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Overview |
January
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Radford focuses on aviation news, specifically a mysterious jumbo jet crash. Radford also continues to follow the Bills and is offered a proposed special: The Coldest Game in NFL History.
- January 20: George H. W. Bush was inagurated as the 41st President
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February
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- February 19-24 Radford leads a multi-part series on fire safety and prevention. This series was produced because homes in Western New York are suseptible to house fires.
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March
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Radford reports on the controversial topic of abortion throughout the month. He discusses anti-abortion activists protesting outside doctors homes despite Amherst banning selective picketing. Radford also runs a report on pilot strikes and union struggles.
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April
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Following up on his fire series in February, Radford reports on a fire at Rosehill Auction House. |
May
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Radford reports on federal and local political activity. Locally he centers his reports on the mayor and the upcoming election. He reports on the current mayor, Jimmy Griffin, being the longest serving mayor in Buffalo's history. On the Federal front, Radford focuses on the aquital of US Marine Oliver North on nine accounts and conviction on three.
- May 1-3: Keith hosts a series on the worst intersections in western New York. According to the Department of Transportation, western New York has some of the worst intersections and some are deemed dangerous. This contributes to certain areas being accident prone.
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June
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Radford spends multiple segements focusing on international political news, but specifically Poland. This month the first Polish election since the end of Communist rule in April occurs. This was a partly open parliamentary election. Radford also reports that NYS Supreme Court Justice Fredrick Marshal denied NYS request for a waste site.
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July
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Continued focus on Poland and their first election. Radford also focuses on the Buffalo International Airport as it is at the best it has ever been.
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August
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Radford concentrates on Sheffield hosting the World Games and the [economic] impact on Buffalo hosting them. He specifically reports on the cost/funding needed to host these games. Construction of athletic facilities and housing is a major expense.
- August 21-23: focuses on the construction of the athletic facilities and their progress
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September
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Much of the news Radford reports on in September is centered around the mayoral elections. He reports on how the different candidates are doing by analyzing both the polls and local interviews.
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October
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Radford continues to report on the election of the mayor but also international political news.
- October 24-27: Special on Citizen Airmen. This refers to reserve units that are a part of the Air Force. One of the largest bases for these units is located at Niagara Falls. Radford talked with these reservists.
- October 31: Soviet Union ministers announce a meeting between national leaders. This would be the first time Bush would partake in such a meeting.
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November
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Following his trend of reporting on criminal activity and investigations, Radford reports that the Drozic case is the first local case to use DNA identification to [attempt] to make charges stick. Michael S. Drozic, Jr. is be tried for a series of attacks and rapes.
- Segment: Radford leads a segment on the cocaine epidemic entitled "Cocaine: End of the Line" where he reports on the dangers of using cocaine, overdoses, and hospital admissions which result.
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December
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Radford wraps up the year reporting on international news; this time focusing on South America. He discusses Panama wrap up as the US congress denounces the Panama missions and orders all US troops home. Radford relays to viewers what the impact the US had in Panama.
- Decmeber 2-3: President Bush meets with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Malta Summit
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