Alan Pergament: Anchor consistency is one key to success of WGRZ's 'Daybreak' By Alan Pergament News TV Critic Jun 2, 2022 Jun 2, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Stability at WGRZ Channel 2, where anchors John Beard and Melissa Holmes were a team for years, pays off in the ratings. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News) By BN Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Alan Pergament News TV Critic It is widely accepted in the television news industry that stability is the key to success of early morning news programs.kAm%92E :D 7C6BF6?E=J G2=:52E65 :? (6DE6C? }6H *@C<[ H96C6 (v#+\%'’D Wr92??6= aX “s2J3C62<” 92D 366? E96 ?6HD =6256C H:E9 4@\2?49@C |6=:DD2 w@=>6D D4965F=65 E@ 46=63C2E6 2 564256 @? E96 AC@8C2> :? y2?F2CJ H:E9 @?=J EH@ 4@\2?49@CD[ E96 C6E:C65 y@9? q62C5 2?5 !6E6 v2==:G2?]k^Am Pete Gallivan kAmx7 J@F 4@>3:?6 E96 E9C66 E:>6 A6C:@5D 5FC:?8 E96 ;FDE\4@?4=F565 |2J DH66AD[ 7C@> cib_ E@ f 2]>] H66<52JD[ (v#+ 2?5 (x'q\%' 2C6 :? 2 G:CEF2= E:6 :? 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Hometown 'Daybreak' co-anchor Melissa Holmes triumphs over early TV adversity “I have had the career I’ve always dreamed of being able to be a wife and mom and the morning show anchor in my hometown,” said Holmes.
Lia Lando to replace Ashley Rowe as WKBW anchor; station's sports lineup is changing Rowe, who recently announced she is leaving to spend more time with her infant daughter, Phoebe, has her last day at the station June 10.
Alan Pergament: WKBW hires former Rochester meteorologist to fill one of two weather openings There are several openings in front of and behind the camera in local television, Pergament says.
Alan Pergament: TV reporters whose hearts remain in Buffalo return to assist on mass shooting story They may have left Buffalo, but many former local TV reporters also left a piece of their hearts here, Pergament says.
WIVB morning anchor Melanie Orlins exiting after five years; new WIVB GM named “In our careers we jump around a lot, I’ve jumped around a lot, this is hands down the hardest goodbye I will ever have to do, it really is,” …
Alan Pergament: Some pre-holiday TV leftovers with a meaty dose of positivity The News' TV critic starts his column by recognizing some quality work in 2021 that earned the attention of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards.
