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Press Pass: Trico, Fort Erie Slots and the Buffalo Bills

Jay Moran & Business First reporter Jim Fink in studio
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Jay Moran & Business First reporter Jim Fink in studio

In this week's Press Pass, Jim Fink of Business First discussed the two conflicting sides battling over the future of the Trico complex in downtown Buffalo.

Meanwhile, across the border, the slots in Fort Erie face an uncertain future.

That uncertainty is not good for the city's legendary race track which Fink calls the "identity" of that community.

A relative surprise is the status of the Buffalo Bills.

Noting the Bills are usually quiet during the free agency signing period, Fink points out how recent additions have boosted the outlook for the team and its forlorn fans.

Listen here for this week's Press Pass on WBFO and AM 970.

Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Jay joined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in 2008 and has been the local host for NPR's "Morning Edition" ever since. In June 2022, he was named one of the co-hosts of BTPM's "What's Next."

A graduate of St. Mary's of the Lake School, St. Francis High School, and Buffalo State College, Jay has worked most of his professional career in Buffalo. Outside of public media, he continues in longstanding roles as the public address announcer for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and as play-by-play voice of Canisius College basketball.