Jay Moran
Morning Edition HostMonday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Jay joined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in 2008 and has been local host for NPR's "Morning Edition" ever since. In June, 2022, he was named one of the co-hosts of WBFO's "What's Next."
A graduate of St. Mary's of the Lake School, St. Francis High School and Buffalo State College, Jay has worked most of his professional career in Buffalo. Outside of public media, he continues in longstanding roles as the public address announcer for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and as play-by-play voice of Canisius College basketball.
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Arts & CultureWhile every photo may tell a story of a select subject, the photos taken by Yves-Richard Blanc are also a self-revelation. -
Arts & CultureIn an interview with WBFO, filmmaker David McMahon reveals how PBS's new two-part documentary explores Leonardo da Vinci's imagination using his 6,000 pages of notes. -
Arts & CultureIt wasn't until age 43 when author K.E. Semmel was first diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. He had been living with its impact most of his life. Semmel will read from "The Book of Losman" on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Fitz Books & Waffles, 433 Ellicott Street in Buffalo. -
Arts & CultureFilmmaker Mike Camoin, a 1988 university graduate, has been working for years to tell that story in the documentary "Brown and White: The Heart of Bona's Basketball." -
Arts & CultureTwelve community theaters have come together under a combined effort called WNY ACTS! (Alliance of Community Theaters). -
Arts & CulturePercival Everett will be in town this weekend for the 11th annual Buffalo Humanities Festival. He'll be speaking Friday night at Asbury Hall at Babeville -
Arts & CultureSukanya Burman Dance Company will be among those performing this weekend at the Jamestown Dance Festival at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. -
The New York Wildlife Crossings Act requires one more step before it becomes law: Governor Kathy Hochul's signature. -
Arts & CultureSite-specific productions from Torn Space Theater are becoming a summer tradition at Silo City. While the organizers and many of the actors are comfortable with the space, producing the current show "Commensality" offered a new challenge. -
Opened in 1929, the massive, Art Deco-style landmark fell on hard times after it stopped handling railroad passengers in 1979. Concerts and other special events are bringing crowds back to Buffalo's Central Terminal.
