Solidarity (Polish labor organization)
Labor unions--Poland
Poland--History
It was 1985, the height of Solidarity's struggle for freedom and democracy in Poland. A popular priest had been assassinated. The Communist regime was tightening its grip on dissidents. Against this backdrop of strife, a delegation from Buffalo, New York, journeyed into the heart of the struggle, meeting first with Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, then with Pope John Paul II in Italy. "Hearts and Minds Together" is a series of vignettes documenting this historic odyssey, further strengthening ties between the people of Poland and Western New York. The documentary shows the triumph of the human spirit over adversity and oppression. The pontiff, at a quiet moment in his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, told program host Rich Newberg: "Without Solidarity, there can be no peace."
Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
Yearke, Don (Photographer, Editor)
WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
Battilana, Tony (Director)
Case, Hal (Technical Crew)
Clemons, Michael (Technical Crew)
Elkan, Mike (Technical Crew)
Foster, Joseph D. (Technical Crew)
Kocic, Mike (Technical Crew)
Rusk, Brian (Trip Organizer)
Solecki, Richard (Trip Organizer)
Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
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The triumphant grand opening of Buffalo's inner harbor, based on the theme of the Erie Canal, symbolized a new era of hope for the city. The rebirth of Buffalo's waterfront allows visitors to relive the heyday of the Erie Canal, when the Queen City of the Great Lakes was the nation's 'Gateway to the West.' In this television special, WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent takes viewers back in time when Buffalo's bawdy Canal District was among the toughest of its kind in the world. There is also a special segment paying tribute to the city's beloved Memorial Auditorium, which was taken down to make way for new waterfront development. Featuring Buffalo Congressman Brian Higgins, whose vision and actions helped make Buffalo's revival, through waterfront development, possible.
Ersing, Rich (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Schlearth, Joseph (Executive Producer)
Musial, Chris (Executive Producer)
Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)
Vinciguerra, Jerry (Graphic Artist)
Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Consulting and Contributing Photographer)
Cornwell, Craig (Contributing Photographer)
Summerville, Dan (Contributing Photographer)
Woodson, Paul (Contributing Photographer)
Ivancic, Paul (Contributing Photographer)
Baker, Boe (Contributing Photographer)
Paszkowsky, Danylo (Contributing Photographer)
Phillips, Shane (Contributing Photographer)
Dee, Joe (Contributing Photographer)
Carroll, John (Contributing Photographer)
Root, Kim (Contributing Photographer)
Swenson, Scott (Contributing Photographer)
Vogel, Mike (Historical Consultant)
Tielman, Tim (Historical Consultant)
Blanchard, Tom Jr. (Historical Consultant)
Newberg, Rich (Researcher)
Ersing, Rich (Researcher)
Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)
Musial, Chris (Researcher)
Yeomans, Doug (Musical Performer for "The Stringmen")
Perry, Geoffrey (Musical Performer "The Stringmen")
Communism--Cuba--History
Cuba--Economic conditions
Cuba--Social conditions
Thirty-five years after the Cuban Revolution, the island nation fell on exceptionally hard times. The collapse of the Soviet Union, combined with the strength of the U.S. Trade Embargo led to scarcities of food, medicine and other necessities of life. In 1993 two surgeons from Buffalo, New York were invited by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health to exchange medical information with their counterparts in Havana. During his coverage of this medical mission, WIVB-TV reporter Rich Newberg and photographer Don Yearke, provide a rare glimpse into a Cuban society struggling to survive and hungry for news from the outside world.
Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)
Loss of Innocence : the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Execution of Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh, Timothy
Terrorists--United States--Biography
Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995.
At one time he was our neighbor, raised in rural Niagara County and trusted as a baby-sitter for the children next door. Timothy McVeigh would grow up to become America's most notorious terrorist, taking 168 lives when he bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. This is his life story, including an exclusive interview with his father, Bill McVeigh, shortly before Timothy was executed for his crimes. Hosted by WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg.
Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Contributing Photographer)
Van Horn, Mike (Graphic Artist)
Baxter, Tim (On-line Editor)
Giovenco, Joseph (Director)
Clemons, Michael (Technical Director)
Benzel, Gary (Audio Engineer)
Foster, Joseph D. (Tape Operator)
Brown, David (Font Operator)
Griswold, Jason (Master Control Operator)
Lost Childhood : the Story of the Birkenau Boys
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland.
A group of Holocaust survivors -- some of the 89 Jewish boys spared by Dr. Joseph Mengele to serve as slave laborers in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp -- return to Europe fifty years later. They recount their experiences in the camp, their survival tactics and coping mechanisms, and the emotional scars they still carry. Hosted by veteran TV journalist Rich Newberg. Photographed and edited by WIVB-TV Chief Photographer Mike Mombrea Jr. Shot on the grounds of the Terezin concentration camp and Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Mombrea Jr., Mike (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Kaufman, Ken (Composer of original score)
Newberg, Lori (Field Assistant)
Mombrea, John (Imix Editor)
Bacon, Yehuda (Artist, Holocaust Survivor)
Copyright held by Moments In Time Video, Inc. and Mike Mombrea, Jr. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of producers Rich Newberg or Mike Mombrea, Jr. and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
On a Beam of Hope : Journey Through China With a Buffalo Pioneer in Cancer Research
Dougherty, Thomas J. (Thomas John), 1933-2018
Cancer--Research--United States
Cancer--Treatment--United States
Cancer--Research--China
Cancer--Treatment--China
In September 1983, Buffalo pioneer cancer researcher Dr. Thomas Dougherty traveled to the People's Republic of China and Japan to share his discoveries and new treatment techniques. Photodynamic Therapy, now practiced throughout the world, uses laser beams and a special drug to shrink non-bulky tumors. Communist China had launched a campaign battling esophageal cancer, which had reached near epidemic proportions in certain provinces. "On a beam of hope" documents Dr. Dougherty's historic journey as China was rebounding from its brutal Cultural Revolution.
Vandivort, Dave (Director)
Christian, Roger (Music Coordinator)
Cunningham, Mike (Video Production Editor)
Root, Kim (Video Production Editor)
Binis, Mike (Audio Engineer)
Case, Hal (Technical Staff)
Elkan, Mike (Technical Staff)
Novelli, John (Technical Staff)
Pels, Gordon (Technical Staff)
Rozek, Dan (Technical Staff)
Walkowski, Brian (Technical Staff)
Schneider, Lawrence (Historical Consultant)
Nersinger, Janice (Historical Consultant)
Bergman, Randy (CBS News Researcher)
Erie County (N.Y.)--Defenses
Niagara County (N.Y.)--Defenses
Terrorism--Prevention
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
On the homefront gives Western New York its first comprehensive report of the region's ability to handle any potential terrorist incidents. The attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 put the country on high alert. The Erie-Niagara region is considered one of the nation's more vulnerable areas, in part, because of the Niagara Power Project, bridge and border crossings with Canada, and chemical and petroleum plants. During a period of anthrax scares, this television special shows how the Hazmat and SWAT teams and health and disaster coordinators are preparing for any potential assault on public safety.
Musial Chris (Executive Producer)
Ersing, Rich (Contributing Photographer, Editor)
Mombrea, John (On-line Editor)
Flynn, Lisa (Contributing Reporter)
Rice, Marie (Contributing Reporter)
Le, Lani (Contributing Reporter)
Beauchamp, Steve (Contributing Photographer)
Goldschlag, Dave (Contributing Photographer)
Swan, Ray (Contributing Photographer)
Dawkins, Don (Contributing Photographer)
Greene, Terry (Contributing Photographer)
Ersing, Matt (Contributing Photographer)
Masse, Dave (Audio Engineer)
Palmatier, Scott (Videotape Operator)
Brown, Dave (Chyron Operator)
Newberg, Rich
Television journalists--United States--Biography
Television journalists--New York (State)--Buffalo--Biography
Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist Rich Newberg revisits his forty-six year quest to better understand the human condition. Beginning with his earliest days as "The Troubleshooter," when he brought the camera and microphone to those in society who didn't have a voice, Mr. Newberg reflects on the social upheavals, historical milestones, and lives of extraordinary people he covered throughout his storied career. He dedicates his memoir to the people of Buffalo, New York, who he says "are passionate about the issues that shape our lives." Rich Newberg spent almost four decades of his career at WIVB-TV in Buffalo, seeking to illuminate those issues. Mr. Newberg’s video memoir is co- produced and edited by his long-time colleague and friend, Mike Mombrea Jr., WIVB-TV’s chief Photographer.
Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Editor)
Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
Jeromos, Kelly (Director)
Mullen, Sara (Special Projects Manager)
Morales, David (Contributing Editor)
Roy, Josh (Contributing Editor)
Our Two Most Cherished Rights : Rich Newberg Reports
Slepian, Barnett
Operation Rescue (Organization)
Common Ground (Organization)
Pro-choice movement--New York (State)--Buffalo
Pro-life movement--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Six months after the assassination of Dr. Barnett Slepian, a Buffalo OB-GYN who performed abortions, rhetoric from both sides of the abortion debate was reaching a critical level. It was the eve of another planned pro-life mass demonstration. WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg and videographer Tom Vetter present the views of major players on both sides of the national issue, as well as the impact of Dr. Slepian's murder.
Waterfronts--New York (State)--Buffalo--Planning
Urban renewal--New York (State)--Buffalo
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Economic conditions
City planning--New York (State)--Buffalo
Shows why, after a century of missed opportunities, there is solid evidence of progress on waterfront development in Buffalo, N.Y., and the money to back it up. Features the major players working behind the scenes to map out the city's future, such as Larry Quinn, Brian Higgins, Mark Goldman, Rich Tobe, Mike Powers. Shows the progress in completing the Inner Harbor Erie Canal project, as well as an overview of the plans at the foot of Main Street, and more.
Moretti, Luke (Investigative Reporter)
Schlaerth, Joseph (Executive Producer)
Richert, George (Reporter)
Flynn, Lisa (Reporter)
Walker, Jacquie (Reporter)
Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)
Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)
Ersing, Matt (Photographer, Editor)
Hutchinson, Dave (Contributing Photographer)
Dee, Joe (Contributing photographer)
Gabalski, Ron (Contributing Photographer)
Goldman, Mark (Historical Consultant)
Tobe, Rich (Historical Consultant)
Moretti, Luke (Researcher)
Schlaerth, Joe (Researcher)
Holocaust survivors
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps.
It took decades for Holocaust survivors to break their silence following the end of WWII. In the 1980's, a small but tight-knit survivor community in Buffalo, New York, began reaching out to the public, bearing witness to what they had personally experienced in Nazi death and labor camps. "Survivors of the Holocaust," presented on WIVB-TV in April 1983, was one of the first local television efforts to explore the lives of survivors, and the lessons they offered to civilization. The vignettes included testimony from three survivors, two of their children, and a liberator of Nazi concentration camps. The program became the cornerstone for the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, which was created to teach the lessons of the Holocaust, remember its victims, and honor its survivors.
Summerville, Dan (Photographer, Editor)
Mombrea, Mike Sr. (Contributing Photographer)
Ader, Joe (Contributing Photographer)
Wigginton, Chris (Production Editor)
Root, Kim (Production Editor)
Barbour, Al (Technical Staff)
Johnson, Len (Technical Staff)
Rowell, Earl (Technical Staff)
Back, Toby (Historical Consultant)
Kuperstein, Asaiah (Historical Consultant)
Bucholz, Arden (Historical Consultant)
The People's Pope : Life and Times of Pope John Paul II
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
Popes--Biography
Catholic Church--History
Polish Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
Documentary on Pope John Paul II's historic 1999 visit to his homeland, Poland. It includes biographical video about the pope's life, his influence on the Catholic Church, and the impact of his papacy on the people of Poland and the many Polish-Americans in Western New York. A special segment focuses on the Pope's relationship with Ann Odre, the Buffalo woman who took a bullet along with John Paul II during a 1981 assassination attempt. Host Rich Newberg also interviews the former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, who he had met fourteen years earlier, during Solidarity's struggle to be free of communism in Poland. Two Buffalo physicians, Dr. Jeffrey Meilman and Dr. Amar Atwal, are also featured, donating their services on their mission of mercy in Poland.
Musial, Chris (Producer)
Mombrea, John (Digital Editor)
Baxter, Tim (Digital Editor, Post-production Editor)
Giovenco, Joe (Director)
Clemens, Michael (Technical Director)
Foster, Joseph D. (Videotape Operator)
Masse, Dave (Master Control Operator)
Ayers, Don (Louth System Operator)
The Promise of 100 Years : the Pride of a People
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Talbert, Mary
Niagara Movement
African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
The organized struggle for civil rights in America had its early roots in Buffalo, New York in 1905. Hoping to create a great "current of protest," W.E.B. Dubois and fellow activists met at the home of Mary Talbert and voiced their demands for equality by establishing the Niagara Movement. It led to the creation of the N.A.A.C.P. A century later, African Americans in Buffalo's inner city are still struggling with poverty, crime, and unemployment. Many students fall far behind in school because of poor reading skills. See how these challenges are now being addressed, and how African culture is being preserved and promoted through the arts. "Minute by minute, hour by hour," says and old African proverb, "if we lose our history, we lose our power." Features reflections by former New York Deputy Assembly speaker and Buffalo mayoral candidate, Arthur O. Eve.
Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Writer, Reporter)
Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Contributing Photographer, Editor)
Schlaerth, Joseph (Producer)
Schrodt, Roy (Post-production Editor)
Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)
Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)
Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Researcher)
The Road to Freedom : Preserving Black History In Western New York
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Nash, J. Edward (Jesse Edward), 1868-1957
Michigan Street Baptist Church
Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
Highlights Buffalo's unique role in the abolitionist movement. Uses reenactments, old photographs and drawings, and interviews with historians and preservationists such as Dr. Monroe Fordham, Jesse Nash, Jr., George Arthur, Rev. William Henderson, and Kevin Cottrell, to tell the story of Buffalo's critical role as the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Discusses significant sites in Buffalo to be preserved, such as the Michigan Street Baptist Church and the Nash house.
Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Hairston, Mylous (Reporter)
Brown, Byron
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century
The election of Byron Brown as Buffalo's first African American mayor came one hundred years after the nation's modern civil rights movement was born on the Niagara Frontier. The Niagara Movement, which began in 1905, was the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "The Vision and the Victory" celebrates Brown's historic election and shows how Buffalo's historic role in the struggle for civil rights has received national recognition, including perspectives from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, N.A.A.C.P. Chairman Julian Bond, and New York Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Root, Kim (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
Williams, Lillian (Historical Consultant)
Parrotte, Mark (Researcher)
Woodstock Then & Now : Remembering Woodstock Twenty Years Later
Woodstock Festival
Rock music
Woodstock (N.Y.)
The Woodstock Festival of 1969 is commemorated 20 years later. Shot on location at Bethel and Swan Lake, New York. Featured interview with comic activist Hugh Nanton Romney, better known as "Wavy Gravy," who helped keep the peace during Woodstock.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Fifty years after the Allied amphibious invasion of Normandy during World War II, Western New York veterans of D-Day reflect on their roles and experiences as they descended on the northern coast of France. The seven-part series was presented on WIVB-TV as a tribute to all who took part in the invasion, which claimed 16,293 American lives. D-Day, led by U.S., British and Canadian forces on five beachheads, helped liberate Northern France from the Nazis and enabled the allies to launch their drive into Germany.
Smith, Doug (Producer, Writer, Host)
WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
Television Broadcasting of news--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.
Television Journalists--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.
Social Justice--United States.
Black lives matter movement.
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)--History
Radioactive waste disposal--New York (State)--West Valley.
Buffalo Bills (Football team)--History.
McVeigh, Timothy.
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.
Waterfronts--New York (State)--Buffalo.
“The Buffalo Story: History Happens Here” aired on June 7, 2021 as a local primetime special on WIVB-TV. The documentary features major events covered by the station’s news department and illustrates the contributions of Buffalo’s broadcast journalists and the value of local television news archives and their potential to inform, educate and uplift the communities they represent. The two major segments in the first half of the program deal with the pursuit of racial and environmental justice in the Buffalo-Niagara region. Buffalo’s legendary role in the civil rights movement and the notorious Love Canal disaster are revisited through key archival news and documentary footage. The second half features Buffalo’s prominence as a television market for news and its ties to many historic developments and events of national and international significance. Examples include the terminus of the Erie Canal, the Buffalo woman shot along with Pope John Paul II during an assassination attempt, and the four consecutive Super Bowl appearances by the Buffalo Bills in the 1990s. The one hour program highlights efforts by the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) to preserve the images on early news film and videotape before they deteriorate and are lost forever. It is written and hosted by WIVB-TV’s retired senior correspondent Rich Newberg. He was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the BBA’s Archive Project sixteen years earlier. Newberg’s fellow producer and editor Tom Vetter also worked at WIVB-TV as a news photographer. Newberg and Vetter created the station’s documentary unit in 1999. Some segments of their New York Emmy Award winning pieces appear in this documentary. Veteran WIVB anchor Jacquie Walker co-produced the program along with WIVB graphic arts director Kurt Murphy. “The Buffalo Story: History Happens Here” is more than just a history lesson or a tribute to the local broadcast journalists who provided an extraordinary chronicle of life-changing events. It is a call to action to preserve the news footage that helped define a region and in some cases, a nation.
Moments In Time Video, Inc. & TVRE Productions, Inc.
Walker, Jacquie (Co-producer)
Murphy, Kurt (Co-producer, Graphic Arts Director)
Holland, Dan (Contributing Photographer)
Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Interviewee, Documentarian)
Ziemer, Heidi (Consulting Archivist)
Mombrea, John (Digital Archivist)
Terranova, Michael (Digital Archivist)
Newberg, David (Logo Designer)
Dworsky, Molly (Logo Designer)
Copyright held by Moments In Time Video, Inc. & TVRE Productions, Inc. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of Rich Newberg, Tom Vetter, WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
A Toxic Nightmare: The Awakening [The Story of Love Canal Pt. 1]
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Chemical plants -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls
More than forty years after covering the Love Canal disaster in Niagara Falls, former WIVB-TV senior correspondent Rich Newberg returns to the site where 20,000 thousand tons of buried industrial chemicals took a terrible toll on families living on top of the toxic dumpsite. Hooker Chemical had once sold the property to the Niagara Falls School District for a dollar. The cries of families ravaged by chemical exposure in their own homes had initially been ignored by lawmakers who were in a position to offer meaningful support. The grassroots struggle of these homeowners and their ultimate victory in winning federal support offers powerful lessons to a nation still troubled by environmental injustice. Mr. Newberg tracked down the former Niagara Gazette rookie reporter who broke the story in 1978. In a rare interview, Michael Brown recalls his "journalistic obsession" after going door-to-door in the Love Canal neighborhood and establishing a pattern of still births and cancer. Lois Gibbs, the stay-at-home mom who rose to national prominence in her fight to be heard, tells Mr. Newberg that local broadcast journalists played a major role in getting the word out. “When people are right and people peacefully demonstrate and speak truth to power,” she said, “that’s how democracy works, and then we got what we needed.” The story ends with President Joe Biden bemoaning the fact that the right of every American to breathe clean air and drink clean water has yet to be fulfilled. “A Toxic Nightmare: The Awakening” received a New York Emmy Award in the category of Science/Environment. It also won a national Telly Award. In addition, Rich Newberg and co-producer Tom Vetter took first place “Enterprise Reporting” honors from the Journalists Association of New York. The piece appeared as a featured segment of the Buffalo primetime special, “The Buffalo Story: History Happens Here,” which won a New York Emmy Award for “Public Service.” Originally aired on WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV / Buffalo, New York.
Vetter, Tom (Producer, Editor)
Murphy, Kurt (Co-producer)
Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
Love Canal: Neighborhood of Fear [The Story of Love Canal Pt. 2]
Turning Anger Into Action [The Story of Love Canal Pt.3]
What Have We Learned? [The Story of Love Canal Pt. 4]
An Interview with Michael Brown
An Interview with Lois Gibbs [Her battle and victory on behalf of Love Canal homeowners]
The Memory Keepers : Rescuing Western New York’s Moving Image History
Broadcasters--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.
Broadcasting--New York--Buffalo--History.
The Memory Keepers (2021) This feature presents the cornerstone project of the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA). It lays out the goals and challenges in preserving and utilizing Buffalo’s archival TV news film and videotape dating back to the mid-1960s. This piece is the most recent in a series of videos tracing the history of The Archive Project. “The Memory Keepers” was presented at the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 4, 2021 (Runs: 7:12) The Archive Project History (5 Parts: 2006 - 2011) (Total running time: 22:49) The history of The Archive Project is presented here by Rich Newberg in a series of five features. They document a period of awakening to the value of archival TV news footage, and show how painstaking efforts are underway to preserve the moving images that reflect more than a half century of life on the Buffalo-Niagara Frontier. Rich Newberg is a founding member of the Buffalo Broadcasters Association and former Archive Task Force chairman for the BBA. His five video reports were presented during most of the BBA's Hall of Fame ceremonies between 2006 and 2011.] (Summary of Reports) The Archive Project (2006) Runs: 3:51 *Edison’s historic moving images of Buffalo are presented as well as a vision for The Archive Project *The first meeting with Buffalo television executives is documented *Recommendations are given for saving Buffalo’s TV news film collection The Archive Task Force (2008) Runs: 4:00 *A task force is created to seek grants for digitization of TV news film in the BBA's possession *University at Buffalo senior research scholar Michael Frisch signs on to create a system for categorizing and indexing digitized material *Highlights of major Buffalo news stories from the 1960s and ’70s are referenced (civil rights riots, Blizzard of ’77, Love Canal, Attica uprising, Jack Kemp’s political rise to power) The Journey Begins (2009) Runs: 4:39 *First boxes of TV news film are itemized from the year 1966 *A vision is presented for a museum and resource center to house the collection *First meeting is conducted with Buffalo area colleges and universities *The BBA’s Archive Project is featured at a national conference of the Institute of Museum and Library Services held in Buffalo *Conference presenter Dr. Michael Frisch calls Buffalo “one of the most important media centers in the country, of the evolution of television news.” He references Western New York natives Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer, and political satirist Mark Russell Buffalo Moments in Time (2010) Runs: 3:52 *A database is created listing the slugs of all 15-hundred WIVB-TV (formerly WBEN-TV) news stories from the year 1966, the first full year of the BBA’s collection *Scene Savers of Covington Kentucky sends representative John Walko to advise BBA leadership on how best to preserve and utilize the archival news film *Dr. Michael Frisch illustrates how his company, Randforce Associates, is able to catalogue and index all the digitized footage for easy access *BBA president Dave Gillen says, “We’ve got all the pieces in place. We just need the money to do it.” The Scene Savers (2011) Runs: 6:00 *The step-by-step digitization process is documented by Scene Savers staffers working on the BBA’s Archive Project. *Mr. Newberg says future projects will range from documentaries, to classroom presentations, to museum exhibits *The project seeks to complete the mission of the BBA to make Buffalo’s moving image history accessible to the public, “so that future generations will know their roots and will appreciate the contributions of Buffalo’s broadcasting pioneers.” Official Launching of The Archive Project (2019) WIVB-TV Report Runs: 3:24 On March 29, 2019, the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (BBA) officially launched The Archive Project. The BBA established written agreements with WIVB-TV (Nexstar/CBS) and WKBW-TV (Scripps/ABC) to digitize their news film and early videotape archives. The moving image archive will be made available 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. This WIVB-TV news report by News 4 anchor Jacquie Walker shows viewers the scope of the project and why the initiative is a valued resource for Western New York and the nation.] Official Launching of The Archive Project (2019) WKBW-TV Report Runs: 2:05 The BBA collection of archival Buffalo TV news film and video tape becomes the first of its kind on the New York Heritage website. Rich Newberg, one of the chief architects of the project, comments that the collection will document “huge stories, huge challenges that faced this community.” He says the archive holds valuable lessons for “seeking better solutions in the future.” He adds, “It’s the journalists, the reporters and photographers, who basically gave their communities the first draft of history. And that’s why we think it’s so vital to bring this back.” Actor Ed Asner Endorses The Archive Project (Recorded: September 20, 2019) Runs: :60 sec. Ed Asner, who played television’s legendary 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 while Mr. Asner was in Rochester, New York performing 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.”]