Ashley Hirtzel, WBFO
@AshleyHirtzWBFO/Western New York reporter for the Innovation Trail.
Ashley is a Buffalo native, and is in her second stint as reporter at WBFO. During her first tenure at the station, Ashley covered a variety of issues in the western New York region and earned an Associated Press award for team coverage on “Same Sex Marriage in New York.” Ashley has also worked as an anchor/reporter at WBEN in Buffalo and WBTA in Batavia.
Ashley earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Communications at Medaille College in Buffalo.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University at Buffalo a $25 million Science and Technology Center grant Wednesday.The funds will allow… -
A new business competition is aiming to attract entrepreneurs from around the world to Western New York. The “Build It Buffalo” business plan competition… -
Erie Community College signed an agreement with St. John Fisher College Monday that allows students to be directly admitted into St. John Fisher, located… -
Several SUNY leaders and business experts participated in the WNY Regional Summit on Higher Education and Economic Development in Buffalo on Friday.The… -
University at Buffalo researchers are developing an underwater internet system. The wireless network aims to improve the detection of tsunamis and… -
In 1978, the government officially told residents in the Niagara Falls neighborhood that they were living in a toxic zone as their homes were built on an… -
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates nearly 65 million people volunteered through or for an organization in 2012. Now, there is a social… -
Construction is underway on Yahoo's second data center in Lockport. Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy joined Yahoo officials in a groundbreaking ceremony… -
The third annual TEDxBuffalo conference attracted more than 350 people this year. The event is modeled on the global Technology, Entertainment, Design… -
Local markets often provide a setting for refugee and immigrant-owned businesses to flourish. The Westside Bazaar is a multicultural marketplace in…
