A cable TV channel best known for covering live politics is turning its cameras on Buffalo for a series of shows set to run this October.
C-SPAN crews are already in town to shoot video and conduct interviews for its Cities Tour Initiative. On Monday, Buffalo mayor Byron Brown and a multitude of elected officials and community leaders gathered on the second floor of City Hall to formally welcome C-SPAN to town.
"Once again, Buffalo is in the national spotlight," said Mayor Brown.
Programs scheduled to run October 17 and 18 will include discussion of the city's history - from its industry to the civil rights movement and key figures including Grover Cleveland and William McKinley - as well as its culture. Several authors will be interviewed for shows covering non-fictional works relevant to Buffalo.
"The goal of C-SPAN, and this is the same thing that we try to achieve when we come into a city, is show a variety of points of view," said Debbie Lamb, Coordinating Producer for C-SPAN's Cities Tour. "On C-SPAN we show the event in its entirety. We don't have commercials. We don't have shareholders. We don't have advertisers."
Crews will continue to shoot scenes and interview guests through Thursday.
"You might see C-SPAN crews in the City of Buffalo," said Mayor Brown. "If you do, please treat them to the legendary Buffalo hospitality which is why this city is known as the City of Good Neighbors."
