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Gerald O'Grady, founder of Media Studies. | Photo by Ruth Abraham, text by Stan Vanderbeek, reprinted from Buffalo Heads: Media Study, Media Practice, Media Pioneers 1973-1990
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How UB became home to one of the country’s first media studies programs

In 1972, Gerald O’Grady was offered a position that many academics spend their whole lives pursuing: director of the Educational Communications Center at UB. O’Grady told administrators he would accept the job — as long as UB created its own Center for Media Study and named him as its director. It was one of the first media studies departments in the nation.


 Beyoncé's  “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”  hit No. 1 on the coveted Billboard All-Genre Hot 100 chart.
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Beyoncé goes country

Beyoncé  first dipped her toes in the genre with the track “Daddy Lessons” off her 2016 album “Lemonade.”  Now, nearly eight years later, she’s released two new country singles and has a whole album slated for release next month.  






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