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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Now two years removed from the Jan. 6 insurrection, most of the Western New Yorkers charged with storming the U.S. Capitol building that day have resolved their cases, but some cases are ongoing. -
While election denial may be most visible in swing states, it’s also here in heavily Democratic New York, where President Biden won by 23 percentage points. -
A recent report found at least 13 book bans across four New York school districts last year. Although none of those were in Western New York, the issue has been playing out locally in school board meetings and social media pages. -
“Making Black America: Through the Grapevine” may not premiere until next month, but some WNED PBS viewers can get a glimpse of the new documentary this week. -
The four-part “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine” will premiere on PBS stations nationwide, including WNED PBS, on Oct. 4. Watch the trailer here. -
PBS’ four-part series, “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine,” will begin airing at 9 p.m. on Oct. 4. Here’s what to expect from each of the four episodes, courtesy of PBS. -
PBS plans to celebrate Black spaces — from HBCUs to Black Twitter — with a new documentary, “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine,” that airs on PBS stations nationwide, including WNED PBS, starting next month. -
Communications Workers of America Local 1168 and 1199 SEIU United HealthCare Workers East, which represent more than 6,300 workers within the Kaleida system, announced late Thursday evening that 96% of participating workers voted in favor of authorizing a strike. -
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t just tout the Biden administration’s climate change initiatives during her visit to Buffalo Wednesday. She also once again met with the families of those killed in the racist mass shooting at Tops Market. -
Following a coordinated series of one-day strikes earlier this summer, workers at seven Western New York nursing homes have secured new contracts, but workers at two others are now set to go on even longer strikes.
