Dave Boreanaz (Dave Thomas) and Tom Jolls at the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductions in 1998. It is one of the rare photos of two of Buffalo’s most beloved children’s TV legends together; their paths rarely crossed and they never appeared on each other’s shows.
Over the past few days, hundreds upon hundreds of comments flowed into a multitude of Facebook sites devoted to Buffalo as it once was, sites where graying correspondents collectively mourned the passing of television’s Tom Jolls.
Tom Jolls, the affable weatherman on the legendary WKBW-TV (Channel 7) anchor team alongside news anchor Irv Weinstein and sports director Rick Azar that dominated local news for decades, died Wednesday in Buffalo Hospice in Cheektowaga. He was 89.
Tom Jolls was the creator and star of "The Commander Tom Show," which ran from 1965 into the late '80s. Here he is with his two of his main puppet sidekicks, Dustmop and Matty the Mod.
Dave Boreanaz (Dave Thomas) and Tom Jolls at the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductions in 1998. It is one of the rare photos of two of Buffalo’s most beloved children’s TV legends together; their paths rarely crossed and they never appeared on each other’s shows.
Tom Jolls was the creator and star of "The Commander Tom Show," which ran from 1965 into the late '80s. Here he is with his two of his main puppet sidekicks, Dustmop and Matty the Mod.
