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Michael E. Randall (born November 2, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, meteorologist and reporter from Buffalo, New York.He is best known within his native Western New York for his long run on WKBW-TV, where was an on-air personality for 40 years from 1983 to 2023 and was the chief meteorologist from 1999 to 2013, and outside Western New York for his stage shows.
Tom Jolls (August 6, 1933 – June 7, 2023) was an American television personality best known for his 34-year tenure at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York.At WKBW, Jolls hosted "The Weather Outside" segments during Eyewitness News, performed many of the station's voiceovers, and served as host of the children's television show, the Commander Tom Show.
Irwin B. "Irv" Weinstein (April 29, 1930 – December 26, 2017) [1] was an American local television news anchor and occasional radio actor. 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]
Daniel J. "Danny" Neaverth Sr. (/ ˈ n ɛ v r ə θ / NEV-rəth; born May 11, 1938 [1]) is an American disc jockey and television personality from Buffalo, New York.He is best known for a run of over 40 years as a morning disc jockey in Buffalo, including 25 years at heritage top-40 and oldies station WKBW/WWKB, another 15 years at oldies/classic hits WHTT-FM and a three-year run at WECK.
WKBW-TV satellite truck with branding from the 7 News era. WKBW-TV decided to adopt a new identity, thus bringing the Eyewitness News era to an end. 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).
Two years later, he began his television broadcast career at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York. [5] He took the stage name Gardner because of antisemitism in the Buffalo community, and the thought that there were too many Jewish names on staff. [6] Gardner worked for WPVI in Philadelphia from June 1, 1976 to December 21, 2022. He started as a ...
The following year, he was inducted into the Buffalo, New York Broadcasting Hall of Fame. On November 18, 2009, at age 73, Roberts announced his retirement from WPVI-TV. His last on-air appearance was on December 11, 2009, during the 6 p.m. newscast alongside long-time colleague Jim Gardner. [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 the call letters stood for "Well Known Bible Witness". Azar signed the station on with the words, "Ladies and Gentlemen, WKBW-TV Channel 7 is on-the-air!"