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Bishop Curry: A lifelong Bills fan whose message of hope reached millions

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Jay Moran
Published May 21, 2018 at 9:50 AM EDT
EpiscopalChurch.org
A native of Buffalo, the Most Reverend Michael Curry gave the sermon during this weekend's Royal Wedding

The Most Reverend Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church captured millions with the focus of his sermon during this weekend's Royal Wedding. Curry's connection with Buffalo is now gaining attention. During a morning interview with WBFO, the Right Reverend R. William Franklin, the eleventh Bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, recalled Curry as "a lifelong fan of the Buffalo Bills. That's the origin of his belief in hope."
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Jay joined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in 2008 and has been the local host for NPR's "Morning Edition" ever since. In June 2022, he was named one of the co-hosts of BTPM's "What's Next."

A graduate of St. Mary's of the Lake School, St. Francis High School, and Buffalo State College, Jay has worked most of his professional career in Buffalo. Outside of public media, he continues in longstanding roles as the public address announcer for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and as play-by-play voice of Canisius College basketball.
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