‘The year was 1984 and the unforgettable gravelly voice of Stan Barron was forever silenced by cancer. “Free Form Sports” on WBEN was appointment radio if you weren’t watching a game. Barron had the guests, the scores, the chatter, even played some music every so often. It had been that way since the ’60s and now he was gone. The station made a bold move. It hired a 27-year-old who was working at his hometown WLVL in Lockport. “WBEN One-on-One Sports with John Murphy” was born and so was a new voice in Buffalo radio.’