View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WIVB EP To Be Assistant ND at WKBW By Kevin Eck on Oct. 28, 2014 - 4:28 PM Aaron Mason will join Buffalo ABC affiliate WKBW as assistant news director. Mason comes to WKBW from Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB where he was executive producer. In January, assistant news director Lisa Polster was promoted to new ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | ShopTalk John Borsa Out at WKBW By Aneya Fernando on Oct. 14, 2014 - 4:57 PM Anchor/reporter John Borsa is no longer working at E.W. Scripps owned WKBW. According to The Buffalo News, Borsa’s name and picture were removed from the station’s website Monday and general manager Mike Nurse has conf ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | ShopTalk Veteran Buffalo Anchor Re Ups with WKBW By Kevin Eck on Sep. 26, 2014 - 4:12 PM Keith Radford has signed a two year deal to stay with with E.W. Scripps owned WKBW. “We are thrilled to have secured Keith going forward,” Mike Nurse, GM of the Buffalo ABC affiliate, told The Buffalo News. “Keith will c ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk Laura Gray Returns to Buffalo’s WKBW By Merrill Knox on Aug. 21, 2014 - 10:29 AM Laura Gray is returning to Buffalo ABC affiliate WKBW after three years working in public relations, The Buffalo News‘ Alan Pergament reports. Gray, who worked at the station for five years before leaving in 2011, will ancho ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Allen Leight Signs Off From WKBW By Merrill Knox on May. 19, 2014 - 4:38 PM Allen Leight’s last day at WKBW was Friday, The Buffalo News‘ Alan Pergament reports: News Director Lisa Polster confirmed that he is leaving to join the [Buffalo] Sabres in an unspecified job. Another Channel 7 source ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk | TV Biz It’s Official! Scripps Buying Granite Stations in Buffalo and Detroit By Kevin Eck on Feb. 10, 2014 - 11:29 AM E.W. Scripps has announced it really is buying Buffalo ABC Affiliate WKBW from Granite Broadcasting. The station group announced it’s buying WKBW along with Detroit MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD for $110 million in cash. Rumors ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Scripps Talking to Granite About Buying Two Stations By Kevin Eck on Feb. 7, 2014 - 5:05 PM The E.W. Scripps Company has announced it’s in talks with Granite Broadcasting about the possibility buying two Granite stations. A Scripps press release said, “No deal has been made with Granite, but Scripps will foll ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk WKBW News Director Leaving, Assistant Promoted as Replacement By Kevin Eck on Jan. 21, 2014 - 4:05 PM WKBW news director Polly Van Doren is leaving the Buffalo ABC affiliate to be the ND at Sinclair-owned WKEF–WRGT in Dayton, OH. Van Doren confirmed with TVSpy, assistant news director Lisa Polster has been named as her repla ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WKBW Won’t Comment on Rumor of Possible Sale By Kevin Eck on Dec. 10, 2013 - 11:31 AM Michael Nurse, WKBW station manager, told TVSpy his company had no comment at this this time over rumors the station is up for sale. Buffalo Business First reported the whispering over the sale of the Granite owned Buffalo ABC sta ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk News Director Bill Payer Out at WIAT By Merrill Knox on Dec. 4, 2013 - 12:18 PM News director Bill Payer is out at Birmingham CBS affiliate WIAT. Payer announced his departure in an email to station staffers Wednesday: I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your part in was has been an sev ...