If someone called me a Buffalonian, I think those would be fighting words. But that’s what residents of Buffalo, N.Y., are called. Buffalo has the reputation of being one of the coldest and snowiest cities in the Northeast. A four-day blizzard in 1977 dumped more than 100 inches of snow in some areas with gusts […]
If someone called me a Buffalonian, I think those would be fighting words. But that’s what residents of Buffalo, N.Y., are called.
Buffalo has the reputation of being one of the coldest and snowiest cities in the Northeast. A four-day blizzard in 1977 dumped more than 100 inches of snow in some areas with gusts up to 69 mph. And the lowest temperature recorded there was -20 degrees. But Buffalo is not in the top-10 U.S. cities with the most snowfall, the coldest temperatures or the highest winds. And Rochester and Syracuse routinely get more snowfall than Buffalo.
Having said all that, the weather forecast in Buffalo, like the weather forecast in any city or town in the U.S., is still the main reason people watch local news.
WKBW, the market’s ABC affiliate that became part of the E.W. Scripps Co. in early 2014, is kicking off a new weather system, according to Sue Dobmeier, the station’s creative services director.
“WKBW, 7 Eyewitness News kicked off a new weather system, 7 First Alert Weather with Western New York’s Largest and Most Experienced Weather Team. We brought back Meteorologist Andy Parker who started his career here at WKBW. We redefined our weather strategy by using two meteorologists in the morning.
“The promos highlight the weather-centric morning show and the team of 7 First Alert Weather. We also brought back veteran weathercaster Tom Jolls who was part of the iconic Irv, Rick and Tom era of Eyewitness News in the ’70s through the year 2000 to welcome Andy back on his first show and he did the promo for Tom and Andy.”
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