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Press Pass: Columbia's history may sail into Buffalo's future

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Jay Moran
Published July 28, 2020 at 9:15 AM EDT
Courtesy of Buffalo Rising

Some believe the S.S. Columbia could sail along the recent path of the Buffalo waterfront which has been revitalized after years of neglect and abuse. The 118-year-old Columbia once traveled throughout the Great Lakes, but now sits in a state of disrepair along the Buffalo River. On WBFO's Press Pass, Newell Nussbaumer of Buffalo Rising discusses the vessel's special history and the effort to make it part of Buffalo's future.
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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.
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