Buffalo’s Italian Population through the years
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by Steve Cichon
5M ago
As late as the 1940s, newspaper stories written about Buffalo’s Italian population were painted with wild strokes of exotic color. “Off in a section of the city where the rays of the sun, on a bright day, glisten down upon dilapidated housetops and seek their way into narrow streets and by-ways with which the place ..read more
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The Great Howard Simon
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by Steve Cichon
1y ago
Howard Simon might be the best broadcaster I’ve ever worked with. So knowledgeable, personable, smooth and genuine that he really didn’t have to prepare. Still, he’s the most prepared talkshow host I’ve ever seen.  Even though he’s the best broadcaster I’ve ever worked with– I don’t even feel moved to write about that when I ..read more
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WGR’s 100th Anniversary
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by Steve Cichon
1y ago
WGR is celebrating 100 years of broadcasting and, as WGR Historian, I put together a handful of minute-long stories talking about the station’s rich history. WGR’s Sign On Just weeks after Buffalo’s first radio station… WWT first went on the air, On May 21, 1922, WGR broadcast its first programs the Federal Telegraph Company on ..read more
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Milk Bottle Caps of 1940s Buffalo
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
Over the last few weeks, eBay seller wmlengadairy has been selling a huge collection of Buffalo area and Western New York milk bottle caps from the late 30s, 40s, and early 50s. These are the paper lids which came on top of glass milk bottles, which were most often delivered daily to homes nearby the ..read more
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Same as it ever was: Jerry Sullivan vs Bruce Smith, 1997
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
Bills Safety Jordan Poyer and sportswriter Jerry Sullivan have been going back and forth for a couple of weeks now… But there’s nothing new under the sun. I recorded this 1997 postgame exchange between Jerry and Bruce Smith at the WBEN studios on Elmwood Avenue from a live feed coming from Rich Stadium. With the ..read more
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Episode 14: Estrangement Pains
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
When I look at old photos of three-year-old me crying or listen to whiny old cassette tapes I made as a five-year-old, it’s pretty clear that I was a sensitive little boy. Because of that, some things that most people roll with— left me traumatized. Now I was surrounded by a huge, loving family— but ..read more
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Episode 13: Gramps and his Wall of Pop
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
Pop tasted so much better in those 16oz glass bottles. Coke Pepsi RC Cola… Cardboard eight packs filled with loose glass bottles lined the bottom shelf of the pop aisle at every supermarket in Buffalo and they were always on sale. But even when they weren’t on sale, buying those 8 packs of glass bottles ..read more
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Episode 12: John Rigas – More than one thing is usually true
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
Almost 20 years after the corporate balloon he helped inflate burst— I still don’t know what to think about Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas, who died this week at the age of 96. I worked for him for a couple of years just before he was sent to federal prison and the company was bankrupted ..read more
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Episode 11: Understanding Christ in 3 minutes or less
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
Religion, Christianity, can be utterly complicated. But to understand Jesus, one simply has to go find a good translation of the Bible where Christ’s words are written in red. Just read the red words. Christ’s words are straightforward. If that sounds like too much work, read even just the Sermon on the Mount. (Matthew 5-7 ..read more
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Episode 10: Best car, worst car
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by Steve Cichon
2y ago
It’s only by good luck that I survived driving my first car— an original Volkswagen Beetle. It was a beaten-up, road hazard death trap. But man I loved it. Sahara Beige was the color when it left the factory— but it was more primer and bondo by the time I bought it off a front ..read more
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