View Post CBS Affiliates | TV Biz LIN Media and CBS Renew Affiliation Agreements in Ten Markets By Kevin Eck on Aug. 28, 2014 - 10:23 AM LIN Media announced today it has signed a “comprehensive, long-term” agreement to renew affiliation agreements with CBS in 10 markets. The agreement includes WIAT in Birmingham, AL, WIVB in Buffalo, NY, KRQE, KBIM and ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Trends What Did They Cover in Buffalo Last Night? By Kevin Eck on Aug. 19, 2014 - 2:08 PM Today we take a look at the 52nd largest market in the US. Pro sports and their effects on the city were top of mind for stations yesterday. NBC affiliate WGRZ devoted team coverage to questions about the future of the hometown NF ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk WIVB News Director Out By Kevin Eck on Jul. 23, 2014 - 12:38 PM Joe Schlaerth, news director for Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB no longer works at the station, Buffalo News media writer Alan Pergament reports. The News reports Peter Jacobus is the interim news director at the station. According to ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Bryan Shaw Makes Quick Exit from WIVB By Kevin Eck on Jun. 4, 2014 - 9:24 AM Bryan Shaw, meteorologist for Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB abruptly left the station, according to Buffalo News media writer Alan Pergament. “I just wanted to let you all know that today was my last day at Ch. 4,” Shaw p ...
View Post Anchors | CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Diana Fairbanks Leaving WIVB By Kevin Eck on May. 23, 2014 - 9:22 AM WIVB anchor Diana Fairbanks is leaving the Buffalo CBS affiliate to follow her husband to Michigan. Alan Pergament of The Buffalo News first reported WIVB news director Joe Schlaerth told staffers about the move. GM Rene LaSpina s ...
View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Mary Beth Wrobel Says Goodbye to WGRZ By Merrill Knox on Oct. 9, 2013 - 4:35 PM Meteorologist Mary Beth Wrobel is signing off from Buffalo NBC affiliate WGRZ to take a job outside the television industry. “One week from today, I will be saying farewell to Buffalo. I am going to work in medical device sa ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk Teresa Weakley Joins WIVB From WKBN By Merrill Knox on Aug. 6, 2013 - 9:55 AM Teresa Weakley is set to join Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB as a morning anchor, The Buffalo News‘ Alan Pergament reports. Weakley will co-anchor the morning newscast with Jordan Williams and meteorologist Todd Santos, who join ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Meteorologist Todd Santos Set to Join WIVB By Merrill Knox on Aug. 1, 2013 - 11:28 AM Meteorologist Todd Santos is joining Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB, according to The Buffalo News‘ Alan Pergament. Santos will join the station from The Weather Channel, where he has worked as an on-camera meteorologist since 2 ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk WIVB Adds Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Journalist By Kevin Eck on Jul. 23, 2013 - 9:25 AM WIVB has announced the addition of Rose Ciotta to its investigative unit. “Rose has a reputation for tenacity, and the natural curiosity that is in the DNA of every great investigative journalist,” WIVB news director J ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Meteorologist Don Paul Re-Signs With WIVB By Merrill Knox on Apr. 2, 2013 - 2:54 PM Chief meteorologist Don Paul has re-signed with WIVB, LIN Media’s CBS affiliate in Buffalo, Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News reports. “I don’t want to give too many details,” Paul told the News. “I’m pretty p ...