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Bob Duffy, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York State and current chair of the Erie County Stadium Corporation, shares insight about the 2012 lease deal to keep the Bills in Buffalo and the New Highmark Stadium.

John and Tim welcome David Horesh, the co-founder of Buffalo-based Oxford Pennant, to talk about the origins of the company and the role the retail industry plays in the sports business. Plus, Tim and John give their best holiday gift recommendations for the sports fan in your life.

This week on Group Chat, we celebrate the season by sharing traditions: Allie takes pride in her Jewish heritage for Hanukkah, Matt shares his favorite Christmas albums, and Sufana highlights Kwanzaa's year-round values.

Catch up on the news of the day on the WBFO Brief.

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about A KIDMAN CAROL at the Alleyway Cabaret, lots of fun with Broadway stars in the two principal roles of Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman. Speaking of Broadway, Anthony flew down to NYC for Audra McDonald's opening night as Mama Rose in GYPSY. Meanwhile, at another theater, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut in a specially created one-night-only walk-on role in the hit jukebox musical & JULIET December 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Three shows continue past Christmas: IT WAS A WONDERFUL LIFE at Forest Lawn Cemetery, THE LION KING at Shea's, and SORRY! WRONG CHIMNEY at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre. For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.

Catch up on the news of the day on the WBFO Brief.

The “No New Jail” movement aims to fight Erie County’s decision to build a brand new $200 Million jail and focuses on advocating for better conditions in existing jails and how funds can be better allocated to community resources.

Get updates on the Lake Effect Snow affecting the region today.

Eann Robinson and Kiman Baldon, co-founders of Ear Quality LLC, share their mission to empower musicians. Henri Muhammad previews the Muhammad School of Music’s 25th-anniversary concert celebration.

On Monday's Scoreboard... Josh Allen and the Bills roar past the Lions; the Sabres lost a tenth game in a row; the Bandits are off to a hot start with another win over the weekend; and we highlight two college basketball programs that stand out from the crowd in WNY.