Alan Pergament
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Buffalo News TV Critic and blogger Alan Pergament
Buffalo, NY
Joined August 2010
As predicted, Buffalo was No.1 TV market in the country for Super Bowl. Even topped Cincinnati. Story to come.
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Rome: “This world is better when the Buffalo Bills are good.”.
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Weird: Fox showcases Allen’s early missed throws rather than his TD and fg drive. I guess he isn’t getting the Mac Jones treatment.
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You expect the 19 year old Jack Eichel to make those comments, not the 25-year-old Eichel.
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You have to be vaccinated to see “Hamilton” at Shea’s. So there is no question Josh Allen is vaccinated.
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Here's what Jim Nantz told me after Bills playoff loss to Kansas City: "Josh Allen's star – even in defeat – has gone to another stratosphere.” Judging by Allen's media performance at the Super Bowl this week, Nantz nailed it.
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I can’t think of a bigger “disconnect “ between how Josh Allen embraces Buffalo compared to Eichel.
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I thought I heard Harbaugh tell McDermott: “Go win the whole thing.”.
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I have heard there is some controversy over the Bills being allowed to drive home. My view: In this community, Bills are essential workers. I doubt that more than a few judges or police officers — if any — would disagree.
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Ch 4 has been given approval to carry Miami-New England instead of Giants-Indy Sunday at 1.
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Boston pxp guy. “Buffalo won its sixth in a row and they are for real.” Bruins analyst: “They earned it.”.
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Emmitt cheerleading in booth. “Yeah, he missed it. I can leave on that one.”.CBS should be embarrassed.
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Jeanneret update: He is home, “bolted to my lazy boy.”.
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GF on The Match: Who would watch this?.Me: Every Bills fan.
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Jessica Pegula gave it a valiant try. She lost the final but she has never been more appreciated in WNY and the country for her tennis and the way she carries herself.
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Baltimore’s offensive performance reinforces how great Josh Allen played against KC last week.
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One of the biggest differences between 1977 and 2022 blizzards were the ability of the local meteorologists to predict what was coming several days ahead thanks to improved technology. Bravo to them.
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The Bills-Pittsburgh game is going to 55 percent of the country Sunday on CBS stations.
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David Axelrod agrees with Chris Wallace: “This (speech) is the first good thing to happen to Democrats in 3 weeks. “.
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Emily Kaplan claimed today that Tyrod Taylor even got a raw deal in Buffalo. He started three seasons before the Bills moved on to Josh Allen. Pretty sure any gm would do that.
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Levy just called Allen “Tannehill “ and praised him for veteran play.
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Booger McFarland has been at his best in this horrifying situation.
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Ch. 4 hasn't publicly announced it, but Jerry Sullivan no longer works for the station and is off its website.
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Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call for Bills-Denver Sunday on Ch4.
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Spoiler Alert: Julian Edelman, Phil Simms and Brandon Marshall pick the Bills to make the Super Bowl on tonight’s Inside the NFL, which streams on Inside the NFL tonight.
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Here are six words I never thought I’d write this season: The Sabres are fun to watch.
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Let’s face it. Regardless of ending, Allen looks like the real deal. That’s more important than a Bills win.
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NBC Sports reports the longer Bills Mafia feature posted on NBC Sports Digital was the third most-viewed pregame piece of the season, behind interviews with Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers.
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The 13.8 rating for the Sabres game Wednesday on NBCSN was more than 40 percent higher than this season's highest-rated game before Wed. It is the highest-rated Buffalo game on NBCSN ever. However, NBCSN has only been around since 2012 -- and the Sabres have been bad since then.
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Jeff Glor is anchoring tonight despite being told he is being replaced as anchor after only 18 months. A class act.
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@Bease11 Dear Cole: You should be proud of beating the odds and playing in the NFL. But u weren’t competing against a killer virus. If u aren’t concerned about your own health, please consider your family, your teammates and the WNY community. It is not just about u. The NFLPA knows that.
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Nantz and Romo lament Josh never got the ball in OT. As did all of WNY.
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Playoffs? Playoffs? Phil Simms just said the Bills will be the biggest threat to the Pats and will be a tough out in the playoffs.
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If you watch the images of children, women and men trying to survive the Russian onslaught in Ukraine and complain about gas prices here, you need a heart transplant.
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All the talk of the weather all week and ithad zero impact on the game.
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It is incredibly dangerous and foolish for Ch 7 to send reporter Kristen Mirand and photographer Jeff Wick on the road to show driving conditions: Mirand: “It is not safe. I am actually a little nervous myself.”.
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I am sure this will be an unpopular take for everyone but journalists: News anchors should not wear Bills winter hats as Ch4’s Melanie Orlins and Dave Greber did today during their reports. You are not supposed to be cheerleaders.
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NBC officiating expert Terry McAulay didn’t think much of Mahomes and Reid’s complaints about the offside call that negated a KC TD that would have given them the lead. McAulay said it’s been called 11 times this year and has become a point of emphasis. Not a good look for KC.
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Ch. 2 reporter Dave McKinley just let Republican Congressman Jacobs blame President Biden for the gas price increases. Gas prices have increased since Biden took office but there should have been a gas company exec interview to explain it isn’t that simple to blame the president.
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Since Sabres announcers aren’t in Toronto, announcers couldn’t see the Leafs net was empty when it was originally. Another reason why they should be on site.
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Nantz: “These Bills are for real. Found that out today.
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Allen trades jerseys with his Wyoming teammate Granderson.
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I was impressed Saturday night by the coverage of all stations, but especially by WKBW reporter Madison Carter and her team on the ground and anchor Ashley Rowe in the studio.
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Everybody on ABC and ESPN did a terrific job on a terrible story, but especially Booger McFarland, Lisa Salters, Ryan Clark and Scott Van Pelt.
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Woj proves something I learned covering the NIT Champion Bonnies. No one outside of Olean will never understand how much graduates love that university.
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Spielman gives Kyle Williams new nickname: "Football Player.".
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My remembrance of Tim Russert a decade after his death.
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WBEN deserves the blame for its coverage, not the government.
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St. Bonaventure had to win a road game at Rutgers before beating Oregon, Villanova and Houston at MSG for 1977 NIT title. I covered the Bonnies back then. Can report students enjoyed NYC bars at an insane level. Drinking age was 18 then in NY.
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Any public relations person told by his or her boss to handpick which reporters can attend a news conference should resign rather than follow that order.
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Looks like CNN’s John King , a Patriots fan, will be wearing a Bills jersey this week after bet with Wolf Blitzer.
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@JeffAichinger They are important to our economy, our morale and the spirit of the community and provided a diversion to the once in a generation storm. A look at the incredible TV ratings for their games will indicate how vital they are.
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Nantz understatement: “That Bills Mafia watching with great interest.”.
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Be thankful there is no Bills home game today with this weather.
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I just saw Stefan Mychajlw inside the concourse to get food at Sahlen Field where masks are required. He didn’t wear one and when a woman said where is your mask he just ignored her.
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A few weeks ago, the Bills were a trendy pick to meet KC in the AFC Title game. Now many national pundits doubt they can beat Ravens. Which is why picking games is meaningless.
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Jack Eichel has as many goals as Patrick Kane and one more than Connor McDavid as of now.
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Kate Snow on the same newscast as Holt referred to the shooter as “the shooter.” Also didn’t name him. Must be a NBC policy. I applaud the policy.
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Just saying: The Bills would have scored 27 points if Bass had made the two field goals he usually makes and Davis catches the TD pass he usually catches.
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If Josh Allen had a game like Mahomes had, he would be crushed by the national media.
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UB has to be thrilled by all of the love from ESPN, especially from Adam Amin, who ended by saying “college basketball fell in love” with Bulls the last few weeks.
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This is better advertising for UB to get players than if you offered them $100,000 on a FBI wire.
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Mike Tirico on “Today”.joins the national chorus on who will be in the Super Bowl. He picks Green Bay in the NFC . In the AFC: “I like the Buffalo Bills.”.
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Great idea to have Goodfellas star Ray Liotta narrate Bills Mafia opening.
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When you are unvaccinated and get Covid I think one of your first thoughts should be how many people have I put in jeopardy?.
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I can’t imagine who lives in the district that voted MTG into office.
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Catalon has jinxed the Bills at least three times — on two third downs and that fg.
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Cole Beasley’s statement made more sense than the statement by Eichel’s agents. And Beasley made no sense.
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I am embarrassed by the national media's depiction of how successful Marrone was in Buffalo. Lazy. Can't someone call the Buffalo media?.
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Why would Belichick, whose Pats beat the Bills, 56-10 in a 2007 SNF game, be mad the Bills went deep up 31-9?.
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If I were Niagara, I’d hire Mike McDonald as basketball coach. He had incredibly bad luck and worse at Canisius but is a helluva coach and a helluva man.
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Nate Burleson just picked The Bills as his upset special on CBS. Boy have things changed in a week.
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Nantz and Romo previewing Bills-KC game before halftime of the Pittsburgh game.
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Bills fans can agree with Collinsworth: “Josh Allen has to stop doing that.”.
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You will be hearing more of the "Eichel Tower" in the coming years from Dunleavy.
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Bills fans were loving Levy until the overrated remark about fan takeover.
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60 Minutes story was as powerful as could be and even more. CBS’ Bill Whitaker did a great job calmly doing the interviews. And everyone interviewed was exceptional. Bishop Malone looks weak for not agreeing to an interview with the program.
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Mr Brightside would note the Bills are still in first place in the AFC East.
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If Biden wins the election because he flipped Arizona, he will have the endorsement of John McCain’s widow Cindy to thank. If it happens, Trump’s treatment of the late military hero comes back to humiliate the president.
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NY Times is fact checking and confirms Trump said climate change is a hoax despite his denial.
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What a great story about the grandparents of Nyheim Hines told by Hines on NFL Today.
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Does Bengal receiver Tyler Boyd have a foundation to give to?.
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My obituary on the great Irv Weinstein, who battled a terrible disease with grace.
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To my knowledge, no on-air staffer at WIVB has resigned today. But the day isn’t over.
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Nate Burleson on Josh Allen: “My dude is more comfortable on the road than a NASCAR driver.”.
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The Parkland students on Meet the Press were extraordinary. Much, much more impressive than Congress.
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Interesting that Ch 7 stayed with a paid program and Ch4 an old golf tournament while Ch2 carried the president’s coronavirus briefing that let him attack the Dems, the media and a Pulitzer Prize winner. When he goes off topic and political, a station should exit.
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@ByBerkowitz @MattPark1 Best of all, he doesn’t get fired, which appeared to be a possibility during the season.
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