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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)
 
Check out our new features

Buffalo Broadcasters Association is proud to announce 2 new feature to our website.  The first is a message board for you to interact with fellow members and guests. 

The second is the Buffalo Broadcasters Gift Shop.  Buy all your future Buffalo Broadcasters memorabilia, and support your favorite group at the same time.

Feel free to check them out, and let us know what you think on the message board!

 
Join us on Facebook

Facebook boasts of 150 million users world wide,
are you one of them?  The Buffalo Broadcasters Association is.  Come join us in the exciting new world of social networking!

 
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.
 
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 whose 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.

 
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 listen to them.
 

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. (Read More)

 

 

 
 
 

Click here for the latest news, including our quarterly newsletter.


Buffalo Broadcasters 5K Walk/Run

Get the very latest information on the 5K Walk/Run here!

 

Former Buffalo Broadcaster Passes on

Word has been received that former WGRZ-TV Sports reporter Gary Papa has passed away at the age of 54.  Gary was born and raised in Buffalo.  He left town in 1981 to work in Philadelphia. Gary leaves behind a wife and two sons, and family here in Buffalo.
Click here for the WPVI storyClick here for the WGRZ story.

 

Irv has sent along this note:

Dear Friends And Family,

Elaine & I would like to thank you for the many kind expressions of sympathy we have received since the tragic loss of our grandson, Noah.  Many of you have asked if there is a special way to remember Noah.  Our daughter and son-in-law, Beth & Solly Krom, have established a foundation in Noah's name, to help needy young people to realize their dreams.

Those wishing to honor Noah's memory, may do so by contributing to The Noah J. Krom Foundation

c/o JCFOC (Jewish Community Froundation Of Orange county)

Please make checks payable to:
The Noah J. Krom Foundation c/o JCFOC

and Mail to:
The Noah J. Krom Foundation c/o JCFOC
1 Federation Way, Suite 210
Irvine, CA 92603-0174

Those wishing to make credit card donations, please contact Myrna Shields at the Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Orange County at (949) 435-3495.

Thank you for your friendship and generosity.

Irv and Elaine Weinstein

Our thoughts are with Irv and family at this difficult time.

 

Buffalo Business First Article

An article by Thomas Hartley highlighting our Archiving Project was published in the April 17th edition of Buffalo Business First.  The article features President Dave Gillen and WIVB-TV's Sr. Correspondent Rich Newberg. 

Subscribers of the newspaper can see it online by clicking here.

 

El Grosso Rides again!

Buffalo Broadcasters have received word that legendary Buffalo radio announcers Taylor and Moore, (Bob Taylor and Harv Moore), have gathered memorabilia together and compiled it into a website.  Click here to go to Taylor and Moore and friends.  The website includes clips from shows, as well as sound from Buffalo radio personalities from the 50's thru the 70's.

 

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.

A $10,000 cash prize will be awarded to anyone who has a photo of Teen DJ Karin Kelly riding in WYSL’s “Krakatoa East of Java” premiere parade. E-mail us if you have the photo!

If you have any photos, airchecks, a timeline of talent who worked at the station, please click here to e-mail us.

 

   

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