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Good catch. I'll bet that was Art, as well.

Art had one of the greatest off-the-cuff comments ever on local radio. Sandy Beach was reporting on an impending snowstorm that was about to hit Buffalo. He said, “The forecast is calling for 13 inches of snow.” Then he added, incredulously, “13 inches!” Art was in the studio somewhere off-mic. He then jumped on and said, “You rang?“ Legend.

This from Bob Koshinski: It's been a tough day, receiving news this morning from daughter Kelley that Hall of Fame Broadcaster and a great friend, Art Wander passed last night. Kelley wrote "My Dad was discussing Mets baseball with me just the night before. He passed with a Buffalo Bills blanket on his bed, a Mets banner nearby and Frank Sinatra singing “My Way” on his Alexa, which he always called Alaska,” Art was so much more than what people heard on the radio or watched on television. Growing up on the eastside of Buffalo, Art became an accomplished pianist, loved his Polish culture, sports of all kinds and of course broadcasting. Art Wander served in the U.S. Navy, producing radio programs for the Veterans Administration hospital system. In 1956 Art joined WKBW radio as a news reporter, working alongside the legendary newsman Irv Weinstein, a former roommate when they worked together in West Virginia. Wander left Buffalo for New York City in the early 1960’s, getting involved with then album rock giant WOR-FM, covering the Beatles at Shea Stadium and developed a working relationship with Beatle manager Brian Epstein. In the 1970’s Wander went on to program radio stations in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Baltimore, Atlanta, Tampa, Dayton, and Memphis, among others. Wander helped launch the careers of national radio personalities Rick Dees and ESPN’s Dan Patrick. In the 1980s Wander returned to his hometown as a radio programmer and an on-air personality doing sports call-in at WGKT, 1400 AM. Wander quickly developed a following, calling himself the “Tiny Tot of the Kilowatt" and “Artie Baby Boo-Boo”, but his popularity soared after Buffalo Bills GM Bill Polian included him in his infamous “get out of town” tirade at a Bills Quarterback luncheon in 1989. Art then became the afternoon drive call-in host on WGR 550 in the early 90’s before being hired by the Empire Sports Network to co-host Fan Forum with Bob Koshinski, then his own “Don’t Get Me Started”. Wander also hosted a call-n show on Empire’s sports radio partner WNSA-FM, 107.7 in 2001. Wander, survived by daughter Kelley, son Scott and Granddaughter Angela, was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2008. Art had a great career and an awesome life, he used to say about his eventual passing, "“When the tiny tot of the kilowatt tippy toes into the land of Olalde!”

The tiny tot of the kilowatt has gone on to be a light in the heavens. He was 98 years old. RIP, Art Wander.

Probably the best newspaper report ever published. Enlarge and enjoy!

Well, I was invited to participate in a threesome once. There were a couple of no-shows, but I still had a good time. 😀

Had it been in the regular season, the Jags kicker would have broken Justin Tucker’s NFL record by four yards.

I know it’s preseason, but I can’t stand it when they bring people into the booth and talk over the play on the field. I don’t want to hear about the new stadium at this moment. I tuned in to watch the game.

It would have been far more interesting if they had McDermott and Beane on to talk about Schoop and Bulldog's job security.

The best ability is availability and Spector doesn't have it.

I don't have any dispute with Cook's attributes that Simms detailed, but he's wrong about the leverage. The Bills hold all of the cards at this point. Once the season ends that leverage shifts to Cook.

A live look at Baylon preparing for another season on IR.

They look like those knock-off hats that you see online that say things like "Buffalo Mafia." It's a no from me, dawg.

Still can't believe that we lost Gilda Radner so early in life.

Why does Negative Nancy not have an optimistic counterpart? Maybe something like, "Not to be a Positive Patty or anything, but..."

MWK = Minimal Working Kindness

In honor of his 100th birthday, I want to share my experience with Marv Levy. Back in 2003, I wrote the local best-selling book Buffalo Soul Lifters and was doing a lot of appearances at local bookstores for autograph signings. It was the same year that Marv’s autobiography came out and was the talk of the town all over Western New York. I was scheduled to do a signing at the bookstore in the old Main Place Mall one Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. A couple of days prior, I was reading the sports section of the Buffalo News (remember when we used to read hardcopy newspapers?) and it said that they had Marv scheduled at the exact same time as me. I called my publisher and asked him to look into it. He got back to me and said that they forgot that they had me scheduled, and they had jumped at the chance to get Marv. He said that I was still welcome to come if I so chose. I asked him what he thought I should do? I didn’t want to show up and look like a mook just sitting there across from Marv. The publisher told me that I could do what I would like, but at least I knew if I went that there would be lots of people there. I decided to go. When I showed up at the mall that day there was a scene unfolding that I was not prepared for. There had to be at least 3,000 people in the mall creating a snake line that went from one end of the mall and back three times over. The thing was, Marv’s publisher had greatly underestimated the public desire for his book and hadn’t published enough copies. If people had not pre-ordered, the bookstore had none to sell them that day. People began coming up to me and asking me how they could get Marv’s book? I told them that there were none available. No one was asking me about my book. Then I had a brainstorm. I took a copy of my book and I autographed it and put in a personalized note to Marv. I walked over and introduced myself to Marv and his lovely wife Frannie. I explained to him that my book was sort of like the Chicken Soup For The Soul, Western New York edition. I also explained to him that one of the chapters detailed an interview I had done with Jim and Jill Kelly concerning their son Hunter’s brave battle with Krabbé disease. I told Marv that I did not want him to be the only one leaving that day without a signed copy of a book. I also told him that obviously all of these people had shown up to see me but I would try to push a few his way. 😀 He and Frannie had a good laugh and they couldn’t have been kinder. As the day went on people continued to come to me to ask me how they could get Marv’s book. I told them that there was no chance, but they could leave with a signed copy of the book that Marv was currently reading, Buffalo Soul Lifters. Then I would motion over to the Hall of Fame coach and they would see that indeed, Marv had a copy of my book right in front of him. The bookstore had 120 copies of my book at the beginning of the signing and none were left at the end. Marv did pretty well himself that day. 😀 It’s a memory that I will always cherish and I can tell you firsthand that Marv is truly the wise, articulate and gracious man that you see on television. Happy birthday, coach. Here’s to the next 100.

Dean was back at camp and at the keyboard. Don’t forget to offer him any unused camp tickets so that his stellar reports will continue coming. https://buffalofambase.com/2025/07/31/astro-notes-thurs-july-31-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL4kR9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFHVkZoUlNtanJPUVlieEw2AR5WNveG_bXHjSSboCXnZ7xA0LFIf2MpMIBjIaCLtE0kx8dB6aiktdlkFez4CQ_aem_rXaJQR-t6aHqlk7Zlrc7zQ

The Bills do not have a place for him, but will he find a new NFL home? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45859478/bengals-release-veteran-rb-zack-moss-1-season

Talk about kissing your career goodbye.

Either is an honor.