Buffalo *had* an O&O when WKBW was owned by ABC/Cap Cities, but they unloaded it with Detroit.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Edwards Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Local news having to report on the competition On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 8:46 AM, John Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Hank Fung <[email protected]> wrote: >> > John Beard is in Buffalo now btw. >> >> Some might see that as a step back, but in my opinion, Beard is too >> good for LA news. Please tell me he isn't still working for a Fox affil. > > Buffalo's Fox station has no local news, preferring Simpsons and Frasier > reruns to reports of fires in North Tonawanda. > Wiki says he's at WGRZ, which is the NBC affiliate. Must not be an NBC O&O, since I recall the big brass at NBC said he'd never work for them again. WGRZ is owned by Gannett. I don't think Buffalo has any O&Os. John -- John Edwards "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
