Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Catholic churches.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Religious organizations--United States.]]> Church buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Catholic churches.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Religious organizations--United States.]]> Church buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Catholic churches.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Religious organizations--United States.]]> Church buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Forest Lawn (Cemetery : Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Cemeteries--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Raleigh]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> WI/P&GA]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Flagg, James Montgomery]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Matt, Richard]]> Sweat, David]]> Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)]]>
On June 16, during the search, prison employee Joyce Mitchell confessed to providing Matt and Sweat with hacksaw blades, chisels, and other tools used for the escape.

WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg presents a video profile of Matt and Sweat, followed by a WIVB-TV television special, "Breakout."

(Background)
Richard Matt, from Tonawanda, New York, had been serving a sentence of 25 years to life for beating, torturing, and ultimately killing his former boss, William Rickerson. After breaking his neck, Matt dismembered Rickerson's body, discarding the remains in the Niagara River.

Matt and an accomplice had kidnapped Rickerson from his North Tonawanda home with the intent to rob him. Matt then fled to Mexico, where he stabbed a man to death after trying to rob him. Matt was arrested and convicted of the stabbing death in Mexico. He was then extradited to the U.S. to stand trial for the murder of William Dickerson.

David Sweat, raised in Binghamton area of New York, shot a Broome County sheriff's deputy multiple times before running him over with a car. He and an accomplice had been spotted by Deputy Kevin Tarsia in a parking lot while in possession of stolen firearms. After Sweat ran over Deputy Tarsia, the accomplice, Jeffrey Nabinger Jr., shot the severely wounded deputy in the face, killing him. Sweat was serving a sentence of life without parole.

Matt was hunted down in Malone, New York on June 26, 2015 and killed during a confrontation with a U.S border patrol agent and a former Army Ranger. Two days later, Sweat was spotted near Constable, New York by a New York State Trooper who wanted to question him. After Sweat took off running across a hay field, Trooper Jay Cook shot him in the shoulder and arm. Sweat survived.]]> Newberg, Rich]]> eng]]> Sterling]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Lipscombe, Guy]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Lloyd /Myers]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Flour mills--New York (State)--Buffalo--Employees]]> Flour mills--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Flour industry--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> "My father said, ‘Here’s a bottle of whiskey. Go tell that guy I need about a three-second spill.'"

With a dad nicknamed Fearless Freddie who worked in and around the grain elevators throughout his life, Joel and Bruce Carter were indoctrinated into Buffalo's grain culture as kids. They both went on to work in the flour mill themselves, but an industrial accident in the mill sidelined their father and put an end to the family's flour milling days. Bruce Carter and his brother Joel were interviewed in early 2020 by Kate Kaye.

NOTE: This story involves graphic injury descriptions and features detailed descriptions of flour mill jobs and equipment including the “man-lift.”]]> Kaye, Kate]]> https://redtailmedia.org/spilling-grain/]]> Carter, Bruce]]> Carter, Joel]]> Grosvenor Room of B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> 1. What does your square represent?
2. Why did you choose these symbols? I hope people look and relate to the love they feel for Buffalo and Western New York
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Athletic clubs--North America.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> ENG]]> Television journalists]]> Television broadcasting of news]]>
While the first Buffalo viewers of television in 1948 may have thought the images miraculously appeared on their small screens at home, it took a coordinated effort of technicians, directors, set designers, audio and film engineers, station support personnel, and many others who worked behind the scenes, to put programs on the air.

While their expertise, for the most part, was technical in nature, some possessed incredible artistic talents worthy of the public spotlight. In this series of reports by WIVB-TV'ss Rich Newberg and Jacquie Walker, these broadcasting pioneers are recognized for their contributions to the Buffalo television industry.

Order of Presentation: WIVB-TV Behind the Scenes
John Novelli / Technical Director, Artist
Ted Patton / TV and Stage Set Designer
Frank Wald / Technician
Hal Case / Technician
Ann Deckop / Executive Assistant
Alfred Kirchhofer / First President & General Manager
Bill McKibben / Station Manager under Kirchhofer]]> Newberg, Rich]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, editor)]]> Hill, Ahmir (Title Graphic Artist)]]> Walker, Jacquie (Reporter)]]> Buffalo Broadcasters Association]]> eng]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Buffalo Morning Express]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Buffalo Morning Express]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Freemasonry.]]> Freemasonry--New York (State)--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Metrocraft Everett Mass]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Curt Teich & Co.]]> Freemasonry.]]> Freemasonry--New York (State)--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Otto Ulbrich Co., Buffalo, N.Y.]]> Curt Teich & Co. (artist)]]> Edna (author)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Curt Teich & Co.]]> Freemasonry.]]> Freemasonry--New York (State)--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Otto Ulbrich Co., Buffalo, N.Y.]]> Curt Teich & Co. (artist)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Curt Teich & Co.]]> Freemasonry.]]> Freemasonry--New York (State)--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Otto Ulbrich Co., Buffalo, N.Y.]]> Curt Teich & Co. (artist)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Curt Teich & Co.]]> Freemasonry.]]> Freemasonry--New York (State)--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Otto Ulbrich Co., Buffalo, N.Y.]]> Curt Teich & Co. (artist)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> American bison.]]> Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce.]]> Robert J. Koch Studio, Buffalo, N.Y.]]> Greenburg- May Prod. Inc. (photographer)]]> ENG]]> Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society (B.I.G.S.)]]> ]]> Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Songs and music]]> Cluxton, Walter H.]]> Schultz, Herman E.]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> National Guard State of New York]]> Paul C. Koeber & Co.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Albright-Knox Art Gallery]]> The Buffalo News Company]]> Paul C. Koeber (artist)]]> ENG]]> Levy, Alex]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Levy, Alex]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Conductor Franco Autori joined the FMP and came to Buffalo in 1936, where he worked with the burgeoning Buffalo Philharmonic.  ]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Federal Music Project (U.S.)]]> United States. Works Progress Administration]]> Autori, Franco, 1903-1990]]> Maier, Guy, 1892-1956]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> 1. What does your square represent? My pride in my adopted city. Born and raised in Queens, NY, I moved here for law school and stayed because of the music, food, and people
2. Why did you choose these symbols? Sprts, and especially the Buffalo Bills, bring very diverse groups of people together win or lose
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel? Community in diversity]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> S.H. Knox & Co. (Duluth, Minn.)]]> Buffalo Public Library (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Libraries--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> S.H. Knox & Co.]]> Mr. & Mrs. [Harcman?] (author)]]> ENG]]> Cuomo, Mario M., 1932-2015.]]> Governors--New York (State)]]>
In 2015, following Cuomo’s death at age 82, WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg talked with Masiello and the governor’s former spokesman in Buffalo, Tim Clark, about Cuomo’s unique ability to connect with people, even if they did not agree with him politically. ]]> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Editor)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)]]> eng]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Savings Bank.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Banks and banking--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Savings Bank.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Banks and banking--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Detroit Photographic Co.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Savings Bank.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Banks and banking--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Clawson and Wilson, Buffalo, N.Y.]]> [Blarnclre?] (author)]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Savings Bank.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Banks and banking--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Illustrated Postal Card Co. New. York- Leipzig]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Photographic postcards.]]> Buffalo Savings Bank.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Banks and banking--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Erie County Savings Bank (Buffalo, N.Y.)--History.]]> Buffalo Morning Express]]> ENG]]> Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL]]> ]]> Colored Musicians Club (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Jazz--New York (State)--Buffalo--History and criticism]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Tinney, Al.]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Reporter)]]> Musial, Chris (Executive Producer)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)]]> Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)]]> Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)]]> Dady, Kelly (Director)]]> Clemons, Michael (Tape Operator)]]> Benzel, Gary (Tape Operator)]]> Young, Matt (Audio Engineer)]]> Dawkins, Don (Researcher)]]> Newberg, Rich (Researcher)]]> Vetter, Tom (Researcher)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)]]> Musial, Chris (Researcher)]]> eng]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo State Hospital]]> Rotograph Co.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> The Rotograph Co.]]> ENG]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Louise Michael and Genevieve Kraft were successful impresarios in Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Symphony Orchestra (est. 1921)]]> Cornelissen, Arnold]]> Schilsky, Charles]]> Ball, Joseph A.]]> Michael, Louise]]> Kraft, Genevieve]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Television broadcasting of news]]> Television broadcasting of news--New York (State)]]> Television broadcasting of news--United States--History.]]> When WIVB-TV (formerly WBEN-TV) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a TV special on May 14, 1998, the use of archival news film and videotape gave viewers a window into Buffalo'ss storied history. Rich Newberg, who co-produced and co-hosted the program, wrote an article for the National Television Academy, documenting the significance of the station's successful efforts to broadcast footage dating back to the birth of television in Buffalo in 1948. Buffalo is a unique television market in that the news film and videotape archives from all three major stations have been saved. WIVB-TV (Channel 4-CBS), as well as WKBW-TV (Channel 7-ABC) and WGRZ-TV (Channel 2 - NBC), have given the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) permission to digitize their archival TV news collections and bring Western New York's moving image history back to life.

Mr. Newberg, a founding member of the BBA and Hall of Fame inductee, has put together a comprehensive visual history of this extraordinary effort in Buffalo to preserve and utilize a most valuable educational resource. He served as chair of the BBA's Archive Task Force that began the process of digitizing Buffalo's TV news archives in 2011. The historical retrospective begins with excerpts from the Channel 4 documentary, "First In Western New York: 50 Golden Years on Channel 4." The featured segments are narrated by WIVB-TV former anchors Don Postles and Rich Newberg.
(Runs: 8:30)

LAUNCHING OF THE ARCHIVE PROJECT
On March 29, 2019 the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) officially launched The Archive Project. The BBA had established written agreements with WIVB-TV (Nexstar/CBS) and WKBW-TV (Scripps/ABC) to digitize their news film and early videotape archives. WGRZ-TV (Tegna/NBC) came onboard in 2024. The moving image archive is to be used for educational use only.

Through BBA fundraisers, donations, and grants from the Western New York Library Resources Council, digitized news reports and clips dating back as early as the mid-1960s began being posted on the New York Heritage website. Postings will also appear on the BBA's own website, which is currently being revamped to provide space for the archival material.

These reports that aired on WIVB-TV and WKBW-TV show viewers the scope of the project and why the initiative is a valued resource for Western New York and the nation.
(Runs: 5:30)

ACTOR ED ASNER ENDORSES THE BBA'S ARCHIVE PROJECT
On September 29, 2019, Actor Ed Asner, who played television news director Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, endorsed the BBA's Archive Project in a public service announcement. The endorsement was recorded during the time Mr. Asner was in Western New York for his performance of a one man show.

Asner endorsement: "Hello. I'm Ed Asner. You may remember me as television's no-nonsense news director, Lou Grant. If you think about it, journalists provide us with our first draft of history. Right here in Buffalo, more than 50 years of TV news coverage is being brought back to life! Local stations are working with the Buffalo Broadcasters Association to bring back the stories that helped define the Niagara Frontier. It's called The Archive Project, and I support it with all my heart! So should you."
(Runs: 60 seconds)

THE MEMORY KEEPERS
Rescuing Buffalo's Moving Image History
This update on The Archive Project was presented at the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 4, 2021. The piece was modified in 2024 to include WGRZ-TV, which also entered into contract with the BBA for the digitization of its film and videotape archive. The progress report is written and hosted by Rich Newberg and edited by Tom Vetter. The feature lays out the challenges in preserving and utilizing Buffalo's archival TV news film and videotape.
(Runs: 7:20)

THE ARCHIVE PROJECT
Buffalo Broadcasters Association
How It All Began
(5 PARTS: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
The cornerstone project of the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) is to digitize Buffalo television archival news film and videotape from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s. The news film had been rescued on many occasions by Buffalo broadcasting pioneers whose vision was to someday create a moving image archive of Buffalo's rich and colorful history as told through the lens of broadcast journalists.

The storage of news film from all three Buffalo network affiliates began in the 1960s. Boxes were initially kept at Buffalo Historical Society. Channel 7 eventually took back its film, while Channels 4 and 2 chose not to physically reclaim their footage.

This series of features, written and produced by Rich Newberg, documents the progress and objectives of The Archive Project. The five video reports were presented during most of the BBA's Hall of Fame ceremonies between 2006 and 2011.
(Runs: 22:36)]]> Newberg, Rich]]> Buffalo Broadcasters Association]]> Mombrea Jr., Mike]]> Vetter, Tom]]> Terrenova, Michael]]> eng]]>