Runner's Roost in Orchard Park and now with a new location on transit in East Amherst, has become one of a handful of business brands in WNY that far exceed their demographic and specific industry. The brand has become synonymous with WNY in the same way Mighty Taco and Bert's Bikes and Ted's and so many others have become. It's been around for decades and the good will the shop and it's owners have spread throughout the community for so many years, is in fact, why I think the store and the brand have manged to make such an important impact in the community here. I sat down with the owner, Rob, early one morning, in the backroom of the Orchard Park location as the employees were starting to come in for their shifts, to talk about all things Runner's Roost, life, business and the all things WNY...

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Small Town, NY episodes can be seen between the shows on PBS on stations all across the state of NY, here on YouTube, smalltownny.com & on all major social media platforms!

SMALL TOWN NY:
Fresh off the hot-heels of the pandemic and my initial PBS travel show, "Discovering WNY", "Small Town NY" is my second PBS series that finds me exploring small towns throughout the entire state. And while you'll still find the more popular destinations on the show, I'll mostly be digg'n deep and "Discovering" the lesser-known and off-the-beaten-path small towns that I believe, truly deserve a visit or two.

On my YouTube channel (youtube.com/aaaugustine) you'll also be able to see all the episodes from my 4 older TV shows:

DISCOVERING WNY:
The first version of the show was an interstitial (between the shows) PBS series that primarily featured small WNY towns, while the older show was a half-hour, small business profile series featuring local "Mom & Pop Shops" on 4 WNY commercial stations.

SUPER KIDS SHOW:
These are my three retro-style, 1950s-1970s influenced shows kids TV series that were eventually combined into one awesome show called "The Kids Super Show" that continued until 2017 when I began producing regional travel shows.

https://www.aaaugustine.com

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