Alan Pergament
Sports on the Air: NFL Network has uneven game lineup
The NFL Network schedule of games isn't exactly an advertisement for pressuring Time Warner
to carry the channel. The Thanksgiving night matchup between the New York Giants and Denver
Broncos is decent but not as attractive as it was a few weeks ago. Then it is the Bills-Jets
in Toronto on Dec. 3 and the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers at the hopeless Cleveland
Browns on Dec. 10. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:39 PM )
Sports on the Air: NFL Network no closer to TWC deal
This is what I'm thinking: (Updated: 11/13/09 10:47 PM )
Pergament: Syndicated reports tread new ground
One of the more popular periodic features in sports, entertainment or business answers the question “Where Are They Now?” (Updated: 11/10/09 7:58 AM )
Sports on the Air: Listing some pet peeves
Another week, another trio of annoyances from a guy who prides himself on having a little Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") in him. (Updated: 10/30/09 3:26 PM )
Sports on the Air: Yanks give boost to local TV ratings
This is what I'm thinking: (Updated: 10/23/09 11:11 PM )
Pergament: Local news, O’Brien hit by the Leno Effect
Channel 2 News certainly appears to have been hit by the so-called negative (Jay) Leno Effect on local TV news now that the talk show host’s 10 p. m. weeknight show serves as the lead-in for NBC affiliates. (Updated: 10/14/09 8:55 AM )
Pergament: ‘Seinfeld’ cast reunion is a winner;
Who wouldn’t be wildly enthusiastic about a “Seinfeld” reunion even if it is being called an anti-reunion show and actually appears on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? (Updated: 09/18/09 9:50 AM )
Leno gets NBC’s fall season off to a shaky start
If any community needed a big laugh or two from Jay Leno after the Buffalo Bills lost another Monday Night Football heartbreaker, it was Western New York. (Updated: 09/17/09 11:53 AM )
Kenmore native Howard Lapides manages well in a funny business
In his days as a post-game host on Buffalo Bills radio broadcasts, he was known by the pseudonym Michael O’Shea. (Updated: 09/10/09 7:53 AM )
Pergament: No clues to 'Office' wedding at Falls
I hope all the local fans of NBC’s “The Office” aren’t upset about not being invited to the wedding of Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in Niagara Falls. (Updated: 08/21/09 10:26 PM )
Plans in place for new TV show set in Buffalo
PASADENA, Calif.—Paul Blart killed a Fox TV project set in Buffalo, but another one is on the way. (Updated: 08/11/09 1:32 PM )
Rosinski’s career takes another turn
Decades ago, I rated the voice of Tonawanda native Bill Rosinski as the top one in Western New York. (Updated: 08/01/09 6:37 AM )
Pergament: Bourdain finds a ‘masterpiece’ in Buffalo
The cable TV menu is so varied and so full that there is a good chance most Western New Yorkers never have sat down to watch an episode of the Travel Channel series “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.” (Updated: 07/23/09 8:33 AM )
Maguire’s role up in the air
After reading some national stories about Paul Maguire, I was confused about his future as an ESPN college football analyst. It turns out so is Maguire. (Updated: 07/19/09 7:09 AM )
Maguire’s role up in the air
After reading some national stories about Paul Maguire, I was confused about his future as an ESPN college football analyst. It turns out so is Maguire. (Updated: 07/18/09 6:54 AM )