That liberty shall not perish from the Earth. Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan.
description: Poster Number: 1524
creator: Ioseph Pennell Del.
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Ketterlinus Phila. Imp. (Printer)
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

That's the stuff to give 'em!
description: Poster Number: 222
source: World War I Posters Collection
date: [1914-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
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language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The .22 Caliber Killer
subject: Christopher, Joseph G.
subject: Serial murders -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
subject: Racism -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Joseph Christopher, a white Buffalo native who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, began his killing spree on September 22, 1980. Within a 36 hour period, using a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle, Christopher murdered four African American men. Two weeks earlier he had sought to be admitted to the Buffalo Psychiatric Center but was deemed not to be a danger to himself or others. Psychiatric counseling was recommended. Catherine Pelonero, author of the book “Absolute Madness,” makes the case that “Christopher’s crimes might have been prevented if he had received the psychiatric help he was seeking.” Ms. Pelonero provides the on-camera introduction and conclusion to this compilation of WIVB-TV reports. An intensive search for “The .22 Caliber Killer” ensued after the first four homicides. Two more African American men were murdered on October 8th and 9th. They were taxi cab drivers who had their hearts cut out. Christopher would later confess to these two killings, although evidence pointed away from Christopher as the perpetrator. Both cases remain open and unsolved. In November 1980, Christopher enlisted in the U.S. Army. While on Christmas furlough, he journeyed to Manhattan and, on December 22nd, allegedly stabbed four people to death. He then became known as “The Midtown Slasher.” A week later, on December 29th, after returning to Buffalo, another black man was stabbed to death. The following day, on December 30th, an African American male in Rochester was slashed and died from his injuries. In January, Christopher reported back to his Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia and attacked a black soldier with a knife. The soldier lived and Christopher was confined to the stockade, where he attempted to take his own life with a razor. In a session with a psychiatrist at the base, it has been reported that Christopher said he “had to” kill Blacks. At that point, Christopher’s home was searched by the police. They found evidence linking him to three murders. In April 1981, J…
creator: <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Cp%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdigital.buffalolib.org%2Fitems%2Fbrowse%3Fadvanced%255B0%255D%255Belement_id%255D%3D39%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Btype%255D%3Dis%2Bexactly%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Bterms%255D%3DNewberg%252C%2BRich%2B%2528Writer%252C%2BReporter%2529%22%3ENewberg%2C+Rich+%28Writer%2C+Reporter%29%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E"> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1980, 1981
contributor: <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Cp%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdigital.buffalolib.org%2Fitems%2Fbrowse%3Fadvanced%255B0%255D%255Belement_id%255D%3D37%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Btype%255D%3Dis%2Bexactly%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Bterms%255D%3DMurphy%252C%2BKurt%2B%2528Graphic%2BArtist%2529%22%3EMurphy%2C+Kurt+%28Graphic+Artist%29%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E"> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Vetter, Tom (editor)
contributor: Terranova, Michael (editor)
rights: 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.

The 74th Regiment Armory, [Connecticut Street] Buffalo N.Y. [1]
subject: Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Photographic postcards.
subject: National Guard State of New York
subject: S.H. Knox & Co. (Duluth, Minn.)
description: Photographic postcard of the 74th Regiment Armory on Connecticut Street.
creator: S.H. Knox & Co.
publisher: S.H. Knox & Co. (Publisher of Orginal)
publisher: Buffalo and & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of 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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language: ENG
type: Still Image

The 74th Regiment Armory, [Connecticut Street] Buffalo N.Y. [2]
subject: Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Photographic postcards.
subject: National Guard State of New York
subject: S.H. Knox & Co. (Duluth, Minn.)
description: Photographic postcard of the 74th Regiment Armory on Connecticut Street, with a message made out to Mr. [Geo Elrdl].
creator: S.H. Knox & Co.
publisher: S.H. Knox & Co. (Publisher of Orginal)
publisher: Buffalo and & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)
date: 1910-10-31
contributor: [illegible] (author)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of 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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language: ENG
type: Still Image

The 74th Regiment Armory, [Connecticut Street] Buffalo N.Y. [3]
subject: Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: National Guard State of New York
subject: S.H. Knox & Co. (Duluth, Minn.)
description: Picture postcard of the 74th Regiment Armory on Connecticut Street, with a message made out to Crawford S. [Gleishal].
creator: S.H. Knox & Co.
publisher: S.H. Knox & Co. (Publisher of Orginal)
publisher: Buffalo and & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)
date: 1910- [?]
contributor: [Aunt Malie?] (author)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of 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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language: ENG
type: Still Image

The A.E.F. to the President:
description: Poster Number: 680
creator: Baldridge, Cyrus Leroy
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [United States Army]
publisher: Robert Gair Co. : Brooklyn (Printer)
date: 1918
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Amazing Birth of Lucy Grace
subject: Childbirth
subject: Blizzards--New York (State)--Buffalo
description: A crippling snow storm in November 2014 made driving impossible in parts of South Buffalo. Cars were literally buried in snow. The roads to Mercy Hospital were impassible. Two miles away from the hospital, Bethany Hojnacki went into labor. Her husband Jared began a desperate search for help, trudging through the snow while carrying his 19 month old son to the boy's anxious grandparents a mile away. Jared spotted a Buffalo fire crew assisting stranded motorists. Against all odds, one of them, Denise Perry, happened to be a labor nurse! Another close by was Stacey Braymiller, a maternity nurse! The firehouse was reachable and Bethany was transported there with contractions four minutes apart. With the help of the nurses, Bethany gave birth to Lucy Grace after just two pushes. Bethany explains that Lucy means "illuminated." She says her baby's name represents "grace illuminated," which she says "really does capture how she came into the world." Nurse Denise Perry believes it was divine intervention. WIVB-TV senior correspondent Rich Newberg revisited the Hojnacki's for Lucy Grace's first birthday. Bethany says Lucy is "very passionate and spunky and also kind of dramatic." The parents liken her personality to her birth. In Jared's words, "very dramatic and full of life!"
creator: Newberg, Rich
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
date: 2014-11
date: 2015-11
contributor: Root, Kim
contributor: Hill, Ahmir
rights: 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.
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

The American Ambulance in Russia. Военый заемь. 5 1/2 0/0. This is the only American ambulance now saving lives in Russia. Send contributions to 527 Fifth Avenue, Room 501.
description: Poster Number: 1489
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: American Ambulance in Russia
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Army of To-day's. All Right!
description: Poster Number: 273
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [E. & S. Ltd.] (Printer)
date: [1919]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Badillo Beat: A Unique Partnership
subject: PS 076 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
subject: Journalism, Elementary school
subject: Journalism and education
description: On September 30, 1997, WIVB-TV created a mentoring program for high school students at the Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy in Buffalo. The goal was to initially expose them to the inner workings of a television newsroom and teach them the basics of broadcast journalism and production. News 4 anchor Rich Newberg and news photographer Tom Vetter conducted workshops with the final goal of creating a TV news magazine program called “The Badillo Beat.” Fernando Correa, an 8th grade student who showed great potential in front of the camera, anchored the program, taking viewers into the heart of Buffalo’s Hispanic community. The purpose was to address important unresolved social issues. The items featured in this compilation include reports on what transpired during the course of the project and the student produced program that was presented to the school on June 23, 1998. Buffalo mayor Anthony Masiello had praised the initiative, telling students at the partnership signing ceremony that they were being given “an opportunity to grow” at a time when “communications is everything.” He said, “We live in an international marketplace. By the time you are adults, we’ll be communicating with all parts of the world every single day visa-a-vis TV and journalism, computers and telecommunications.” The Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy already had facilities and equipment used to videotape important school events. Rich Newberg told them that having entry into a television station and a professional newsroom could be a major step toward a career in broadcast journalism. However, he cautioned them that, “Unless you go for it, unless you want want it badly enough and work for it, it is not going to come to you. All we can offer you is the opportunity to see what television is all about.”
creator: Newberg, Rich (Reporter, Archivist)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1997-09-30
date: 1998-06-23
contributor: Vetter, Tom (News photographer)
contributor: Rice, Marie (Reporter)
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic artist)
rights: 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.
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type: Moving Image

The best holiday is a change of work
description: Poster Number: 221
creator: Edwards
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Ministere des finances
publisher: [G. P. Ltd.] (Printer)
date: [1920]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The best money box
description: Poster Number: 180
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: McLagan & Cumming : Edinburgh (Printer)
date: [1919]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Buffalo Canoe Club's Pier. Port Abino [1]
subject: Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
subject: Photographic postcards.
subject: Canoes and canoeing--New York (State)--Buffalo--Societies, etc. Clubs.
subject: Boats and boating--New York (State)--Buffalo--Societies, etc.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.
description: Black and white photographic postcard of the Buffalo Canoe Club's pier in port Abino.
creator: The Buffalo News Company
publisher: The Buffalo News Company (publisher of original)
publisher: Buffalo and & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: image/jpeg
language: ENG
type: Still Image

The Buffalo Canoe Club's Pier. Port Abino [2]
subject: Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
subject: Photographic postcards.
subject: Canoes and canoeing--New York (State)--Buffalo--Societies, etc. Clubs.
subject: Boats and boating--New York (State)--Buffalo--Societies, etc.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.
description: Photographic postcard of the Canoe Club's Pier at Point Abino.
creator: The Buffalo News Company
publisher: The Buffalo News Company (publisher of original)
publisher: Buffalo and & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)
contributor: Litho-Chrome (artist)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of 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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language: ENG
type: Still Image

The Buffalo Firefighters Story: A Testament to Courage, Commitment and Compassion
subject: Fire fighters--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: Buffalo--Official and employees--History
subject: Herbert, Donny--Health
subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
description: SEGMENT 1: The Rescue and Awakening of Don Herbert A month after Buffalo firefighter Don Herbert was rescued from an attic of a burning house, WIVB-TV senior correspondent Rich Newberg and photographer Tom Vetter reported on the dedication and sacrifices of those who fight fires for a living. On December 28, 1995, Herbert became trapped after the roof collapsed. He ran out of oxygen before fellow firefighters could locate him. They saved his life but he suffered from brain damage and blindness. Rich Newberg visited the veteran firefighter whose speech was impaired but who was determined to do anything necessary to regain his strength and communication skills. Despite his strength of character and will to survive, Herbert later lapsed into a decade-long coma. On April 30, 2005, Don Herbert suddenly awakened and made international news when he began talking to family members and friends as if it were yesterday. He had been given drugs normally used to treat Parkinson’s disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression. Anderson Cooper, reporting for CBS’s 60 Minutes, produced a major story on what many were calling a “miraculous awakening.” Herbert broke into tears when a fellow firefighter told him he had been unresponsive for about ten years. Subsequently, Don Herbert took a fall out of bed, which again weakened his condition. He developed pneumonia and passed away on February 21, 2006. Herbert left behind a wife and four sons. Two became firefighters. The amazing story of his awakening gave hope to families with brain damaged loved ones in a coma. Herbert will always be remembered for his bravery and courage as part of a rescue team, and for his desire to do the very best he could under debilitating circumstances. SEGMENT 2 The Ultimate Sacrifice on North Division Street On December 27, 1983, a propane tank explosion at a four story radiator warehouse in Buffalo claimed the lives of five Buffalo firefighters. It remains the largest single day loss of…
creator: Newberg, Rich (Reporter, Archivist)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic artist)
contributor: Vetter, Tom (Photographer, Editor)
contributor: Cooper, Anderson (60 Minutes Reporter)
contributor: Richert, George (Reporter)
contributor: Mongiovi, Rachele (Reporter)
contributor: Flynn, Lisa (Reporter)
contributor: Beauchamp, Steve (Photographer, Editor)
rights: 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.
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17712
title: The Buffalo library and its building : illustrated with views : also brief historical sketches of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, and the Buffalo Historical Society, which occupy parts of the same building.
subject: Buffalo Fine Arts Academy.
subject: Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences.
subject: Buffalo Historical Society.
subject: Library architecture.
creator: Buffalo Library
creator: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)
publisher: Art-printing Works of Matthews, Northrup & Co.
date: 1887
contributor: Grosvenor Room of B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2025 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
identifier: Z733.B93 B9

The Buffalo March
subject: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.) --Songs and music
description: For the Piano, By Thomas Preston Brooke, conductor of the Chicago Marine Band. At head of title: "Dedicated to the Pan-American Exposition."
creator: Brooke, Thomas Preston
source: Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection
publisher: The John Church Company
date: 1901
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital collection copyright 2021 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Buffalo Story: History Happens Here
subject: Television Broadcasting of news--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.
subject: Television Journalists--New York (State)--Buffalo--History.
subject: Social Justice--United States.
subject: Black lives matter movement.
subject: Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)--History
subject: Radioactive waste disposal--New York (State)--West Valley.
subject: Buffalo Bills (Football team)--History.
subject: McVeigh, Timothy.
subject: Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995.
subject: John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.
subject: Waterfronts--New York (State)--Buffalo.
description: “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…
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Moments In Time Video, Inc. & TVRE Productions, Inc.
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2021-06-07
contributor: Walker, Jacquie (Co-producer)
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Co-producer, Graphic Arts Director)
contributor: Holland, Dan (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Interviewee, Documentarian)
contributor: Ziemer, Heidi (Consulting Archivist)
contributor: Mombrea, John (Digital Archivist)
contributor: Terranova, Michael (Digital Archivist)
contributor: Newberg, David (Logo Designer)
contributor: Dworsky, Molly (Logo Designer)
rights: 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.
format: Moving Image/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: 1970-2020

The Bully Project
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Education--New York (State)--Erie County
subject: Bullying
description: Serious incidents of school bullying were receiving national attention in 2011. President Barrack Obama held a White House conference on preventing bullying after high profile cases of teenage suicides struck a national nerve. In Western New York, worried parents of young victims of bullying were concerned that their school districts were not dealing effectively with the issue. A rash of incidents on school buses targeted students as young as six years old. WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg reported on young children being tormented and found that school superintendents were reluctant to go on-camera to discuss the issue. Parents said bullies were not being punished, even after repeated incidents were documented. There was enough pubic interest in the growing problem to warrant a special WIVB-TV presentation. On March 2, 2011, large portions of the 5 and 6 o’clock newscasts were set aside to feature a panel of experts who took calls from concerned viewers. They addressed issues including whether or not a targeted child should fight back. Parents were also advised to look for signs indicating that their child might be a victim of bullying. It was noted that victims can carry deep emotional scars. There were calls for serious interventions by school districts that had been reluctant to take direct action against known bullies. The segments ended with high profile celebrities and politicians, including President Obama, offering words of encouragement to those who were being tormented at school. Students were urged not to remain silent and to seek help from those they trust, including parents and teachers. Legendary Buffalo boxer “Baby Joe” Mesi told a group of public school children that he had been a victim of bullying. The former world heavyweight contender said he built up his self confidence by learning how to box. “Too often the voice of the victim, the target of the bully, goes unheard,” said WIVB-TV General Manager Chris Musial. He added, “Young people s…
creator: Newberg, Rich
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
date: 2011-02-03
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
contributor: George Richert (Reporter)
rights: 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.
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image