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This is the website for Nate Benson.
I, Nate, your intrepid news cruise director, will be guiding you here with a variety of articles I post on the regular as I cover the news in western New York.
Do you capitalize the Western in western New York? I’ve never gotten a ruling on that.
Regardless, I’ll also post some background thoughts to some stories I’ve produced, original posts in an early oughts blog-style, and share some personal projects I’m working on.
- My pandemic broadcasting setupReading Time: 5 minutes The pandemic presented a lot of obstacles, but I saw it as an opportunity to refine my workflow and become as efficient as possible as a broadcast journalist. Here are a few things I did…
Since returning to WGRZ in 2019, I’ve focused a lot of reporting on broadband issues in WNY. Here is the story that kicked it all off.
^^^ That story was recognized with an Associated Press award in 2020.^^^
Authory profile of Nathan Benson Journalist in Buffalo, NY.
- Firefighters battle house fire in Lancaster on Central Avenueby Nathan Benson on March 17, 2025 at 8:32 pm
Fire crews battle a house fire on Central Avenue in Lancaster.
- County Legislature votes to dissolve corrections advisory boardby Nathan Benson on March 15, 2025 at 2:09 am
The Erie County Legislature will now select new members for an advisory board whose mission is to provide oversight of the two county jails.
- New York DOT loses another Kensington Expressway lawsuitby Nathan Benson on March 14, 2025 at 12:41 am
The New York Civil Liberties Union prevailed in its lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation over the $1.5 billion Kensington Expressway project.
- ‘He was full of life’ | 7-year-old killed in Lancaster car crash identified by familyby Nathan Benson on March 12, 2025 at 1:59 pm
A car crash took the life of 7-year-old Noah Whitmore on Tuesday afternoon.
- Seneca Nation demands the City of Olean end raw sewage discharges into Allegheny Riverby Nathan Benson on March 12, 2025 at 10:18 am
Dozens of Seneca Nation members packed into the Olean common council chambers Tuesday night and demanded the city fix its raw sewage discharge issue.