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Hear why Williamsville Trustee Mathew Etu’s resignation letter says “I will state clearly that Mayor Deborah Rogers is the reason I am leaving”. Also nearly agencies want Gov. Hochul to announce Master Plan for Aging during State of the State on Wednesday. And Canisius College Professor Robert Klump talks with Jay Moran of her plan to propose 8-year term limits on statewide offices.

The quote of the morning comes from a nurse describing seasonal depression that surges during the gloom of winter: “It’s like moving through chocolate pudding.” Also hear from Toronto as a weekend of trucker protests over COVID testing moves down from Ottawa.

If it’s Friday it’s Theater Talk and today Anthony and Peter on comedies—some dark, some light-- at all 5 area stages. Also the threat of a lawsuit to stop new congressional districts, and the threat of Toronto being shut down by Ottawa-like trucker protests this weekend.

For over 25 years, 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. This week Anthony and Peter talk about PUFFS, NUNSENSATIONS, THE SIEGEL, THE TREASURER, and WAITING FOR GODOT

On today’s WBFO Brief, “Stonebush Blues”-- internationally known transgendered writer Leslie Feinberg’s look at Buffalo, celebrated by preservationists tonight. Also a new market-rate apartment complex in downtown Buffalo and former Gov. Cuomo is still pushing back on the report of his sexual harassment charges.

On today’s WBFO Brief, hear a lot of pushback and reaction to state Democratic party chair Jay Jacobs—after he compared the tough choice of possibly endorsing Democratic Mayoral candidate India Walton to what it was like when Ku Klax Klan Wizard David Duke ran for US Senate and other offices. Also a look at a new playground at Ellicott Elementary in Orchard Park- with an emphasis on disabilities.

For over 25 years, 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. This Friday, October 22, 2021 the play AMERICAN SON is the focus.

On today’s WBFO Brief, If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk, with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase, today looking at AMERICAN SON, at the newly named Lorna C. Hill theater. Also, the latest grow at home proposals being considered by the state, and both Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt and WBFO’s Thomas O’Neil-White look at the propositions on the New York State ballot on election day. And from Canada, Correspondent Dan Karpenchuk looks at vaccination of children

In a special weekend bonus edition of the WBFO Brief, mayoral candidate India Walton answers questions from seven WBFO reporters in this first of two one hour election specials.

In a special weekend bonus edition of the WBFO Brief, mayoral candidate Byron Brown answers questions from seven WBFO reporters in one of our two hourlong election specials.