Alan Pergament

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

"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.

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.

Buffalo News TV Critic Alan Pergament has some news and notes about Channel 4, Jim Nantz and more.

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.

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.

Here is an updated look at which local stations are carrying Buffalo Bills games this season.

WGRZ-TV (Channel 2) is about to make the 7 p.m. hour a three-station race for viewers.

Here are some of News TV critic Alan Pergament's more recent annoyances involving local television and radio.

Alan Pergament catches up on some sports-related broadcasting news.

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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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal has finally addressed the rumors surrounding Taylor Swift’s song ‘All Too Well.’

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.

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.