(Buffalo, NY) – Award-winning nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will speak at the Buffalo City Forum and buffet luncheon on Monday, December 7 at 12:15 pm. The FORUM takes place in the WNED studios, 140 Lower Terrace, Buffalo.

This community speaker series, open to the public, is produced by WNED-AM 970 and Leadership Buffalo and hosted by WNED Director of News and Public Affairs Jim Ranney. The hour-long FORUM, which includes a Question and Answer session with the speaker, will be broadcast live (on WNED-AM and wned.org/news) beginning at 1 pm. (Attendees must be seated by 12:45 pm.)

Singletary is perhaps best known as the author of “The Color of Money” column for The Washington Post, carried by about 120 newspapers, including The Buffalo News. She recently contributed her down-to-earth advice to the national WNED documentary, YOUR LIFE, YOUR MONEY, which premiered on PBS in September.

Singletary is a prominent contributor and guest expert for major media outlets, including National Public Radio and PBS’ Tavis Smiley. Her personal finance segments have appeared on Oprah, The View and major network news programs. Her own national television program for TV One, Singletary Says, has been described as “a personal finance reality show.” Her books include Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich and the upcoming The Power to Prosper: 21 Days to Financial Freedom.

This Buffalo City Forum event costs $20 ($15 for members of WNED or Leadership Buffalo). Advanced registration is encouraged; RSVPs must be received by Wednesday, December 2. Tickets are available from Leadership Buffalo [(716) 849-2626, ext. 17 or cbracco@leadershipbuffalo.org].

BUFFALO CITY FORUM is made possible by the support of lead sponsor Independent Health with additional support from Hunt Real Estate, M&T Bank and Greatbatch Inc. 

Through WNED-AM 970 The Information Station, Classical 94.5/WNED, WNED-TV and ThinkBright TV, the member-supported WNED Buffalo/Toronto provides high quality programming and services that enlighten, inspire, entertain and educate Western New York and Southern Ontario communities. Additional information about WNED can be found at www.wned.org.

Leadership Buffalo, established in 1987, is the premier network of business, civic and professional leaders in Western New York. The not-for-profit corporation is committed to developing current and future leaders of Buffalo and Erie County by enhancing our social capital and helping leaders to lead from a common set of four core values: service, diversity, inclusion and openness to change. For more information, visit www.leadershipbuffalo.org.