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THE SCOREBOARD WITH JACK KREUZER WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 2024

On Wednesday's Scoreboard, we discuss the Bills, who ended their losing skid and added a new weapon on offense. We preview the Sabres, who begin a three-game road trip, and we look back at how the Yankees took a commanding lead in the ALCS. The Mets come home tied in the NLCS, plus, the WNBA Finals resume in Minnesota tonight, and Connolly Cup Nominees are announced for week six of the high school football season.

Jan. 6 Committee investigator Tim Heaphy reacts to pardons of U.S. Capitol rioters

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Tim Heaphy, a lead investigator for the House Ccommittee on the U.S. Capitol attack, about President Trump's clemency for all of the Jan. 6 defendants.

"For Theater Talk"... Jim Santella and Anthony Chase in the old WBFO studios at Allen Hall on the Main Street campus of UB

Theater Talk: Anthony recalls original co-host Jim Santella; 8 good shows closing; still up: CROSSING DELANCEY at JRT, MELVILLE BOYS at Desiderio's

On this episode of Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about MusicalFare Theatre's ongoing negotiations to create a new performance space in Amherst. Many shows (eight in all) are wrapping up their runs this weekend; CROSSING DELANCEY, a charming rom-com, continues at the Jewish Repertory Theatre in Getzville, and THE MELVILLE BOYS ("more com than rom" says Anthony) continues at Desiderio's Dinner Theater in Cheektowaga). (Click through for listings.) For 31 years (as of November 2023) 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 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings 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, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

Jay Johnston has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He's seen here in an image from an FBI affidavit.

Actor Jay Johnston of 'Bob's Burgers' and other comedies pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case

In his career, Johnston has repeatedly portrayed police officers and agents, from Arrested Development to The Sarah Silverman Program and Men in Black II. His actions against police cost him a job.

Courtney Deuro, a white woman with glasses and purple-tinted hair, wearing a black hat and a backpack, smiles at the camera while seated at a desk. She is wearing an an oxygen tube and working on a laptop. The desk features a coffee mug, framed photos, and office supplies.

Voices of Disability Pride: 'Disability is not one-size-fits-all,' shares Courtney Deuro

This week on Voices of Disability Pride, advocate Courtney Deuro discusses with WBFO’s freelance disability reporter Mason Ald the importance of self-advocacy in medical settings and the current gaps in support services. Deuro shares how maintaining contact with disability services and medical professionals can help prevent those with fluctuating support needs from falling through the cracks.

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

How the Republican presidential candidates view Jan. 6, democracy and voting issues

Here's where the current notable GOP hopefuls, including Donald Trump, stand on issues of democracy and election integrity.

6 months into Trump's term, what are the biggest immigration changes so far?

Six months into his second stint at the White House, President Trump has used his power to fundamentally reshape immigration in America with an ongoing, aggressive crackdown on people in the country illegally.