Dave Debo
Senior Multimedia Reporter & HostDave Debo's journalism career runs the gamut from public radio to commercial radio, from digital projects to newspapers. With over 30 years of experience, he's produced national television news programs and has worked as both a daily and weekly print journalist and web editor.
An award-winning former president of the Greater Buffalo International Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, he's been an assignment editor at two of Buffalo’s three TV stations, and has worked as a newspaper reporter for Buffalo Business First and The Ithaca Journal.
Radio is his first love, having started at WBEN as a reporting intern under former WBFO News Director Brian Meyer in the late 80s, before moving on to two stints at WEBR, the public-all news station that evolved into WNED-AM and merged into WBFO in 2012. He's worked in Buffalo for WBEN, and was the longest serving host of their acclaimed weekend politics news program "Hardline" for over 9 years.
During the 1990's he hosted WEBR's popular Weekend At Your Service program, and after that was a weekend edition host on WBFO. He's also worked n Niagara Falls at WJJL, and was news director at WTKO/WQNY in Ithaca NY.
In Washington DC on 9/11, he was the producer of First Business, a nationally syndicated morning business newscast seen on over 175 television stations. When the Iraq war broke out he was working as a producer and story coordinator in Fox News Channel's Washington DC bureau, and was simultaneously employed as a producer and newscaster at NPR's flagship station WAMU and as a web producer at WUSA-TV. He’s also been an early morning news producer at WGRZ TV
He lives in East Aurora , has dabbled in community theatre there and is an ordained wedding officiant.
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WATCH: Firefighters and community members gathered in St. Joseph Cathedral for the funeral of Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno who died on-duty March 1. Arno, a 37-year-old dad was remembered as a man who loved cooking, and the job and city that he gave the ultimate sacrifice for. -
At FeedMore WNY, the food bank has found a way that helps bring food access to residents of Buffalo’s East side, and beyond.And it’s an idea that is likely to sprout up elsewhere too. -
Overnight freezing rain has left over 26,000 customers without power in greater Buffalo and left enough ice in many spots to make driving difficult. Some restoration estimates are as late as 8 p.m. Check yours inside. -
One day after he is sentenced on Feb. 15 for the racist mass shooting at Tops, attorneys for Payton Gendron will be in federal court asking a judge to keep him local for the sake of the ongoing federal proceedings. -
Job training, mental health, food insecurity and transportation items are included in an early description of the agreement, approved Monday by the state agency that will ultimately own the facility. -
After several dozen deaths from a well-predicted snowstorm, Buffalo, N.Y. officials and residents are trading the blame for poor preparation and catastrophic impact.
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Three municipalities — Buffalo, Erie County and Cheektowaga —that offer online towed car location lists are basically allowing grab-and-go retrieval without cost. In Amherst, it will cost you much more. -
"The city unfortunately is always the last one to not be open. It's embarrassing, to tell you the truth,” Poloncarz said, adding, “I know the mayor's not thrilled to hear it, but I don't care anymore." -
Officials in the Buffalo, N.Y., area say more than two dozen people are dead after a massive winter storm. Warmer weather could bring flooding as the snow melts.
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A driving ban remains in Buffalo but all of Erie County remains under a winter weather advisory from the Natioanl Weather Service through Tuesday afternoon.
