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Variety International Honors Three Buffalo News Outlets with Media Awards at the Variety World Conference in May 2010
WKBW-TV Channel 7, WEDG-FM and Metro Group Inc to be recognized for their partnering efforts and support of Variety, the Children's Charity of Buffalo and Western New York.
Members of Variety the Children's Charity of Buffalo and Western New York were in attendance in Hollywood, California in May for the annual Variety International global conference. They brought home 3 very prestigious Variety International Media Awards. WKBW-TV Channel 7, WEDG-FM, and Metro Group Inc. have been chosen to receive three separate awards for best Media partners in Television, Radio and Print respectively.
The Variety International Media Awards recognize corporations for contributions in the media to the charitable efforts of Variety Tents across the world. Publicity for Variety's work on behalf of children is invaluable: it increases awareness of a Variety Tent's impact on the children in its community as well as helps raise the needed funds enabling a Tent to reach more kids in need. Buffalo's finest have been in full support of Variety efforts in Buffalo and Western New York to help children with special needs.
"In its 83rd year, Variety has never before honored three media outlets from the same area", said Michael Huffman, Director of Development and Communications for Variety International. "The teamwork and support that exists between our team in Buffalo and these news outlets is outstanding."
All three media outlets help with fundraising, drive awareness of Variety events and good deeds, sponsor special events, and their people often serve as volunteers. WKBW-TV hosts the Variety of Buffalo and Western NY Variety Kids Telethon which just celebrated its 48th consecutive year, the longest running local telethon in the world. At WEDG-FM, Shredd & Ragan were called out in the Media nomination as radio personalities who are constantly giving and helping to promote Variety. Metro Group, Inc. were recognized for their unwavering dedication to Variety through the wide circulation of their household newspaper.
Richard Goldstein, Buffalo Executive Director, Ted Shredd, Afternoon co-host on WEDG-FM 103.3, Ed Smith Buffalo Chief Barker and Tom Ragan, Afternoon co-host on WEDG-FM 103.3. WEDG Radio won the Variety International Media Award for Radio
Richard Goldstein, Buffalo Executive Director, Bill Ransom, President and General Manager of WKBW-TV Channel 7 and Ed Smith, Buffalo Chief Barker. WKBW-TV Channel 7 won the Variety International Media Award for Television
Richard Goldstein, Buffalo Executive Director, Lorne Marshall, Editor of the Metro Group, and Ed Smith, Buffalo Chief Barker. Metro Group won the Variety International Media Award for Newspapers
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