716 Week in Review with Mike Baggerman

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Have trouble staying up to speed with the important news in Western New York? Catch up on the top stories of the week in the 716 with Mike Baggerman in WBEN's newest podcast. New episodes of the show are available every Thursday. Rate, Review, and Subscribe on iTunes and follow Mike on Twitter @Mike…

716 Week in Review with Mike Baggerman


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    716 Week in Review - August 23, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 83:07


    New license plates (1:35). Red Flag laws (19:08). Spot Coffee Union (50:10). UB Greek Life (54:30).

    716 Week in Review - August 9, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 29:55


    Bottoms Up incident (1:07). Erie County Fair kicks off (5:35).

    716 Week in Review - August 2, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 75:23


    Opioid Epidemic in Erie County (1:20). Spot Coffee controversy (17:58). I-90 in Seneca Nation (56:37)

    716 Week in Review - July 26, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 58:35


    Protesters at Colonial Circle (2:17). Restoration at Darwin Martin House (18:05). Corvette engines to be made in Tonawanda (34:30). David Bellavia gets Keys to Batavia (47:07).

    716 Week in Review - July 19, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 26:19


    The Bishop Timon community mourns the loss of one of their own (2:17). The 11 Day Power Play ends (9:45). It's hot (14:53).

    716 Week in Review - July 5, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 41:56


    Buffalo hosts 12 tall ships (2:19). 11 Day Power Play returns (29:24).

    716 Week in Review - June 28, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 164:29


    David Bellavia receives the Medal of Honor (1:33). One Seneca Tower leases 11 floors to M&T Bank (1:29:00). Mike and Tim Wenger discuss Washington experience and Bellavia’s future at WBEN (2:12:15)

    716 Week in Review - June 21, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 52:15


    Marijuana and mobile sports betting fail in NYS (1:20). Two WNY schools face a tragedy in the final week of classes (16:15). A local battle over the state's green light bill (18:35)

    716 Week in Review - June 14, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 109:16


    Senator Chuck Schumer talks Lake Ontario (2:10). Bishop Malone highlights changes in the catholic church (19:08). David Bellavia to be awarded the Medal of Honor (31:55).

    716 Week in Review - June 7, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 60:36


    Bills stadium talks back in the spotlight (1:55). Niagara Wheatfield Principal Michael Mann placed on administrative leave (23:40). Ralph Krueger introduced as Sabres head coach (35:40).

    716 Week in Review - May 31, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 93:51


    New developments on Lake Ontario (2:00). Diocese details money given to victims of clergy sex abuse (44:30). Councilman Wingo apologizes for bringing gun into a school (1:04:02). Controversy over Orchard Park Police Chief's retirement (1:12:50).

    716 Week in Review - May 24, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 113:15


    A new battle is brewing in the 27th congressional district (1:50). Lake Ontario communities under a state of emergency (20:50). Fallout for Buffalo Common Councilman Ulysses Wingo (47:35). Erie County Sheriff's Deputy now faces charges after an arrest of a Bills fan in 2017 (1:09:27)

    716 Week in Review - May 17, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 111:35


    A teenager dies after a Mother's Day car crash (1:33). Skyway redesign competition (25:28). Buffalo Sabres hire Ralph Krueger as head coach (49:09). Remembering Pancho Billa (1:40:38).

    716 Week in Review - May 10, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 35:13


    Human remains found in Elmwood Avenue house fire (2:39). Big election for Buffalo School board(8:00). WBEN/Kiss Cares for Kids Radiothon (16:40).

    716 Week in Review - May 3, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 80:19


    Lake Ontario flooding (2:45). Buffalo waterfront development (24:40). Buffalo Bills Tailgate Village (1:10:00). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - April 26, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 99:28


    Twelve scout leaders from WNY named as sexual abusers (3:40). Addressing Crime in Niagara Falls (15:40). Dyngus Day returns! (43:38) Bills draft Ed Oliver (52:15). Plus, Mike talks Jeopardy with a former contestant from Buffalo (15:40).

    716 Week in Review - April 12, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 117:08


    A 12-year-old shot and killed in Buffalo (3:45). Five arsons in Elmwood Village (19:05). Phil Housley fired (37:40). Albright Knox to close for two years (58:40). Mike goes to Wrestlemania in New Jersey (1:03:05) and @BrendanKeany and I break down the Star Wars trailer (1:07:35)

    716 Week in Review - April 5, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 91:19


    Plastic bag ban and money for NFTA's expansion in the state budget (4:36). Sinatra & Company wins auction for Boulevard Mall (32:00). Bishop Richard Malone explains why he will not resign (1:01:25). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - March 29, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 48:07


    A ban on plastic bags across New York (1:52). Construction is back on the Skyway (22:50). Chick-Fil-A with a controversial expansion to Buffalo Airport (28:45).. Nate Oats says GOODBYE to Buffalo (38:40).

    716 Week in Review - March 22, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 63:04


    Investigation of racism at a Cheektowaga/Amherst hockey game (1:48). Downtown development project crosses major milestone (14:50). Let the madness begin (42:30). Plus, we watch the madness at work.

    716 Week in Review - March 15, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 75:26


    Armed robber at multiple places in Erie/Niagara County (2:00). City of Tonawanda tries to fix stupid (9:20). Will Buffalo stay in the convention center business (23:10)? Buffalo Firefighter on the up-and-up (59:40). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - March 8, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 33:30


    Buffalo goes bananas over paczki's (2:00). A former YMCA Volunteer pleads guilty to sending explicit photos to a child (6:36). New York State might raise the age for tobacco purchases (18:36). Antonio Brown says "no thanks" to Buffalo (23:20). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - March 1, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 52:02


    A verdict for Buffalo Police Officer Corey Krug (2:30). Goodbye Skyway (9:55). Ice Mountain at Hoover Beach (34:40) Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - February 22, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 23:17


    SPCA Serving Erie County defends decision to put down Charlie the Dog (02:13) . Following deliberations in Corey Krug criminal trial (16:21). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - February 8, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 54:33


    News on the race for Erie County Executive (1:55). A snag in marijuana legalization (12:10). Big investment into the GM Plant in Tonawanda (45:28). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - February 1, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 37:28


    It snowed...a lot (2:00). Child Victim's Act passes (32:25). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - January 25, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 26:06


    The Village of Barker devastated by a fire (1:30). William Shrubsall deported to Western New York (7:00). Two people found dead in a home in West Seneca (14:40). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - January 18, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 60:05


    Highs and lows for Buffalo Public Schools (1:23). Catholic Charities 2019 Appeal begins (42:10). A murder-suicide in Hamburg (55:40). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - January 11, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 67:21


    WBEN Town Hall on downtown parking (1:30). Seneca Nation must continue slot payments (25:10). McKinley Mall's value about to plummet (34:15). Cannabis Campus by the Outer Harbor (47:30). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - January 4, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 55:31


    Happy New Year! New parking rules in Downtown Buffalo (2:00). Buffalo Police unveil body camera policy (30:00). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - December 14, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 41:03


    Buffalo Police forced to shoot a thief in Black Rock (1:25). Former democratic NYS Senator Marc Panepinto is sentenced to prison (13:55). A look at the eligibility concerns with West Seneca West Senior Juston Johnson (23:55). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - December 7, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 71:26


    No charges against BPD officer in the Rafael "Pito" Rivera shooting (1:19). An investigation into the actions of an Erie County Sheriff's Deputy (40:29). Exploring the expansion of NFTA's Metro Rail (49:35). A blistering report about Park Schools conduct from the 1950's to the 2000's (1:02:06). 

    716 Week in Review - November 30, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 78:44


    Nate McMurray concedes in NY-27 race (2:05). Pegula Sports & Entertainment begin study on future of stadiums (17:50). Symposium on Diocese of Buffalo (35:50). WNY goes nuts over Chick-Fil-A (1:04:15). Follow Mike on Twitter

    716 Week in Review - November 23, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 24:54


    Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday! The race for New York's 27th Congressional District is over....almost (1:40). Talks about marijuana's legalization take its next step in Buffalo (18:59). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - November 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 66:54


    New Era Cap is closing its Derby manufacturing plant (1:19). Bishop Malone addresses local clergy abuse crisis while at bishop's conference in Baltimore (17:00). Buffalo's newest brewery opens next to KeyBank Center (36:16). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - November 9, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 203:52


    Mike addresses his now infamous elevator mishap on Election Night 2018 (01:49). Too close to call for NY27 (06:39)? Election night impact on NY State Politics (1:02:18). Diocese of Buffalo addresses sex abuse scandal (1:17:49). It's snowing in Buffalo (3:05:52). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - November 2, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 81:14


    Fallout from the 60 Minutes interview about the Diocese of Buffalo (01:40). The last licks in the race for NY-27 (35:45). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - October 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 63:36


    Joe Biden speaks at the University at Buffalo after package bombs were sent to him (02:30). Steve Bannon stumps for the GOP (15:45). The Diocese of Buffalo clergy sex abuse scandal takes center stage at the national level (53:00). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - October 11, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 59:30


    Congressman Chris Collins speaks with WBEN for the first time since his indictment (1:35). Tonawanda Coke begins its legal battle with New York State's DEC (36:47). Official report into death of Officer Craig Lehner unveiled by state investigators. (46:57). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - October 4, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 89:26


    Hepatitis A outbreak at Doino's Pizzeria in Cheektowaga (2:25). A marijuana listening session held in Western New York (30:30). Buffalo Sabres finally open their season (1:04:45). Kim Pegula talks future of stadium (1:17:42). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - September 27, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 73:27


    Tonawanda Coke gets sentenced in a federal court (4:15). Governor Cuomo finally answers questions about issues in Buffalo (30:10). Niagara Falls gets some relief in the ongoing casino revenue dispute (43:15). NY-27 ads (1:04:40). Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - September 20, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 112:32


    The Race to Replace is over because Congressman Chris Collins is running for re-election. Tonawanda Coke is found guilty of violating its probation. Different analysis in the videotape of the officer-involved shooting. Valentino Dixon is a free man. Follow us on Twitter @Newsradio930 and Mike @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - September 13, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 62:24


    Protests and a state investigation into the Diocese of Buffalo. Buffalo Police shoot and kill Rafael "Pito" Rivera on the west side. When to expect an announcement on NY-27 with Nick Langworthy. Tonawanda Coke is back in court. Follow WBEN on Twitter @Newsradio930 and Mike @MikeBaggerman.

    716 Week in Review - September 6, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 54:27


    Highlighting Tonawanda Coke's "controlled fire" from Monday night, just hours ahead of their appearance in a federal courtroom. We also recap a return to the Capitol for Congressman Chris Collins and new developments with the Catholic Church.

    716 Week in Review - August 30, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 51:06


    A busy week with recaps of the top news stories including Bishop Richard Malone's statement on Sunday where he does not step down, followed by outrage from area politicians. State Senator Michael Ranzenhofer, dubbed as the favorite to get the spot on the ballot in NY-27, takes his name out of the running for Congress. An arrest was made in the July 2 slayings on Grape Street and we recap the bickering between Governor Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week In Review - August 23, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 56:21


    This week's edition of the podcast includes the latest in the "Race to Replace", with county GOP leaders conducting interviews with the nine remaining candidates for the GOP spot on the ballot for NY-27. We also dive into the latest news on the clergy sex abuse scandal. Also, former Buffalo Bills lineman Richie Incognito is in trouble again, this time after an alleged incident at a funeral home in Arizona. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - August 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 94:09


    More fallout for Congressman Chris Collins as he announces the suspension of his 2018 re-election campaign. Everyone goes "All In" for NY-27...but can it be legally done? Everything is covered in this week's edition of 716 Week in Review. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - August 9, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 119:53


    Congressman Chris Collins was indicted by a federal grand jury of insider trading and lying to the FBI. We dive right into it with the press conference from US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who announced the indictment, then get Congressman Collins' response at the widely-panned statement on Wednesday evening. Legal, political, and insider trading analysis follows. Rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - August 2, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 31:23


    This week we recap the tragic story of Conor Long, who died in a fall at Zoar Valley on Sunday. City of Lackawanna Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that resulted in a massive manhunt on Tuesday night. Plus, the National Comedy Center in Jamestown is open and Governor Cuomo takes the next step in the potential legalization of marijuana in New York. All that, and more, on this week's edition of 716 Week in Review. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - July 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 60:59


    It's been a busy week in Western New York with breaking news on Thursday about a supervisor for the Buffalo Sewer authority who was suspended following a massive cocaine deal. Elsewhere, a 94-year-old man at Mary Agnes Manor opened fire inside the assisted living center, the Niagara Falls Water Board gives an update on its progress since last year's disgusting discharge in the Niagara River, a daycare facility in Buffalo suspended by New York State after a two-year-old was found unresponsive, and the Buffalo Bills kick off training camp at St. John Fisher College! Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBaggerman

    716 Week in Review - July 19, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 66:13


    This week's edition features the latest in the LeSean McCoy saga, a Buffalo man accused of killing his girlfriend's son, and a recap of the Buffalo Billion verdict. We also look at local development news in Buffalo, including the future of the Adam's Mark Hotel and complaints in the Elmwood Village. We wrap up the podcast this week with Jim Kelly's emotional speech at the 2018 ESPY Awards. Rate, Review, and Subscribe on iTunes and follow Mike on twitter @MikeBaggerman

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