By Steve Cichon
steve@buffalostories.com
@stevebuffalo
It was 18 years ago this weekend, on June 3, 2000, that a 60 year Buffalo radio career came to an end.
Stan Jasinski hung up his headphones and walked away from the weekly Polish American program he’d been hosting on Buffalo radio stations up and down the dial for more than half a century.
Maybe Stan’s broadcasts were something you enjoyed, or maybe you’re like me– I’d listen with my grandfather and only understand one or two words a sentence.
Aside from a beloved host, Stan was also a businessman– having started a radio station and Channel 29 through the years.
Read & Hear More:
Stan Jasinski on WKBW, Christmas Day 1954
April 15, 1950: “Buffalo’s Polka King” starts daily radio show
If you’ve got the hankering for polkas now, make sure you tune in to Ronnie D’s Drive Time Polkas, Sunday mornings on WECK.
