WBEN: 75 Years in Buffalo
75 Years of Pictures!
By Steve Cichon Posted: UPDATED: February 21, 2005

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Thanks to those who've shared their photos so far:
Tom Langmyer
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Candy Acierno
Tim Wenger
Pete Weber
Tom Kelly

Tom Langmyer WBEN Control Room 1979	2077 Elmwood Ave picnic mid 80s	Arlene Bolton with Mayor Makowski late 70s	John Beard mid 70s	Bob Russo Jumps!
Skipper Bruce Kaiser on the WBEN boat	Calling All Pets with Kevin O'Connell late 70s	Chris Tyler WBEN jock late 70s	Allen Consantini Van Miller Kevin O'Connell late 70s	Newsman John Corbett late 70s
Dave Hammond WBEN PD late 70s	Don Gilbert & Larry Levite mid 80s	Don Kobiela WBEN jock late 70s	Gary Gunter late 70s	Chuck Healy with "the Juice" late 70s
Jay Fredricks WBEN Jock late 70s	Jim Durham late 70s	Jeff Kaye in the Production Studio late 70s	Jim McLaughlin, Dave May, Tom Kelly, Wendy Stahlka	Tom Kelly mid 80s
Kevin Gordon WBEN News late 70s	Bill Lacy Classic TV spot	John Murphy & Pete weber at the Ballpark	Nan Cooper	Brian Meyere, Ed Little, Susan Rose, Tim Wenger, Monica wilson, Mark Leitner 1988
Station Manager Paul Butler late 70s	Phil Buchanan News Director late 70s	WBEN Picnic: Bob Russo, Bob Aronica	Dick Rifenburg in the Control Room	Sheila Murphy 2005
WBEN-FM Program Director Ed Tucholka with "Fred" late 70s (This space became the sports office)	Dave May & Lois Ringle mid 80s	WBEN Engineer Tom Whalen Gives Blood	Lorrie Maniscalco, MJ Wieleba, Melanie Krebs, Oda Hanners, Candy Acierno, Denise Burt, John the Computer Repair Guy 1986	Sheila Murphy 2005
Sandy Beach & Rush Limbaugh in the Hall on Elmwood early 90s	Buffalo Braves Bumper Sticker early 70s	Clint Buehlman cues Tom Whalen and Earnest Roy. 1963	WBEN Chief Larry Levite Early 80s	The Control room early 80s
Michael DeMart, WBEN Control Room, 2004	Sports Director Howard Simon 1993	Jeff Kaye 1983	John Zach & Susan Rose 2001	WBEN Letterhead 1948
WBEN Letterhead 1959	Larry Levite	Jim McLaughlin and Wendy Stahlka 80s	Lou Douglas early 80s	Bill Masters 1975
Jim McLaughlin in his office.	Brian Meyer	OooHH Jack Mindy!	Hank Nevins in AMCR	Mike Mroziak, George Richert, Tim Wenger, Susan Rose, Claudine Ewing, Brian Meyer, Patrick Farrell.
Kevin Keenan, Mark Hamrick, Ed Little, Brian Meyer, Pat Johnson, Lou Douglas, Mark Leitner	Van Miller & Calvin Muprhy 1968	Kevin O'Connell WBEN midday host late 70s	Kaye Lapping, Oda Hanners, Eileen Tobias	WBEN Music Director Roger Christian
Sabres Hockey on WBEN: Rick Jeanneret, Ted Darling, Mike Robitaille, Jim Lorentz	WBEN Executives 1963: George Torge, James Righter, Alfred Kirchhofer, Mrs. Butler, Bob Thompson	Van Miller and Jayne Mansfield in the WBEN studios	Junior Announcer Van Miller	Tom Whalen, WBEN Engineer
60's group shot. Hover mouse over pic for names.	Bill Lacy waves late 80s	2077 Elmwood, 1960	Gary McNamara 1995	Tim Wenger & Susan Rose 1995
The sign in front of the building early 80s	WBEN Newsday with McLaughlin & Douglas	Tom Kelly,?,? HELP!	Claudine Ewing 1994	Dave Kerner 1997
Joe Puma, Tom Streich, Jonathon May, Dave May	WBEN Robot at Boulevard Mall	Sports Director John Murphy	Motor Home at Rich Stadium 80s	Jim Schoenfeld with WBEN mic
We Put more into it...	Jeff Kaye, Sheela Allen, Frank Cascio, & Ken Phillips 1974	Clint Buehlman & Bob Hope at WBEN Studios	Bill Lacy & Kevin Keenan mid 90s	Brandy Scrufari
Bills Coach Hank Bullough mid 80s	WBEN Wall of Awards	Pilot Field Scoreboard	Mayor Griffin and Bill Lacy 1984	Bob Wood in Prod 2
Mike Binis& Mike Jeter early 80s	WBEN Sales Meeting Early 80s	Duane Link	a pensive Bill Lacy Early 80s	Pete Weber and John Murphy at the Rockpile
WBEN program Log 1971	The Stars of WBEN Radio and TV 1968
Announcers Budd Tesch and Ward Fenton 1947	WBEN Organist Carl Coleman	Clint Buehlman 1947	News Writer Ed DeCastro 1947	Announcer Ed Reimers 1947
Elmer Odien, Transmitter Engineer 1947	Fredrick Hodge 1947	Gordon Redding News Announcer 1947	Jack Meddoff News Writer 1947	Jim Wells WBEN Sports Director 1947
Joe Wesp: The Ironic Reporter 1947	John Boccio: News Writer 1947	Fred Keller hosts Guys with Buildings named after them in WBEN studios (hover cursor over pic for names)	Announcer Pat Hill 1947	Engineers Philo Stevens & David Stein WBEN Control Room 1947
Ray Sweeney 1947 News writer	Robert Nicholson: Staff Music Arranger	Teletype Machines 1947	The WBEN Traffic Department 1947	The Transcription Department 1947
Jim Wells gives a kid a baseball 1947	Alfred H. Kirchhofer, The man responsible for the Buffalo Evening News Stations1940s	Kirchhofer with Vice President Nixonlate 50s	Al Fox: Farm Report Host 1973	Jack Ogilvie and Clint Buehlman; "Arthurmometer" on wall 1973
Van Miller and Stan Barron: Buffalo bills Football 1982	Stan Barron: Free Form Sports 1978	Stan Barron Calls Canisius Hoops for WBEN 1973	Stan Barron gives kids a tour 1973	Scott Bowman with Stan Barron, Studio A 1981
Brad Riter, WBEN Control Room, 1999	Bulldog in WBEN Sports Office 1997	Clint Buehlman celebrates 30 Years on WBEN	Traffic Control Group shot in Conference Room Early 90s	Lou Douglas (l) Conversation
Announcer Ed Dinsmore 40s	Lou Douglas with Al Anscombe and J. Michael Collins	Ed Little in newsbooth early 80s	Ed Little in Newsroom 1998	Actor EG Marshall with WBEN Afternoon Host Ken Phillips
WBEN Host Garfield Hinton with Muhmmad Ali in WBEN studios	Chuck Healy on the sidelines at the Rockpile 1972	Newsman Jack Ogilvie and Clint Buehlman 1973	Mark Leitner in Newsbooth 1982	Ed Little WBEN Announcer 1946
Marty Gleason: WBEN News Editor 1972	Afternoon Jock Bill Masters reads a spot 1973	Dick Rifenburg in WBEN Control room late 70s	The Motor Home with Downtown as a backdrop 90s	Norm Wullen and Mike Mearian 1960
Through the 70s, Jack Ogilvie would leave radio at 9am to read the news on Channel 4	Van Miller in studio with Bills Players OJ Simpson and AC Cowlings. No word on what they drove to the station	Dick Rifenburg along the Bills Sidelines...	Van Miller with Buffalo Braves Randy Smith and Fred Hinton	The WBEN Sports Team: Dick Rifenburg, Chuck Healy, Van Miller, Ralph Hubbell mid 60s
Stan Roberts Afternoon host late 80s	Your Webmaster in the WBEN Control Room, 1997	WBEN "Studio C" 18th Floor Statler 1940s	WBEN Newsmen Joe Sviatko and Brian Meyer	The WBEN TraffiCopter... Dave May & Mark Hamrick
WBEN's Martinsville Transmitter 1935	Stan Barron: Free Form Sports 1978	Stan Barron Calls Canisius Hoops for WBEN 1973	Van Miller calls a Braves Game, Jack Ramsay, Braves Coach mid 70s	Candy Acierno and Tom Van Nortwick early 80s
The WBEN Trio: Karl Koch at piano, 1933	Bill Masters, John Corbett, Clint Buehlman, Ken Phillips, Gene Kelley, Al Fox, Van Miller, Stan Barron, Jack Ogilvie, John Luther early 70s	Tim Wenger in WBEN Newsroom 1995	Susan Rose in WBEN Newsroom 1995	Kurt Murphy,?,?,Sam D'Angelo,Chris Parker,Randy Bushover,Rob Lucas,John Caroll,Steve Cuccia,Joe Puma,Tony Caligiuri mid 90s

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