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Alan Pergament

Alan Pergament

TV Critic and Blogger at The Buffalo News

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Alan Pergament: Nexstar-Tegna deal raises anxiety and fears of job losses at WGRZ and WIVB

It may take a year before the Federal Communications Commission approves the deal so the uncertainty over the deal’s impact will be hanging over the staff of the stations for that long.
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Alan Pergament: Colbert gets a ratings bump; wedding bells at Chann...

News from local TV includes nuptials of two Channel 4 employees, Ted Lasso's return, a TV role for St. Joe's grad and much more.
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Alan Pergament: Sabres make TV production lineup change that won't ...

Joe Pinter, who has been producing Sabres’ games since 2002 and has been working for the team for 37 years through when games were carried on WUTV and WNYO-TV, was told recently that his services are no longer needed.
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Alan Pergament: Maryalice Demler, Hank Nevins, Rob Ray highlight 20...

WIVB’s Jacquie Walker and WGRZ’s Kevin O’Neill will be the emcees at the Hall of Fame Dinner Sept. 10 at Samuel’s Grande Manor in Clarence.
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Alan Pergament: Popular host Mercedes Wilson exits WKBW-TV

The host of the canceled “Studio 7” on Channel 7 and “7 Life” online originally was thought to be part of the layoffs being made in April by Channel 7’s owner, the E.W. Scripps Company, when anchor Lia Lando and meteorologist Mary Beth Wrobel were let go.
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Alan Pergament: 'SNL' needn't apologize for 'White Potus' sketch; '...

Pergament writes: "Saturday Night Live" always has the comedy card to play when an exaggeration is made for comic effect. Can’t you take a joke?
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Alan Pergament: Public broadcasting in Buffalo is rebranding as BTP...

Western New Yorkers have had a few weeks to adjust to having all the public radio and television stations rebranded as BPTM, which stands for Buffalo Toronto Public Media.
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Alan Pergament: 'Suits LA' doesn't have the vitality, style and hum...

"I understand why NBC took a flyer on a 'Suits' sequel after seeing all the buzz from the Netflix run. But 'Suits LA' doesn’t have the same vitality, style and humor of the original to overcome expectations," Pergament writes.
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Alan Pergament: Carl Lam's travels as weekend meteorologist speak t...

Former Channel 2 meteorologist Carl Lam’s journey continues as he freelances at several stations across the country. He can make more money freelancing than as a weekend meteorologist in the Buffalo market.
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Alan Pergament: Channel 4 has sports opening; a Jim Nantz trivia an...

Buffalo News TV Critic Alan Pergament has some news and notes about Channel 4, Jim Nantz and more.
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End of an Era: Channel 4's Don Postles to retire Dec. 19

The almost half-century run of WIVB-TV (Channel 4) anchor Don Postles in Buffalo soon will be ending. Channel 4 GM Joe Abouzeid announced Wednesday in an email to the staff that Postles’ final broadcast will be Thursday, Dec. 19.
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Alan Pergament: Ch. 2 continues rebuild; 'High Potential' is promis...

Courtney Cortright is the latest addition at Channel 2, which has seen Kate Welshofer, Michael Wooten and “Most Buffalo” co-host and weather anchor Maria Genero exit in the last year and Adam Benigni dropping his weekday sports anchoring duties.
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Alan Pergament: A guide to what stations are carrying Bills games t...

Here is an updated look at which local stations are carrying Buffalo Bills games this season.
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Alan Pergament: As of September, all three local broadcast affiliat...

WGRZ-TV (Channel 2) is about to make the 7 p.m. hour a three-station race for viewers.
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Alan Pergament: Commercials, small type, emergency alerts and other...

Here are some of News TV critic Alan Pergament's more recent annoyances involving local television and radio.
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Alan Pergament: An honor for John Murphy; a market jump for Briana ...

Alan Pergament catches up on some sports-related broadcasting news.
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Buffalo's influence on creation of 'Reading Rainbow' highlighted in...

Former Buffalo Bills Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson visited Hyde Park elementary school to read Johnson’s new children’s book.
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WIVB hires Carl Jones as new sports anchor-reporter - Buffalo News

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Review of Apple TV+ remake of 'Presumed Innocent' - Buffalo News

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has finally addressed the rumors surrounding Taylor Swift’s song ‘All Too Well.’
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Alan Pergament: WIVB dominates local news ratings in Jacquie Walker...

Channel 4 won every important time period in household viewership it competed in except for 6 a.m. when Channel 2’s morning program anchored by Pete Gallivan and Melissa Holmes won the time slot.
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Former Channel 2 weather anchor Maria Genero returns to her radio r...

Five months after leaving Channel 2 with her “Most Buffalo” sidekick Kate Welshofer, Genero’s distinctive voice resurfaced over the weekend as an on-air personality on WECK radio.