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IMportant People 4-1-09: March Madness

As March Madness comes to a close, the journalism students of St. Bonaventure University welcome long-time Olean Times Herald Sports Editor Chuck Pollock to this week's IMportant People blog to talk college basketball here on buffalo.com. Chuck will recap the record-setting season for the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team and also look at the progress the men’s team has made over the past few seasons under Coach Mark Schmidt.

Plus, as a bonus, Chuck will invite your thoughts about the big games this weekend in the NCAA Final Four. So join us this Wednesday at noon, as we wrap up March Madness and an exciting Big Four basketball season!

Posted on March 31, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

IMportant People 3-25-09: Women's History with Madeline Scott

Commemorate Women's History with IMportant People on Buffalo.com this Wednesday at noon when we talk with local historian and researcher Madeline O. Scott.  She's a native of Olean, but has lived in Buffalo for over four decades.  Scott traced her family's roots back to slavery in Maryland, West Virginia and Tennessee.  A descendant of free residents from Ohio and New York, she's also studied the Underground Railroad in WNY.  Scott's had numerous articles published in journals,  is a member of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier and the Western New York Women's Hall of Fame.  To learn more about Women's and African American history in WNY and and get your questions answered check in for IMportant People on Buffalo.com.

Posted on March 25, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

IMportant People 3-18-09: Steve Rinella

On this week’s IMportant People, we’ll learn more about the city of Buffalo’s namesake. Steven Rinella is the author of American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon and The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine.  This outdoor adventurer shares his experiences in the wild and the lessons he’s learned about the largest land mammal in North American. In American Buffalo, Rinella describes his experience of hunting wild buffalo in Alaska and the significance of the animal to American history—including our own city.

Posted on March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

IMportant People 3-11-09: Buffalo Niagara 360

Join Buffalo.com's IMportant People as we chat about careers and life for young professionals in Western New York with Ann Mestrovich, manager of Buffalo Niagara 360, a program for local young professionals. Buffalo Niagara 360 allows young professionals to connect and grow in stimulating work and social environments within Western New York. The program also gives employers a chance to identify, attract and retain high-skilled employees for the region’s future.  So, chime in Wednesday at noon on Buffalo.com's IMportant People to ask Ann your important questions, from Western New York’s job market to what young people can do on the weekends in Buffalo, and everything in between!

Posted on March 09, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

IMportant People 3-4-09: Sabres Chat

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a part of the inner-workings of the Buffalo Sabres? Find out today, as the IMportant people live blog welcomes Paul Wieland, who served for 25 years as Director of Communications for the team.

Wieland, who hired legendary Sabres play-by-play broadcaster Rick Jeanneret, is the author of Then Perrault Said to Rico … The Best Buffalo Sabres Stories Ever Told. Wieland provides honest profiles of players, coaches and others that are synonymous with the history of the team.

So if you love the Sabres, be sure to join us on Wednesday, when we take a trip down memory lane and reflect on the rich tradition of the Buffalo Sabres, on IMportant People today at noon here on Buffalo.com.

Posted on March 04, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)