\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 http://www.wkbw.com/news/legendary-wkbw-news-anchor-irv-weinstein-is-battling-als Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 http://www.wkbw.com/news/legendary-wkbw-news-anchor-irv-weinstein-is-battling-als In honor of Irv, I would just like to say: Damn you, you dastardly debilitating disease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Ouch. That sucks. C'mon science, cure this s#!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Sucks. And is that the Hannah Buehler who was with the Bills at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Had the chance to interview Irv when I wrote Buffalo Soul Lifters. He was very gracious and a kind man. That really sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Very sad! Everyone wishes for a long life, but when it moves to something like that, it's too much to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 That's too bad. Prayers and best wishes here for Irv, a true Buffalo legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Sucks. And is that the Hannah Buehler who was with the Bills at one time? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Prayers and well wishes for Irv and his family...great guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Yes. That's what I thought. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 In honor of Irv, I would just like to say: Damn you, you dastardly debilitating disease! Topping tonight's Eyewitness News: two pistol packing punks...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I loved Irv. It is fortunate he was on the air in Buffalo, as I'm not sure he would have made it in too many other markets. It was our good fortune, too. I worked with a few reporters (in Boston and SF) who worked with Irv in Buffalo and they all had good things to say about him. Henry Tenenbaum told me he had use a different on-air name because they didn't want to have TWO obviously Jewish names on the same broadcast. So, in Buffalo, he was Henry Lawrence. He had a lot of respect for Irv. One of my favorite Irv moments is so bizarre, I can't even be sure it happened. I can find no evidence for it, but I remember it vividly. And one of my best friends swears he saw it, too. Perhaps we are just having a folie a deux. Anyway, on one of the primetime promos for the 11 PM news, the break was cut so close to the show, it seemed as though Irv interrupted the program (though clearly he didn't). What followed made it seem even more immediate and ominous: "Something terrible has happened! Details at 11." WTF? I remember looking out the window, switching channels to see what terrible event took place, etc. Then it occurred to me, if it was really that bad, we wouldn't have to wait until 11 PM. Classic! Another story I've often heard is, when coming back from a commercial, Irv was surprised/unprepared to be back on the air. Quickly recovering (hey, he's a pro) is supposed to have said. "Good thing I wasn't picking my nose". But that sounds a bit apocryphal, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Wait - you think that crazy first story happened but you call the 2nd one apocryphal?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Wait - you think that crazy first story happened but you call the 2nd one apocryphal?!? I SAW the first one (or believe I did---and so does my best friend/doctor). Everything I know about Eyewitness News at the time suggests it isn't that wild of a story. The second one is just---well, weird. But still possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I SAW the first one (or believe I did---and so does my best friend/doctor). Everything I know about Eyewitness News at the time suggests it isn't that wild of a story. The second one is just---well, weird. But still possible. The first one makes no sense! As I know you know...............The 2nd one - I can see Irv making a quick quip like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 http://buffalonews.com/2017/01/16/laugh-filled-pilgrimage-see-irv-weinstein-california/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Had the chance to interview Irv when I wrote Buffalo Soul Lifters. He was very gracious and a kind man. That really sucks! I always mean to mention it, but I forget because I post so infrequently anymore. I love this book. My mom (RIP) got it for me many years ago and it's one of those books that I read all the way through, put it on the shelf, go back and read certain passages over and over. It really was a great gift and wonderful read. Thanks for writing that!!! That being said, thoughts are with him and his family. This is truly sad news. The big three in Buffalo were as much a part of my evening meals as a child as my parents were. Often times more so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I remember once seeing Rush play on my 19th birthday at the Century Theater, when they came out for their encore, Geddy Lee said "Buffalo, Eyewitness News, Irv Weinstein, this is Working Man...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) A true Buffalo legend... Just recently learned that Eugene Levys' on-going SCTV character, Earl Camembert, was a parody of Irv. Edited January 19, 2017 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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