I just received word this morning that WNYmedia Contributor and friend Alan Pergament  became ill while out of town visiting family over the weekend. Needless to say this WNY Media Network site, Still Talkin TV  and Alan himself will be out of commission for a bit while he makes a full recovery. I’m ...

I went on WBEN-AM radio this morning to talk about what Western New York is watching. So it is only logical that I would make it the focus of part of this morning’s blog. Western New York keeps falling out of love with “American Idol.” Wednesday’s two-hour performance show didn’t even hit ...

Jessica Paré: She Might Get Falls Rooms Booked This is what I’m thinking:: You almost have to laugh now that the Buffalo Bills are using wide receiver Stevie Johnson as their main spokesman in advertisements for season tickets. After all, it was only a few months ago that some sportswriters wanted ...

  I will miss “The Good Wife”’ this Sunday. It is the first prime time series that I watch regularly that has had its season finale since NBC’s “Parenthood” left the air in February. I will say the trials of attorney Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), her estranged husband Peter (Chris ...

  I have reasonable doubt that Channel 2 anchor Scott Levin or whoever writes his copy fully understands what part of the manslaughter case against Dr. James Corasanti is about reasonable doubt or what the legal term even means. Near the beginning of Monday’s 11 p.m. newscast, Levin said Monday’s ...

  Here’s the media ethics question of the day: If a news organization explains a conflict of interest does that make it acceptable? Benigni, Kilgore: Ch.2 Still Believes in Sports Coverage Channel 4 is using its legal consultant, Terrence Connors, as its expert on the manslaughter trial of Dr. ...

This is what I’m thinking: The expression on the face of Stephon Gilmore as he became the Buffalo Bills No. 1 draft choice Thursday night pretty much symbolized ESPN’s coverage of the overhyped event. To use one of the phrases that cost Bills star Stevie Johnson some money last season, “Why So ...

Will Channel 4 sports-reporter anchor Paul Peck be allowed to say a goodbye to his audience on his last night at the station Sunday? There are no rules on allowing veteran reporters to do so, which is one reason why you never know these days if Channel 4 executives will allow goodbyes. If anyone deserves ...

During the makeover — or dismantling — of Channel 4 News in the last two years, the CBS affiliate lost three minority anchors and reporters. That isn’t a good thing because — as I’ve written for almost three decades — on-air diversity has never been a strong suit of Western ...

Jim Cantore: In Search of the Big One in Buffalo   Heaven help us if the snow ever comes to the populous areas of Western New York. We won’t believe it after all the screw-ups by area weather forecasters this winter and spring. You knew this blog was coming when the snow didn’t come Monday to ...