Tom Dinki
Tom 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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The Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo has voted to become the coffee giant’s first unionized location in the U.S., while another local store voted against unionizing and a third's results have yet to be finalized.
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New regulations on staffing levels and profits are set to shake up New York’s nursing home industry when they take effect Jan. 1. The laws are already having something of an impact, but there’s still a question as to whether they’ll actually go into effect come New Year's Day.
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Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count.
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Erie County is implementing a mask mandate starting Tuesday, part of a potential series of new restrictions as the county faces a fourth wave of COVID-19.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown may have completed his political resurrection on Tuesday, as he appeared headed to a general election victory as a write-in candidate nearly five months after losing the Democratic Primary.
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Attorneys for the alleged victim stood outside the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo headquarters Tuesday and revealed new details of the abuse allegation against Grosz, the former second-in-command of the Buffalo Diocese who was responsible for handling sexual abuse allegations against priests.
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Calls are growing for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign in light of allegations of sexual harassment and a cover-up of nursing home deaths. Now New York...
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The Green House Project, a national network of small nursing homes, have received plenty of attention for their low rates of COVID-19 during the pandemic.…
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(This is the first in a two-part series examining the Green House Project as a potential solution to the long-term care crisis. A second part, focused on…
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Chris Jacobs declares victory in NY-27 race, saying lead too large to be impacted by mail-in ballotsRepublican Congressman Chris Jacobs, who won a special election for New York’s 27th Congressional District less than five months ago, declared he had...