WBFO Brief

Today’s WBFO brief podcast looks again at the latest from Albany, with the leaders of the state Assembly and Senate now calling for Gov. Cuomo to resign. Also, a look at a new UB team checking how effective drugs and vaccines are, and the latest on a tax the rich discussion as part of the NYS budget.

For several weeks, WBFO's Thomas O'Neil-White has talked to reform advocates, parolees, and people fighting to get their life back on track after being incarcerated.

Some pointed to the need for more flexibility, others looked at racial inequalities in sentencing- all some to suggest that reform is needed and may be possible. Hear his four-part series here:

If it’s Friday, today’s WBFO Brief includes Theater Talk. Today, Anthony Chase and Peter Hal chat with Yao Khalil Newkirk- the new artistic director at the Paul Robeson Theater/African American Cultural Center in Buffalo. Also today, the latest on a new vaccine clinic set to open next week for 65+ individuals at KeyBank center, Thomas O’Neil-White’s series on parole reform, the opening of a new shelter for human trafficking victims, and the latest involving Gov. Cuomo being stripped of emergency powers.

Today's WBFO Brief once again features reporting on Gov. Cuomo's future, federal money for major housing project work in Buffalo, Thomas O'Neil-White's continued look at parole in NYS, and our weekly Thursday chat with former American Medical Association President Dr. Nancy Neilsen MD.

They were called “extraordinary powers”- but now the state legislature has rescinded Gov. Cuomo’s unilateral powers to manage COVID.  Also on the podcast: Thomas O’Neil-White continues his look at the problems the parole and probation system have for low-income people of color, and Investigative Post’s Phil Gambini uncovers all the health claim settlements the federal government has paid out to workers at the West Valley nuclear demonstration project.

In today’s WBFO Brief, we hear more from Albany with yet another woman accusing Gov. Andrew  Cuomo of sexual misconduct. Also, the 2021 return of the Taste of Buffalo,  and highlights of a Daemen College event with Bill Siemering, the former WBFO Program director who went on to be a founding father of National Public Radio.  And we kick off four days of in-depth reporting from Thomas O’Neil-White on prisons, parole and re-entry.

In today’s podcast, not only do you get a look at the restart of the city’s school zone speed cameras but you’ll hear from a UB professor who helped write the international COVID protocols, learn about staffing mandates at nursing homes, and get the latest from Albany on sexual misconduct allegations against Gov. Cuomo

Today's podcast is filled with the top stories from WBFO News- including the chances of marijuana legalization, a new Alma Mater song for SUNY Buffalo State, and gov. Cuomo under siege on nursing homes and sexual harassment accusations. Also- The launch of Mayor Byron Brown's re-election campaign and an expected spike in post-COVID foreclosures. And if it's Friday -- Theatre Talk is here, too!

In today's podcast, we bring you the top stories from WBFO News, including a look at rising opioid and cocaine overdoses, the philosophy of Frederick Law Olmsted on display along with plans for the Buffalo River, and the latest from Albany with two women charging Gov. Andrew Cuomo with sexual harassment. And it includes our usual Thursday talk about COVID-19  with former American Medical Assoc. President Nancy Nielsen from UB

Your chance to catch up on all the news stories and in-depth coverage from the WBFO newsroom. Today's podcast includes the latest news on the UK COVID variant being found in Erie County, a chat with Congressman Brian Higgins on talks between President Biden and Canada's Justin Trudeau, and an in-depth story from Albany on Governor Cuomo's slip in popularity to the extent of even being parodied on Saturday Night Live.