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Joe Beamer fills in once again for Bauerle, and, among the topics of discussion today, former White House spokesperson Ian Sams claimed to a House Oversight Committee that he only spoke face to face to then President Biden twice in two years, the Erie County Water Authority has begun experimenting with chemicals as they race to remove lead from water pipes, and the water supply, new details on the Siena poll which claimed most Western New Yorkers would favor Metro Rail expansion, turns out 42% of those surveyed were from Amherst, Buffalo, or Tonawanda, and even fewer lived in any of the areas that would be affected. Finally, we talk about the Cracker Barrel rebrand which has many up in arms, has there ever been a rebrand of a business that was so bad it made you want to stop patronizing the business in question?

To mark National Radio Day, we are joined by some titans of radio, locally and nationally, including Sandy Beach, Dan Nevereth, Keith Radford, KISS 98.5's Janet Snyder, Anthony Cumia of 'Opie and Anthony', and George Noory of Coast to Coast AM. And of course, we hear from you as well. What does radio mean to you?

Beamer is once again in for Bauerle and today, we lead things off with John Di Sciullo of WBBZ to talk about Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of rival Tegna, and the local implications of that move. Branching off of that, how to you take in your news, and watch TV in general in 2025, are you a cable person, subscription, etc? Also, we talk about the fallout from yesterday's Amherst Town Board meeting on the Westwood Country Club, and preview tomorrow's star studded show in honor of National Radio Day.

It was announced Tuesday two TV giants will merge, as Nexstar agreed to buy rival Tegna for $6.2 billion. John Di Sciullo of WBBZ joins the show to discuss the implications this will have on newsrooms locally, as Channel 2 is owned by Tegna, and Channel 4 is owned by Nexstar.

Joe Beamer fills in for Tom Bauerle, and today, we start off by speaking to comedian Colin Mochrie, who will be coming to Artpark later this year. Also, we speak to Amherst Town Supervisor candidate Dan Gagliardo about a number of issues, including the proposed acquisition of the Westwood Country Club by Erie County, Metro Rail expansion, and more. And speaking of the Metro Rail expansion, a new Siena poll has found 72% of Western New Yorkers favor the proposed expansion, really? And finally, the New York Times waived the white flag on a few comments that were made some five years ago, pertaining to school closures during COVID and the whole police abolition movement.

Amherst Town Supervisor hopeful Dan Gagliardo joined Joe Beamer to discuss the future of the Westwood Country Club, and the Town Board meeting tonight on that very same topic, his thoughts on potential metro rail expansion in Amherst, and more.

Joe Beamer fills in for Bauerle at day 10 of the Erie County fair and talks about SNAP with callers

On the show today, we hear from Kelly Clem, the daughter of longtime broadcaster and prominent figure in the Buffalo broadcasting scene, Art Wander, after his death at the age of 98. Also, we touch on a story out of North Tonawanda, a controversy over a towing contract. On that, we hear from MaryAlice Demler, who covered the story for WGRZ, and Mike Bellreng of Bellreng's Towing, who is at the center of this story, suing members of the Common Council, alleging political collusion. Also, we talk about the plight of North Tonawanda residents in regard to the Digihost factory, and to round things out, with the WBEN listener trip beginning next week, any of you that have been to France before, any suggestions on what to look out for, what to see in France?

In this episode, Tom discusses the worth of degrees and getting a trade.

In this episode, Tom talks about the JFK pool closing and if people should retake the driving test after a certain age