich history of Buffalo broadcasting to the latest information on what is happening in the radio and television industry. (Read more)   Hall of Fame Nominations being accepted Nominations for the annual Hall of Fame ceremony are accepted from General Membership and must be mailed to the Buffalo Broadcasters Association, 5672 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 prior to October 1st. Nominations must include a letter detailing credentials of the person nominated, background information on the individual as well as an audio or video clip if available. The annual Hall of Fame Ballot is determined by the Board of Directors at the annual October meeting. The Board of Directors makes final determination on nominees based on specific criteria. Voting is open to all active members of The Buffalo Broadcasters Association whos dues are paid and are in good standing as of November 1st. Ballots will be mailed by November 30th and must be returned by January 15th. Ballots are tabulated at the Board of Directors meeting in January. Inductees are announced in June of each year.     Buffalo Broadcasters Association needs your help with the Archiving Project! For several years, The Buffalo Broadcasters Association has been storing and is now in the process of having gifted to us, all the old newsfilm that went into the preparation of newscasts on Channels 2 and 4 during the ‘60’s and 70’s.  We are working on a plan to receive the U-matic tape that recorded later efforts.  This is an irreplaceable visual history of Western New York during the time Buffalo was booming.  It includes all the fires, political maneuvering, and  the day-to-day reporting that made up life in our area.  But the film continues to deteriorate and before it does so, we need to catalog the miles of film, and transfer everything to digital memory.              This is a real treasure trove of history!  We’ve managed the critical first step – to save all this historic film.  Our goal now is three fold: Digitize the film and tape to preserve its content for future generations of students, researchers, and producers. Catalog and index the content of the film and tape by creating a digital database, which will make what we have easy to access by topic or time period. Build a facility where those images can be stored and accessed.  Such a facility would include climate controlled storage for the original source material. This is a major project and could cost us over $1 million. With the aid of some small grants, we were able to have professional archivists do a preliminary survey of what we have, and lay out a plan for the project. We now have received a challenge grant of $10,000 from the Harnisch Foundation of New York to continue with the work.  We will receive this amount only if we can raise $10,000 from individuals Will you help us preserve this Buffalo history, as seen through the eyes of our own local broadcasters? All donations will be recorded on our Honor Roll of supporters and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Please respond today by sending your donation to: Buffalo Broadcasters Association, 112 Knowlton Street, Kenmore, NY 14217 so we can meet the terms of the challenge.  If you have any film, video or airchecks that you can donate to this project please contact The Buffalo Broadcasters Association at bflobroadcasters@aol.com . Thanks in advance for your help. We will keep you posted on our progress!

Founded in 1997, the Hall of Fame honors those giants who have made major contributions to the radio and television industry and have earned Buffalo a sparkling reputation in the broadcasting profession. Click on any of the links listed in the "Hall of Fame" section of the main menu to view the inductees for that year.   We have quite an extensive library of Air Checks from Buffalo's Golden Age of radio broadcasting. Also included in this area are some early examples of Buffalo Radio Commercials. Click here to hear them.   Click the link below for the latest news, including our quarterly newsletter Click here to view the latest news. Upcoming Broadcasters Association Events! Our annual Buffalo Broadcasters Association/ Advertising Club of Buffalo Media Night Out will be on Tuesday, June 17th at Brennan's at Main & Transit in Williamsville from 5:30p till ?. This event gets bigger and bigger each year and is open to everyone in the media including radio, television and advertising agencies. It's a great networking event and a chance to catch up with old friends in the industry! Plus we provide free hors d'hourves!  Let us know if you will be attending by sending rsvps to medianiteout@aol.com Mark your calendar now for the biggest night in Broadcasting. The Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd at WNED's studios. Last years event was a sell out... so make sure you get your tickets early! Our slate of inductees will be announced in June.   WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Buffalo Broadcasters Association is building a new feature for the website.. The history of WYSL. The BIG 14 was a major competitor to WKBW and had many great talents work in it's studios in The Statler Hilton Hotel and 425 Franklin. If you have any photos, airchecks, a timeline of talent who worked at the station, please e-mail info to us at: bflobroadcasters@aol.com . .

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