Archive of the daily Bauerle and Bellavia Show on WBEN

On the program today, we get an update on a fatal bus crash that happened in Pembroke last August, we ask if you've ever seen an adult meltdown in public, and a couple Valentine's Day related topics, what is your body count, and where do you go to meet people, especially ones that align with your beliefs and values?

Today, there were some new developments in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case, such as the discovery of a pair of gloves near Nancy Guthrie's home that bore resemblance to the ones worn by the masked individual captured on her doorbell cam before she went missing, a second video taken near Guthrie's home was released showing a person wearing a backpack and grey sweatshirt similar to the ones in the aforementioned doorbell cam footage. To react to these new developments, we speak with former Special Agent in charge of the Buffalo Office of the FBI Bernie Tolbert, Defense Attorney Paul Cambria, and former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn join the show.

Shortly before the recording of this podcast, more security footage was released pertaining to the abduction of Nancy Guthrie. This particular footage was captured at a home in Tuscon, AZ near the home of Nancy Guthrie shortly before 2 a.m. on February 1st, 2026, that showed a man wearing a grey jacket and backpack similar to the one worn by the masked individual at Nancy Guthrie's front door before she was taken. We discuss this latest development in the case with former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, and more.

Criminal defense attorney Paul Cambria joins the show to discuss the detention recently of Carlos Palazuelos in relation to the Nancy Guthrie abduction. Palazuelos was detained for a few hours before being ultimately released, and later claimed he didn't know who Nancy or the Guthrie family was and that he wasn't involved with the kidnapping. We discuss that detention, if there could be any recourse for the detainee, and other facets of the case.

Bernie Tolbert, former Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Office of the FBI joins the show to discuss the discovery of a pair of gloves that resembles those worn by the masked subject captured on Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera the night she went missing. The gloves were found near Nancy Guthrie's home, one of which was reportedly discovered only a mile and a half away from the home. We discuss this discovery and what the next steps are for the FBI.

On the show today, we continue to bring you all the latest developments in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, and we speak to former Erie County DA John Flynn on that front, and to round out the show, what are song song lyrics you misheard over the year?

Former Erie County District Attorney and current partner at Lippes Mathias LLP John Flynn joins the show to discuss the latest details in the Nancy Guthrie case, including the video of the masked subject in front of her front door released by the FBI, the man detained for questioning, the searches of Annie Guthrie's home, and more.

The FBI released still pictures and a video of a masked individual in front of Nancy Guthrie's door the night she vanished from her Tucson, AZ home. What did you make of this revelation, do you believe it will help significantly in regard to a resolution of this case?

Alex Stone, who has reported on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie for ABC News, joins the show to give us the latest on the case, including the still images and video released by the FBI that shows an armed and masked subject in front of Nancy Guthrie's front door the night she went missing.

On the show today, we hear from meteorologist Andy Parker on the potential for freezing rain tomorrow in Western New York, former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, and cybersecurity expert Arun Vishwanath about the controversial Ring doorbell Super Bowl commercial regarding their 'Search Party' feature, which sparked the conversation about lost pets. Ever lost one? If you were able to find them, how did you do it?

Former Erie County DA and current partner at Lippes Mathias, LLC joins the show to discuss the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, as today, February 9th, is a deadline that is contained in an alleged ransom note sent to news outlets. We discuss all the available facts of the case, the videos that have been released by Savannah and family pleading for their mother's safe return, answering any questions you may have, and more.

Cybersecurity expert Arun Vishwanath joins the show to discuss a Ring Doorbell commercial during the big game yesterday that turned some heads, and not in a good way. The ad touted Ring's 'Search Party' feature, which can enable participating outdoor ring cameras to begin looking for potential matches if a person reports a lost dog in the Ring app. Vishwanath breaks down the feature, and why it has struck so many as controversial.

Today, we continue to talk about the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. We haven't learned much new information between yesterday and today's show, but now that you've had a couple days to ruminate on the facts of the case, what is the most plausible theory to you about what happened to Nancy Guthrie? Do you believe we will have a happy ending in this case?

On the show today, we discuss the case currently gripping the nation, the disappearance of 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's 84 year old mother Nancy, who disappeared at some point between the late hours of January 31st and the early morning hours of February 1st from her Tucson, AZ home. We bring aboard Buffalo Attorney John Elmore to discuss some of the facts of the case that are known to this point, and we take your calls as well on what you believe may have happened, and do you believe we will ever find out definitively what happened to Nancy Guthrie?

Buffalo Attorney and former New York State Trooper John Elmore joins the show to discuss the facts (that we know so far) of the case of Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year old mother of 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie who vanished from her Tuscon, AZ home sometime between the late hours of Saturday, January 31st, and Sunday, February 1st.

Stefan Mychajliw is in for Bauerle again today, and we've got a jam packed show, we talk a little bit about transgender surgeries on children, and we discuss the first detransitioner malpractice case to go to trial and win with Ayesha Kreutz of the Coalition to Protect Kids NY, Stefan's wife Ashley joins the show once again by popular demand, and the 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic joins the show from federal prison.

Joe Exotic, affectionately known as the 'Tiger King' joins the show from federal prison via a phone call with Stefan Mychajliw, to discuss where he stands as far as clemency or a potential pardon from President Trump, and what he would say to the President if he would listen, if he has any regrets regarding Carole Baskin, what his day to day life is like in federal prison, and more.

Back by popular demand, wife of Stefan, Ashley Mychajliw joins the show to talk a little politics and parenting, what it was like being in a relationship with a conservative while working in a predominantly liberal field, raising their children while he was out campaigning, and more.

A 22 year old woman who identified as a boy during her teen years, just won a $2 million landmark lawsuit, the first detransitioner malpractice lawsuit in the nation to go to trial and win. The woman had a double mastectomy at the age of 16, a procedure which was approved by a psychologist and surgeon, both of whom were found liable of medical malpractice by a jury. Ayesha Kreutz, member of the Coalition to Protect Kids NY, joins the show to discuss this case, and more.

Stefan Mychajliw is in for Bauerle once again and today, we speak with Dennis Hannon, who spoke at a Cheektowaga Town Board meeting about the importance of local law enforcement cooperating with I.C.E., we talk with NewsNation contributor Joe from Texas about the issue of affordability in New York State, take your calls, and more.

Stefan Mychajliw is in for Bauerle, and today, we speak with Erie County GOP Chair Michael Kracker about the Governor's race in New York State and the special election for the 61st State Senate District, we hear from sports bettor Tom Barton talking about betting and the big game, candidate for New York State Comptroller Joe Hernandez, and more.

Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller Joe Hernandez joins the show to discuss what made him want to run, a little bit about his background, and more.

Sports bettor Tom Barton joins the show to give his thoughts on how the Bills season ended, the hiring of Joe Brady, how he thinks they'll do next year, and talking betting this year's big game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

Erie County GOP Chair Michael Kracker joins the show to talk about the Governor's race in New York State, the upcoming special election for the 61st Senate District race, and more.

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On the show today, we follow the accident along the 90W that had a stretch from Pembroke to Batavia closed, we hear from Trooper James O'Calaghan on that, and from anyone of you that may have been stuck in it, we talk a little bit about the situation in Minnesota, is it a civil war? And with a topic that's very top of mind given recent weather patterns, what is the best winter car you've ever driven?

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The Buffalo Bills have their new head man, Joe Brady has been promoted to Head Coach after serving as offensive coordinator since midway through the 2023 season. What are your thoughts on this hire?

On the show today, we discuss many things related to Saturday's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti at the hands of Border Patrol agents. the hypocrisy of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, how many leftists are now beginning to embrace the Second Amendment, and more. Also, we check in with meteorologist Andy Parker

Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show after a busy weather weekend to recap the fallout from the weekend's weather, what remains of the storm, what lies ahead as far as precipitation and temperature goes, and if you have any weather questions, we'll take those as well.

On the show today, we have meteorologist Andy Parker on hand to answer your travel and weather questions with a winter weather event imminent for Western New York and much of the East Coast and Midwest. Also, since weather and snow have been top of mind lately, we talk a little bit about a favorite winter pastime of many, skiing. What are you favorite ski spots in Western New York? And are you more of a fan of skiing or snowboarding?

Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show as we barrel into a weekend that will be filled with all sorts of lovely winter weather in Western New York, and across much of the East Coast and Midwest. He keeps us in the loop on all of that, as well as answering your travel and weather questions.

After witnessing what's gone on in Minnesota recently, Tom has begun weighing whether or not to register for a political party after being unaffiliated for many years. Should he register as a democrat to subvert their primaries and vote for the worst candidate possible? Register as a Republican even though he's not particularly fond of Republican men? Conservative?

On the show today, we have meteorologist Andy Parker on for a look at the weather, Rosanna Berardi to help break down and provide insight on the Niagara County Sheriff's Office new policy on ICE detainees, and we discuss the announcement made by President Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today that a 'framework' has been reached on a deal for the United States to acquire Greenland from Denmark.

Rosanna Berardi of Berardi Immigration Law joins the show to provide some insight and provide more detail on the Niagara County Sheriff's Office new policy for ICE detainees, effective January 16th, 2026, which now requires a criminal charge or judicial warrant for detainees to be held for ICE. No longer will detainees be held for ICE solely off civil immigration violations.

We're not out of the woods with the winter weather in Western New York, meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to discuss the latest in terms on snow, temperature, and if you've got travel plans in the near future, how this weather may impact the, because not only is Western New York caught in the throes of winter weather, but much of the Central and Eastern U.S. is expected to receive heavy snow.

On the show, apart from tracking the weather and the sizeable accident on the 90 westbound, we discuss an incident that recently took place in Minnesota where protestors disrupted a church service where an ICE official was serving as a pastor, adding to the tensions over ICE tactics in the state. What are your thoughts on this?

Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to recap what we saw yesterday weather wise, who got the brunt of the winter weather, what we can expect in the near future, and if you're caught in the massive accident on the 90 westbound near Hamburg, what can you reasonably expect in terms of the weather there as you're trying to bypass that?

The Buffalo Bills season ended with another Hindenburg level disaster in the AFC Divisional Playoffs, falling 33-30 in overtime to the Denver Broncos, and Sean McDermott was subsequently relieved of his duties as head coach of the team. Do you think the Bills are making the right decision moving in a new direction at head coach?

We continue to bring you the latest on the weather situation in Western New York, the region is under a winter storm warning as of the posting of this segment until Wednesday afternoon, meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to recap what we've seen weather wise and what we can expect moving forward.

Today, Tom talks about customized license plates and takes calls asking callers about themselves. Listen to Bauerle every weekday 3p-6p on 930WBEN!

On the show today, with winter weather impacting much of Western New York, we ask the question, do you think people in Western New York have gotten soft when it comes to dealing with the weather? Like closing down schools or other institutions, has the threshold for doing so gotten too low? Also, while we're talking about the weather, we check in with meteorologist Andy Parker to give us the lay of the land in Western New York as far as the weather is concerned.

Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to discuss the winter weather currently impacting Western New York - snow totals and who got the most, what the forecast in the immediate future looks like, in terms of temperature and precipitation, and if you're heading out to Denver for the Bills Broncos Divisional round, will you have any trouble in either spot?

Many of your cellular devices may have seen their network bars replaced by the letters 'SOS', thus rendering your device useless, unable to place or receive calls and texts. Were you impacted by this outage? To help us understand the outage better, we speak to Accessium Group Director of IT and Networking Jack Klenk. We also keep tabs on the weather situation in Western New York, with the region being under a winter weather warning, we check in with meteorologist Andy Parker for an update on that.

Jack Klenk, Director of IT and Networking for Acessium Group joins the show to help us all understand the massive Verizon outage today that impacted thousands of customers.

As of the posting of this podcast, Western New York is currently under a winter weather warning, which will last until late Thursday, and early Friday in some spots. Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to give us all the latest on the weather.

National Grid has announced it will begin installing smart meters for over 121,000 Buffalo-area customers starting this month. We've done shows of this variety in the not so distant past, but with this news, we're bringing it back, focusing on your smart meter horror stories.

John Thur of The Financial Guys joins the show to talk precious medals, as the price of both gold and silver has been skyrocketing lately, what's behind this meteoric rise?

On the show today, we talk about the continuing protests in Minnesota following the fatal I.C.E. involved shooting that killed a Minneapolis woman recently. Can you make it make sense?

On today's show, we bring back a topic discussed in a recent program, the fact that several Wegmans locations in New York City are collecting the biometric data of customers as they shop. It is not known if this has been done at any of the Buffalo Niagara locations, because those locations are not legally required to disclose if they are, but if they were hypothetically, would it bother you? Also, we continue following the fallout from the I.C.E. involved shooting of a 37 year old woman in Minneapolis. What word or words come to mind when you see what's unfolding in Minnesota, and how I.C.E. agents have been treated, not only there, but across the country?

On the show today, we take your thoughts on the I.C.E. involved shooting in Minneapolis that killed a 37 year old Minneapolis woman Wednesday. Presumably you've seen the video at this point, what did you think of that? Also, to get some perspective on the law enforcement and legal angle of it, we bring on Attorney and former trooper John Elmore and Buffalo Police Captain, now retired, Jeff Rinaldo.