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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Over 1,000 Western New York nursing home workers across 10 facilities are set to go on one-day strikes this week for higher wages.
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A judge has denied a request by attorneys for the alleged Tops Market gunman to delay the case for one year, but has granted them more time to decide about pursuing a psychiatric defense.
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A New York State Supreme Court justice has lifted a temporary restraining order on the City of Buffalo’s emergency demolition of the Great Northern grain elevator.
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What can be done to curb extremism in Western New York and nationally? The answers aren't simple.
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In wake of last month’s white supremacist shooting at Tops Market, some say it's concerning that mainstream political figures are associating with far-right groups.
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Leaders of local far-right groups have for the most part taken to social media to defend themselves against allegations of racism and using dangerous rhetoric in wake of the Tops Market shooting.
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The 18-year-old suspect in the racist Tops Market shooting is not from Western New York, but some observers say the activities of the local far right are still worth monitoring.
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A plethora of emergency mental health and food services have descended on the predominantly Black East Side neighborhood surrounding Tops in the days since the shooting.
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President Joe Biden’s visit to Buffalo on Tuesday brought a mixed range of emotions from Western New Yorkers.
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President Joe Biden called white supremacy a “poison” to American politics and vowed to fight back against the ideology during his visit to Buffalo Tuesday, three days after a racially motivated mass shooting in a predominately Black part of the city left 10 people dead.