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The WBFO Brief podcast brings you the award-winning reporting from the newsroom of WBFO, Buffalo Toronto Public Media's NPR station, each weekday morning. To get up to the minute news, tune into WBFO ... more
FAQs about WBFO Brief:How many episodes does WBFO Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,189 episodes available.
May 11, 2022Wednesday, May 11, 2022Today, more about Earl, a blind man struck by a car recently in Buffalo. Hear about crosswalks and bump outs and other traffic calming techniques. Also, a subsidy fund to expand abortion capacity, clinic security, and even travel expenses for patients from other states- if Roe V Wade is overthrown....more12minPlay
May 10, 2022WBFO Brief Tuesday May 10, 2022Hear the personal story of a disabled blind man struck by a car, after pressing for a crosswalk on his Buffalo street. Also, preserving abortion access in NYS. And an expanded Westside Market...more12minPlay
May 09, 2022WBFO Brief Monday May 9, 2022Hear business concerns about the Allen Street re-paving and renovation project . And learn about plans to boot electric vehicle production in Southern Ontario. Also, a new buffalo Beaut, and Gov. Kathy Hochul on her positive COVID test....more12minPlay
May 06, 2022WBFO Brief Friday May 6, 2022If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk –unveiling a June 5th Arties Awards date even though “ The theater season is alive and limping,” post-COVID. A Mother’s Day look at help for homeless moms , and Gov. Hochul wants federal funding to handle the influx of women who could come to NYS for heath care if Roe v. Wade is struck down....more17minPlay
May 05, 2022WBFO Brief Thursday May 5, 2022The Bus Conundrum: WBFO’s Mike Desmond looks at the continued need for public transportation to go where the jobs are and stay there even after new hires buy vehicles with their paychecks. Also a new home for the VIVE center, and reform, removal and realignment plans for the Scajaquada Expressway....more10minPlay
May 04, 2022WBFO Brief May 4, 2021Parent groups are pushing for anti-violence programs and restorative justice in Buffalo Schools, four months after a shooting and stabbing at McKinley High School . Hear from Cong. Antonio Delgado, Gov. Hochul’s pick for Lt. Gov. Also re-districting battles , episode, I don’t know, what. 12?...more11minPlay
May 03, 2022WBFO Brief Tuesday May 3, 2021Drop by an alternative, accessible prom for disabled students. Hear WBFO’s Tom Dinki on a tuition and training program designed to solve nursing home staffing shortages. Also, Karen DeWitt on the early moves to get a new Lt. Gov- in advance of Gov. Hochul’s late Tues. morning pick of Cong. Antonio Delgado...more15minPlay
May 02, 2022WBFO Brief Monday May 2, 2022Hear “The Worm King” of Buffalo, on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” . Also learn about how the state legislature is taking steps to allow former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin a way off the Democratic primary ballot. And underserved students and new Americans are embracing a soccer program that teaches more than just soccer....more12minPlay
April 29, 2022WBFO Brief Friday April 29, 2022If it's Friday, it's Theater Talk- today with a look at some shows and some COVID cancellations. Also, are you ready to vote during extra primaries this year because of the redistricting fight in Albany?...more15minPlay
April 28, 2022WBFO Brief Thursday April 28, 2022On the eve of his Buffalo appearance tonight, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Host Peter Sagal gets 15 minutes of fame -an extended conversation with WBFO's Dave Debo. Also a Lewiston Pastor makes music- because a financing quirk keeps wheelchair vans unattainable for many disabled people....more25minPlay
FAQs about WBFO Brief:How many episodes does WBFO Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,189 episodes available.