Alan Pergament: Channel 2 legend Andy DeSantis shares memories of Bills, Bacall and Anthony Capozzi By Alan Pergament News TV Critic Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Andy DeSantis sat at the 40-yard line for a Buffalo Bills game in 1976 with his brother.kAmw6 H2D?’E 7@4FD:?8 @? BF2CE6C324< y@6 u6C8FD@? @C CF??:?8 324< ~]y] $:>AD@?]k^AmkAmw6 H2D 7@4FD:?8 @? 9:D 7FEFC6]k^AmkAm“x DE2CE65 H2E49:?8 E96 A9@E@8C2A96C CF??:?8 FA 2?5 5@H? 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Alan Pergament: 'The Bear' is the best medicine for early TV's unrealistic view of family life "Being sick allowed me to catch up on a few things on my viewing list that I hadn’t been able to get to for weeks," Pergament says.
Sources: After 39 years at WIVB, Jacquie Walker is thinking about retirement. Her bosses want her to reconsider. WIVB-TV (Channel 4) Hall of Fame anchor Jacquie Walker appears to be testing former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy’s oft-quoted statement that …
WGR sports co-host Howard Simon cutting schedule to three days a week “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” said Simon. “It has been difficult to live up to the demands of the job."
Alan Pergament: Buddy Shula buys Key West radio station and some Bills talk Shula’s Radio One Key West LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase WKEY-FM, a 26,000-watt station in Key West, from Spottswood Partners II LLC.
Alan Pergament: The Supreme Court is weighing cultural issues. On network TV, it's case closed. If network TV is a guide, America has come a long way on social issues, even if some Supreme Court justices haven’t noticed or don’t care – or both.
