Tom Dinki
ReporterTom Dinki joined WBFO in August 2019 to cover issues affecting older adults.
Tom is a Buffalo native and 2016 University at Buffalo graduate, holding a B.A. in English and journalism certificate. While at UB, he served as editor in chief of the university's independent student newspaper, The Spectrum.
After graduating from UB, Tom spent three years as a reporter for the Olean Times Herald, where he covered mostly crime and education throughout Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.
His three-part education series, "The state of New York rural schools: Left behind," won a 2018 New York Associated Press first-place Enterprise Reporting Award, second-place Investigative and Watchdog Reporting Award, and first-place Data Visualization Award.
When he’s not eating, sleeping and breathing the news, Tom likes to ride his bike and watch — and more importantly, discuss and debate — movies and television.
You can follow him on Twitter, @tomdinki.
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More than 3,500 people from Western New York and across the U.S. heard a mix of pastors, former Trump officials, Jan. 6 participants and vaccine skeptics make false claims about everything from the 2020 election to the COVID-19 pandemic during the far-right roadshow’s two-day stop at Batavia’s Cornerstone Church this past weekend.
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A mix of religion, politics and conspiracy theories is what Western New Yorkers can likely expect during the tour’s stop at Cornerstone Church in Batavia Friday and Saturday.
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Finding home care aides for New Yorkers living with dementia may only get more difficult in the years to come. New York has the largest home care aide shortage in the nation, while the number of New Yorkers living with dementia will increase 12% over the next three years.
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Arise Shapley appeared on Thursday’s edition of “Buffalo, What’s Next?” to discuss the exchange, which WBFO captured on video and led to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown momentarily walking off the stage.
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The best contract in the Western New York market right now is the one ratified between CWA and Catholic Health last year.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown momentarily walked off the stage during a heated public hearing Wednesday on the Common Council's controversial proposed district map.
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The heated hearing — Mayor Byron Brown even momentarily walked off the stage — featured criticism of Brown’s leadership during the controversy over the city’s reapportionment process.
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Some community members got their first glimpse Thursday of what Tops Markets officials call a complete redesign and overhaul of their Jefferson Avenue grocery store following the May 14 racist mass shooting there.
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At nursing homes across Western New York this week, workers clad in purple shirts and equipped with yellow flags can be found marching and chanting. Their biggest ask? A $15 starting rate for those who repair, cook and clean for the facilities.
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National Labor Relations Board attorneys successfully argued to use a Buffalo Starbucks worker’s secret recording of a company meeting Monday, the first day of what could be months of proceedings against the coffee giant.