It’s with a hybrid of longing and loathing that we look back at Bethlehem Steel. By itself, a title like “Torn-down Tuesday” might inspire a sense of loss and memories of once-wonderful places that vanished after a misguided date with a steam shovel or a backhoe. Sometimes, it’s a bit more complicated. Many of us … Continue reading Torn-down Tuesday: Bethlehem Steel from the air
By Steve Cichon | steve@buffalostories.com | @stevebuffalo My intense love affair with David Letterman started in our basement family room in front of the huge RCA console TV my dad bought at FWS in the Como Park Mall. The volume was on the lowest possible setting with sound still coming out. This was the 80’s, … Continue reading Lately not so much– but the Top Ten reasons I’ll love Dave forever….
In 1975 Buffalo, very few people were more hip than the Eyewitness News anchor team of Irv Weinstein, Rick Azar and Tom Jolls. Promotion of their top rated newscasts on WKBW-TV Channel 7 was everywhere: buses, billboards, television promos, print ads — and a driveway near you?
BUFFALO, NY – In the 1960s and ’70s, Buffalo’s WKBW Radio billed itself as “one of America’s two great radio stations.” Never was that more on display than on Halloween night. While Program Director Jeff Kaye might be best remembered for that deep resonant voice which he used like Horowitz on a Steinway, he was also perhaps … Continue reading The scary sounds of Halloween on WKBW: 5 hours worth of K-Big talent on display
BUFFALO, NY – This one will be a little different on Friday. Audiences at the “Giants of Buffalo” series at the Buffalo History Museum have been treated to spectacular trips down memory lane. Danny Neaverth, Sandy Beach, Stan Roberts, Shane Brother Shane, and Joey Reynolds gave a glimpse of what it was like inside what … Continue reading Giant responsibility: Herbeck feels the weight of generations with recognition
Edward Valentine Cichon 1926- 2014 BUFFALO, NY – Valentines Day was the perfect day for him to be born, as he was in 1926. To say Gramps had a big heart isn’t telling the whole story. Nor is it enough to say his heart was pure. Edward Valentine Cichon had a childlike heart. He was … Continue reading Remembering the Everyday with Gramps: The perfect grandfather because in his heart he was one of the kids
Yesterday I was speaking to a class of high school kids, mostly seniors. One of the reasons I’m a successful public speaker has nothing to do with public speaking, per se. It’s my firm belief that no matter who the person or people are, we are equals. Whether you’re a wealthy and powerful leader, or … Continue reading 13 things inside the mind of a 18-year old Buffalonian in 2014
With Anchorman 2 hitting theatres on December 18th, it’s only fitting that we take a look back at the men and women who wore those styles and looked good on Buffalo TV in the 70s and 80s. From the Buffalo Stories/staffannouncer.com Archives, here are a handful of delightful photos and screen shots that would make … Continue reading Anchorman Buffalo Style
These are the kinds of thing that litter my hard drive and my attic. This is what it means to be a “Buffalo pop culture historian,” having this sort of junk at my fingertips. And if I don’t regularly share images like these, people stop calling me a “historian” and start calling me a “hoarder.” … Continue reading Some of the best of 80’s Buffalo
By Steve Cichon | steve@buffalostories.com | @stevebuffalo I was saddened to hear of the death of Donald Palmer, forever etched in Buffalo’s memory as “The Butcher.” He will remain forever one of Buffalo’s sports and pop culture icons. Rest in Peace. -Steve Cichon 11/22/16 BUFFALO, NY – I love preservation and giving current context to … Continue reading The Butcher and Preservation
