Tom Jolls died Wednesday at age 89.
Tom Jolls was the creator and star of "The Commander Tom Show," which ran from 1965 into the late '80s. Here he is with his two of his main puppet sidekicks, Dustmop and Matty the Mod.
From left, Rick Azar, Irv Weinstein and Tom Jolls, former television journalists for WKBW-TV in Buffalo, chat backstage before appearing in the "Giants of Buffalo" program at the Buffalo History Museum in 2014.
Tom Jolls, the affable weatherman on the legendary WKBW-TV (Channel 7) anchor team alongside news anchor Irv Weinstein and sports director Rick Azar that dominated local news for decades, died Wednesday in Buffalo Hospice in Cheektowaga. He was 89.
The popular Channel 7 team: Irv Weinstein, Rick Azar and Tom Jolls.
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