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WATCH: A Local Homage To Late-Night Television With The New Web TV Show “Rochester Live”

Ron Ferrara, Host, Rochester Live
Rochester Live
Ron Ferrara, Host, Rochester Live

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The late-night television climate is certainly in the midst of change. Fans are adjusting to the absence of some of their favorite hosts. Chelsea Handler and Craig Ferguson have already taken their last bow. And it’s the countdown right now to the final episode for David Letterman of The Late Show. Jon Stewart says adios to The Daily Show in August. In the midst of all these changes, there happens to be a local comedic variety show which appears to be a spin-off of sorts of late-night television. But this show is on the web and the guests are all from Rochester. The online program is called Rochester Live.

On this segment of Need to Know, Hélène Biandudi Hofer is joined by Rochester Live host, Ron Ferrara and journalist and Professor of Communications and Media at Nazareth College, Leah Stacy, to discuss the concept of the local web TV show, how it’s being received and how the web has the ability to grow this type of programming beyond the Rochester community.