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Slow Roll Buffalo's Juneteenth bike ride happening tonight. Emergency care center temporarily available until new Lockport Memorial Hospital opens this Fall. Governor Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James attended the weekend's Juneteenth celebrations. Early voting in advance of the approaching primary day elections continues through Sunday. Karen DeWitt reports on the NY State Assembly's return to Albany on Tuesday.

On this week’s Producers’ Picks highlights episode we revisit our previous conversations with: Gretchen Gonzalez and Maria Valeri from the Volunteer Lawyers Project, newly appointed Buffalo Police Department Wellness Coordinator Matt Cross, and Scott Behrand and Peter Johnson from Road Less Traveled Productions.

The Tony Awards on Broadway were (unscripted) fun although we were disappointed that Buffalo's Stephen McKinley Henderson did not win Best Actor. "EARNEST" continues at Irish Classical as does THE SOUND INSIDE at the Kavinoky ("a marvelous little puzzle of a play" says Anthony) and BLOOM directed by Katie Mallinson finds the Raices Theater Company using the Road Less Traveled Stage. For 30 years (as of November 2022) 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.

Before Mark Wozniak signs off the air one last time, he talks with Jay Moran about his life and career. Hear the extended interview at wbfo.org. Theater Talk on Friday!

In observance of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Charles Gilbert hosts an open and honest discussion regarding the mounting psychological issues that plague the male population – specifically, men of color.

Buffalo City Hall was evacuated after a fire alarm was set off in the building. Yesterday, Gov. Hochul announced the expansion of NY's fully paid parental leave program for state employees. A passenger was thrown from a boat that flipped over with 29 people aboard during a tour.

After her brother died while detained at the Erie County Holding Center, Monica Lynch decided to take prison reform in Erie County. Jay Moran discusses current conditions for inmates and the No New Jail movement that Monica is advocating for. Afterwards, Dan White and Asman Ndayisabwa join Thomas O’Neil-White to talk about the community space they’re creating in the West Side of Buffalo all centered around a warm cup o’ joe.

Buffalo Common Council members approve their own pay raise, tickets are now on sale for direct train service to and from the New York State Fair, and FeedMore WNY will build a new $99 million facility in Hamburg.

Gov. Kathy Hochul gives details on how the new state budget addresses mental health and there are a number of issues still on the table with one month to go in the 2023 New York State Legislative session.

If you’ve walked around Downtown Buffalo recently, you’ve probably spotted the bright yellow billboards and bus ads calling out City Hall. Jay Moran sits down with Harper Bishop and Ariel Aberg-Riger who are two of the organizers of the political action group Our City Action Buffalo. Afterwards, we’re joined by educator, scholar, and author Dr. Silvia Lloyd. Along with the challenges today’s school-aged children face, we speak to Silvia about her new book of spoken word poetry dealing with the Tops May 14th racist attack.