Keith's Blog
Buffalo's most senior Anchorman, on the air continuously at Eyewitness News now for 23 years.
Keith began his career in the news business in 1971 at CKLW-TV and Radio in Detroit/Windsor, his hometown. After stints in Detroit, Ottawa, Toronto and Salt Lake City he arrived at WKBW-TV to Anchor Eyewitness News at 5 and within a few years was Anchoring at 6 and 11 as well.
"I can't believe how time has flown by, it seems like just yesterday when i arrived in the Queen City and it felt like home from day one"
Keith has travelled the world to bring Western New Yorkers the news that affects them for decades now. Most notably, with the troops during the Iraq war, Hurricane releif efforts in the Carribean, the political conventions from coast to coast and in Los Angeles from the very beginning of the O J Simpson story. Keith and his wife Linda, along with their dog "Frankie", live in the Village of Lewiston, with three of their four children now grown and the youngest finishing college in Washington DC.
It's been a week now and we are still all getting over the busy weekend we had in Lewiston. I just wanted to thank all who helped organize the Jazz Fest this year and also thank all of you who attended.
I think we had our biggest and best ever. The West Point Jazz Band was exceptional, and Curtis Stigers was truly marvelous on Saturday night. We estimate as many as 40 or 50 thousand people came up this year, over the two days.
If you missed it, you had better plan on coming next year! On behalf of the entire Jazz Fest board of directors, I thank you all.
I think we had our biggest and best ever. The West Point Jazz Band was exceptional, and Curtis Stigers was truly marvelous on Saturday night. We estimate as many as 40 or 50 thousand people came up this year, over the two days.
If you missed it, you had better plan on coming next year! On behalf of the entire Jazz Fest board of directors, I thank you all.
I just spent three great nights at the Erie County Fair. Can't believe I've been going out there now for 23 years! The fair is really one of the highlights of the summer here in Western New York. For me, it's not so much the food or the rides or the grandstand shows, it's the animals.
I made sure I left myself some time the other night to head over to the Agriculture buildings. If you are a city kid, like me, it's really nice to get into the barns and get up close to the animals. I got to pet the cows, chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats and the little pigs. It's kind of neat! About the only thing that wasn't, was watching this huge cow do his "business". He didn't even bother to stand up! Just let loose as he lay there munching on some hay. Well, it was kind of interesting though, now I have a much better understanding of "Cow Pies" and how they are formed! When you're in the "News" business, you need to know a "little" bit about a "lot" of things. Now I know.
I made sure I left myself some time the other night to head over to the Agriculture buildings. If you are a city kid, like me, it's really nice to get into the barns and get up close to the animals. I got to pet the cows, chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats and the little pigs. It's kind of neat! About the only thing that wasn't, was watching this huge cow do his "business". He didn't even bother to stand up! Just let loose as he lay there munching on some hay. Well, it was kind of interesting though, now I have a much better understanding of "Cow Pies" and how they are formed! When you're in the "News" business, you need to know a "little" bit about a "lot" of things. Now I know.
I hope this doesn't make me sound "cheap", but I'm going public with my "soap" thing. For some reason I get great delight in using every single bit of every single bar of soap I have ever owned. When the soap is almost done, I get out a new one and run them both under the hot water. Then I very carefully squeeze them together and very carefully put the "combined" bar into the soap dish. I have to make sure that I am the next one to use the shower, because if not, the next person always handles the soap too much and the two pieces come apart. You have to be very careful for the next few uses, to make sure you are gentle with this newly created item, otherwise it will fall apart. After a couple of showers you're in business! During these tough economic times I feel it is the least i can do! I have a big tin of all those "hotel" soaps in my bathroom. They're very good to meld together as well, but, you have to make sure the old and the new are similar in size and shape, otherwise they look funny! I haven't had to buy any new soap in years! I kind of feel like that "Heloise" woman with all the household tips. Do you think i might have a problem?
I have just returned from a week's vacation in Florida. Can you believe it was 83 degrees here when I left the Buffalo Airport and when I arrived in Fort Myers it was only 80!
We sure do have some crazy weather here in Western New York. Anyway, I went down there to bring my wife and "Frankie" back home. They now spend the winter down there while I have to keep working! Does that sound right to you? I'm just kidding, I think it's great that they have the opportunity to do that now that the kids are all gone. The trip home was a nightmare! Frankie is not a good flier.
We give him some pills from the Vet that are supposed to calm him down for the flight. Well, for some reason they did the opposite! He went berserk! He began barking and growling and refused to stay in his little cage under the seat in front of me. (He's only 5 pounds) It was beginning to get a little embarrassing. People kept looking at us, kind of like we had a crying baby with us.
I finally had to take him out of his carry on bag and hide him under my coat! Something you are not supposed to do! That was the longest two and a half hours I think I have ever spent in an airplane. And it was a full flight! I apologized to my fellow passengers for Frankie's behavior and when one woman came up and said, "oh Mr. Postles, we watch you every night", I said "thank you so much, I really appreciate it". I didn't bother correcting her.
We sure do have some crazy weather here in Western New York. Anyway, I went down there to bring my wife and "Frankie" back home. They now spend the winter down there while I have to keep working! Does that sound right to you? I'm just kidding, I think it's great that they have the opportunity to do that now that the kids are all gone. The trip home was a nightmare! Frankie is not a good flier.
We give him some pills from the Vet that are supposed to calm him down for the flight. Well, for some reason they did the opposite! He went berserk! He began barking and growling and refused to stay in his little cage under the seat in front of me. (He's only 5 pounds) It was beginning to get a little embarrassing. People kept looking at us, kind of like we had a crying baby with us.
I finally had to take him out of his carry on bag and hide him under my coat! Something you are not supposed to do! That was the longest two and a half hours I think I have ever spent in an airplane. And it was a full flight! I apologized to my fellow passengers for Frankie's behavior and when one woman came up and said, "oh Mr. Postles, we watch you every night", I said "thank you so much, I really appreciate it". I didn't bother correcting her.
If you have lived in Western New York for any length of time you certainly will remember "Irv, Rick & Tom". Irv Weinstein, Rick Azar and Tom Jolls made up the Eyewitness News Anchor team at Channel 7 for more than three decades. Tom was the last to retire, just a few months after Irv in 1999. Rick actually left the station ten years before that. Anyway, I still have all kinds of people who come up to me and ask where they are and how they are doing. So, here's an update for you.
Irv and his wife Elaine lived in Kenmore for all their years here in Western New York, and soon after retirement, they sold their home and moved to Irvine, California. Why Irvine, you might ask? Well, Irv's daughter Beth just happened to be the mayor of that city, and now she is running for United States Congress. The Weinstein's still come back to the Buffalo area each summer for a few weeks. They especially love staying in Ellicottville.
Rick and his wife Edye, a Niagara Falls native, lived in Amherst for many years. Rick loves to golf so what better place to retire than the Carolinas. Rick was also doing a local radio show down there, and he began teaching at the local community college.
And finally, my old buddy Tom. "Commander Tom" (as we all knew him) and his wife Jan still reside here in the Southtowns in the summer months. They also have a great place in Friendship with lots of room to roam. But I think their favorite pastime has to be the annual trip to Southwest Florida for the winter months. That's where I usually see them these days. We like to sip pina coladas under the palm trees. Although Tom prefers his in a beer glass, and definitely, NO LITTLE UMBRELLA!
Irv and his wife Elaine lived in Kenmore for all their years here in Western New York, and soon after retirement, they sold their home and moved to Irvine, California. Why Irvine, you might ask? Well, Irv's daughter Beth just happened to be the mayor of that city, and now she is running for United States Congress. The Weinstein's still come back to the Buffalo area each summer for a few weeks. They especially love staying in Ellicottville.
Rick and his wife Edye, a Niagara Falls native, lived in Amherst for many years. Rick loves to golf so what better place to retire than the Carolinas. Rick was also doing a local radio show down there, and he began teaching at the local community college.
And finally, my old buddy Tom. "Commander Tom" (as we all knew him) and his wife Jan still reside here in the Southtowns in the summer months. They also have a great place in Friendship with lots of room to roam. But I think their favorite pastime has to be the annual trip to Southwest Florida for the winter months. That's where I usually see them these days. We like to sip pina coladas under the palm trees. Although Tom prefers his in a beer glass, and definitely, NO LITTLE UMBRELLA!
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