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Son culls father's Courier-Express columns for new book

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Mike Desmond
Published December 30, 2015 at 6:00 AM EST

For decades, the byline "by Phil Ranallo" was a fixture on the sports pages of the old Buffalo Courier-Express newspaper. Now, Phil Ranallo's son, Paul, has culled what he considers some of his father's best columns for a new book called "What's New Harry? The Best of Buffalo Courier-Express Columnist Phil Ranallo."
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Mike Desmond
Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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