Great Small Towns

SERIES

Current Series:
Small Town Western New York

Upcoming Series:
Small Town New England | Small Town Vermont
Small Town Florida | Small Town New Orleans
Small Town California | Small Town Louisiana
Small Town Canada | Small Town UK
Great Small Towns (National)

Completed Series:
Discovering Western New York

TV
& WEB
EPISODES,
PODCASTS &
PAPER SAMPLES

Western, NY
WNED-TV
SERIES

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Small
Business
PODCASTS

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Print & Web
COMPANION
TV SERIES
PAPER

A
BRIEF
HISTORY

From fall of 2017 through fall of 2024, we simultaneously created and produced the regionally popular WNY-centric travel series, "Discovering WNY" and "Small Town WNY" which became the inspiration for this entire company.
Both shows were broadcast on four regional stations in the Buffalo and Western, NY, Southern Ontario and Toronto Canada markets.
"Discovering WNY" (2017-2022), was actually two shows: an interstitial WNED (Buffalo/Toronto Public Media) TV series that featured interesting aspects of WNY history, and another version that highlighted over 150 local small businesses that was aired daily at 7PM on three commercial WNY stations.
"Small Town WNY" was our second interstitial series for WNED (2022-Current) and is a more refined verison of the work we started with "Discovering WNY".
"Small Town WNY" is still in production in 2025 with a full round of new small towns and locally-based co-hosts, camera crews and editing teams. The series will continue to focus on the best small towns in the Western, New York region and their history, attractions and lifestyle.
You'll find all three series along with the hundreds of TV and web commercials, podcasts and a special edition WNY paper that we created for them here on the site.
We're currently also working through a large expansion of the company and show and we're deep in pre-production on a host of co-hosted/co-produced series for the great state of Louisiana entitled "Small Town Louisiana" and "Small Town New Orleans" as well as the pilot episode for a singularly focused, one-town-per-episode, nationally broadcast version of the series appropriately titled "Great Small Towns".
Also on deck are new series for Vermont, New England, California and Florida and two very special, non U.S. series about the small towns of the U. K. and Canada.
Stay tuned...

LOCAL, regional & National
TELEVISION
Broadcast
Partners

350+ episodes have been broadcast on these
local, regional and national networks to the
largest markets in California, New York
and 32 other states in the US.

what
FANS
Say

Hello! We have been followers of your work ever since you started producing content for television. From the "Discovering WNY" series to your latest projects. We have watched it all and thoroughly enjoyed each episode, on TV and on YouTube. We have a particular fondness for the in-depth interviews in "Discovering WNY." There's something about the human element of that series that resonates deeply with us. That series had a warmth and intimacy that added an extra layer of connection for us as viewers. You truly are a genius in the field, and we are excited to see what you'll come up with next. We found this email address on your YouTube channel and just wanted to drop by and say "hi," and of course, to share our admiration for your incredible talent. ~ Diane & Bob (Buffalo, NY)

"Hi Tony. We would like to show a few of your videos at our April membership meeting. We think they're fantastic." ~ John D. (Elma, NY)

"Hi! My name is Anne and I'm reaching out from Clarence, New York. I've had the pleasure of viewing multiple episodes of your productions and I must say, they are exceptional. The seamless flow and narrative style of your content make for an engaging viewing experience." ~ Anne (Clarence, NY)

"Hello! My name is John and I am writing from Medina. I watched an episode of your TV show this afternoon on TV. Actually by chance. Loved it. Finally somebody gives value to WNY. And congratulations again for the amazing work. It surely takes a lot of passion. I read you did it all by yourself." ~ John W. and family (Medina, NY)

"I just cried my eyes out (happy tears) after seeing the episode you produced about our little town on WNED - so wonderful. No one seems to see our town in the way we see it. But you did. You truly did." ~ Ry (Cuba, NY)

"Hi! I just had to share how much this video means to me. My dad passed away unexpectedly a few years ago. We have since taken over the business and it was so nice to hear his voice & listen to him talk about the business again. Thank you." ~Mackenzie (Westfield, NY)

"My husband and I just read through your paper and found your show online and I am happy to tell you that we are now planning a few weekend day trips based on them. Thank you so much for the effort that all of this must have taken. It's so cool to discover these towns that we live near but never seem to get to. Now you've inspired us to do just that." ~ Sara and Tim M. (Amherst, NY)

"This is absolutely brilliant. I’m so impressed. I’m going to send this to everyone I can think of. This should be mandatory viewing for Western, New Yorkers." ~ Lucy W. (Fredonia, NY)

"Your Old Shep Podcast could have been five hours and I would have been glued to my speakers. I loved it and wanted to hear more! There are so many fascinating local legends to uncover here in Western, New York and I am so happy someone is taking the initiative to showcase it all." ~ George S. (Gardenville, NY)

"Having grown up in the Clymer area and frequented Neckers Co, Dutch Village and French Creek Tavern I can honestly say you captured the essence of each business. I could listen to Boo and Lucille talk for hours. Keep up the good work!" ~ Scott R. (Clymer, NY)

NOTE: All sponsor comments are taken from eMails or A.A.'s YouTube
channel but may be edited from the source to conserve space.

what
SPONSORS
Say

"In the 20+ years that I've been in business, this is the best money that I have ever spent on advertising. It not only benefits my business directly, but also the town that I've invested my life and livelihood in. And for me, that's a win/win/win for everyone! " ~ Todd W. (Sponsor & Small Business Owner)

"I could have spent ten times more and not seen the results I've had with the campaign you created for us. The free commercial was worth it's weight in gold for us on Social Media and we've had lots of customers say that they've also seen our logo on your show, podcast and in your paper. Thank you for all that you do for the small towns in the region. I always wondered why no one ever recognized them for the hidden gems they are. I am more than proud to support our town and your show." ~ Eric P. (Sponsor & Small Business Owner)

"This small town thing you built ROCKS!" ~ Dave L. (Sponsor & Small Business Owner)

NOTE: All sponsor comments are taken from eMails
but may be edited from the source to conserve space.

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VIDEOGRAPHERS
& tv SERIES CO-HOSTS
for theSE CITIES & REGIONS

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Portions of this site were researched/written using Google's Gemini Ai.
Particularly when citing statistical information and or hard data.
All else was created by A. A. Augustine unless otherwise
noted as close to the media and content as possible.

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