Kilgore The 2010 Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Class features a broad diversity of impressive inductees, who made their mark both in front of and behind the scenes on a national and local level.

Heading the class of 2010 is WGRZ-TV Sports Director and Orchard Park resident Ed Kilgore. As sports anchor for almost 40 years, Kilgore continues as Sports Director for WGRZ-TV in Buffalo.

Holding several roles including anchor, host and photographer, he has watched and played sports across the country.

Born and raised in Oregon, Kilgore attended high school in Missouri, and went to the University of Missouri on a partial baseball scholarship.

He graduated with a Journalism Degree in 1969, and combined his love for sports and journalism by becoming a sports anchor.

Kilgore landed his first job in 1970 as an anchor and photographer for WOAI-TV in San Antonio, Texas.

He then became the weekend sports anchor for KTRK-TV in Houston from 1972 to 1973 before he took the job with WGRZ- TV.

Kilgore has also hosted several shows in his career, including the Lou Saban Show in 1973, the Chuck Knox Show in 1979 and 1980, and the Jim Kelly Show from 1987 to 1997.

He also became the intermission host for Sabres television on WGRZ-TV from 1978 to 1998, which led him to win his first New York State Emmy for the Buffalo Market in 1993 for “Best Sports Reporting.”

Kilgore is involved with the community, serving spots on the Sabres Hall of Fame selection committee, the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame advisory committee, and Bills Wall of Fame committee.

He is also involved in the Kids Escaping Drugs campaign and just returned from Africa, where he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as a fundraiser for the organization. Ed and his wife Debra reside in Orchard Park.

The Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Dinner will be held Tuesday, Sept. 21.