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“Idol” Takes 25 Percent Slide Here
Jan. 20 | This is what I’m thinking: Jon Hamm The glory days of “American Idol” seem to be over in Western New York. As predicted here Wednesday, the karaoke singing competition series took a big hit locally for its two-hour premiere. The premiere had an...
Ch.4′s New Anchor is Community-Minded
Jan. 19 | Like a good reporter, Diana Fairbanks did a little up-close and personal research before deciding to join Channel 4 to anchor its 5:30 p.m. weekday newscast and the 10 p.m. weekday newscast on sister station WNLO-TV. As she walked through the Channel...
Top Three Lines: Chicago Blackhawks 6, Buffalo Sabres 2
Jan. 18 | Caption: "FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES YOU AND THOMAS HOW TO BE GOOD AT HOCKEY!?!?!?!?!!??" 1) This is my least favorite Sabres team of all-time. 2) Derek Roy and Drew Stafford are playing as if they are in...
PPG Releases Brief on NFTA Service Cuts
Jan. 18 | PPG has released it’s latest policy brief, State Funding for the NFTA Reduces Pollution, Fights Poverty, and Promotes Economic Development. PPG also testified at the NFTA public hearing today and held a press conference with Voice Buffalo and Citizens...
“X Factor” May Bite “American Idol” Here
Jan. 18 | Tyler, Lopez and Randy Jackson This is what I’m thinking: Will Western New Yorkers continue to be big “American Idol” fans? That’s a huge question when the American institution premieres tonight after local viewers largely ignored the Simon Cowell...
Katie Lyons of CASH Buffalo on the Public Good this week
Jan. 17 | PPG has a radio show, the Public Good, each Tuesday from 1:00 to 1:30 pm on WUFO AM 1080. Each week we feature a PPG Partner or other person working toward the public good and discuss some of the region’s hottest issues. This Tuesday, January 24,...
New Ch.4 Anchor Already Has Local Fan
Jan. 17 | Katharine McPhee This is what I’m thinking: Before she even started on the air on Channel 4, Diana Fairbanks had a fan in Western New York. Michele McClintick Mehaffy, a former Channel 4 anchor and reporter, briefly worked with Channel 4’s newest...
“Alcatraz” is Rock-Solid Entertainment
Jan. 16 | The story of Alcatraz is timeless and tonight viewers learn that some of its federal prisoners beat Father Time. Of course, time goes slowly when you’re in a maximum security prison so perhaps that’s the reason the escaped prisoners in the mysterious...
The Daily Links – Friday January 13, 2012
Jan. 13 | Despite mounting pressure from fans, Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula doesn’t exactly seem ready to pull the trigger on major changes in the organization, the Buffalo News reports. The Sabres play the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight and Bill Hoppe...
Inge move good for Bills, puts UB in a predicament
Jan. 13 | The news that the Buffalo Bills have hired UB Bulls defensive coordinator William Inge to be their new assistant defensive line coach under Dave Wannstedt is bittersweet for me. For one thing, Inge was not only a good coach for my alma mater but a good...
“The Finder” Is Amusing; “Revenge” Has Good Twist
Jan. 12 | Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults) is a former military hero with brain damage and incredible instincts who collects damaged people, finds prized guitars and military heroes and has an amusing view of those who live with him in Florida. His spirit in...
Rebates, Apologies and Explanations
Jan. 11 | This is what I’m thinking: Image via Wikipedia If Time Warner Cable and MSG aren’t going to make a deal to get the channel that carries Buffalo Sabres games back, then cable subscribers should get the money TWC is saving by dropping the channel. A...
Without Question, NBC’s “Chelsea” Is Lame
Jan. 10 | (Image via Wikipedia) I have an answer to the question in the new NBC sitcom “Are You There, Chelsea?” Let’s hope that it won’t be there for long. It is one thing to read and enjoy the raunchy attitude of comedian Chelsea Handler in her...
New EPA Mercury Emission Rule Announced
Jan. 9 | Due to advocacy and litigation by Waterkeeper Alliance and our partners, on December 16, 2011, EPA signed a rule that will reduce emissions of mercury (along with other heavy metals and other acid gases) from coal-fired power plants by 91%! We are...
Goodbye to Cheese
Jan. 9 | I love cheese so much. I had a dream that Russia sent a missile the size of the Sears Tower toward Buffalo (I know, I dream in the 1980’s) and we were all going to die. Instead of longing to spend my last moments with a loved one, I started unwrapping...
Channel 4 News Needs To Recruit More Women
Jan. 8 | Channel 4 News needs A Few Good Women. The hiring of veteran Traverse City, Mich. anchor Diana Fairbanks for the 5:30 p.m. on Channel 4 and the 10 p.m. newscast on WNLO-TV (CW 23) in a few weeks is a start but more quality women are needed. It...
Top Three Lines: Winnipeg Jets 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (OT)
Jan. 7 | 1) Hockey can be a cruel game, as evidenced by the quick whistle before Ville Leino could tap home a possible loose puck that cost Buffalo a regulation win. 2) Yes, Jhonas Enroth was again beaten high-glove again, but he allowed one goal over 60 minutes...
Thin Line Between Clipping and Hipping
Jan. 7 | So, I’m supposed to be furious about this… … but okay with this? Yeesh. I know we’re all envious of the club Boston’s got but anyone offended by short Brad Marchand getting too low needs to hate hip checking, too. Marchand...
Top Three Lines: Carolina Hurricanes 4, Buffalo Sabres 2
Jan. 6 | 1) It’s no surprise that Lindy Ruff keeps trying to prop up Ryan Miller — who again was ordinary-at-best tonight — because the only way to consistently win hockey games without good center play is with an A-plus goaltender. 2) Really, you can’t...
NBC’s “The Firm” Is On Shaky Ground
Jan. 6 | By the law of averages, you might think that NBC would get a new legal drama right. Think again when it comes to “The Firm,” a laughable update of the John Grisham best seller and subsequent movie that premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday on Channel...
For Marshawn “Money” Lynch, There Is No Police Offseason
Jan. 5 | Had to laugh as I checked Twitter before leaving work for the night only to see a Tweet from Marshawn Lynch that is sure to be removed once his agent finds out or his mom gets home from Bingo. Precious. It appears one of the most unpleasant people I’ve...
Essay time
Jan. 5 | I was asked to write a long-form article in the vein of my “Big Picture Posts” for a non-sports publication on what it means to be a Buffalo sports fan. This is what came out (starting on Page 32). My friends at Block Club Magazine are doing...
