Official Heat is Western New York & Southern Ontario's number 1 music and entertainment TV show! Appearing every week on WKBW-TV (ABC) in the aforementioned areas, which include Buffalo, Toronto and Niagara Falls, Official Heat brings the best in Hip Hop, R&B, Rock, Alternative, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Reggae, Latin and Pop music to the forefront. Hosted by the irrepressibly charming Steve Collins, you can expect to see both mainstream and under the radar videos along with exclusive interviews, in-depth coverage, and behind-the-scenes looks at your favorite musicians!
Official Heat also takes a first look at your favorite upcoming films and the stars in them! Whether it be Denzel to Clooney, Tom Cruise to Salma Hayek, Will Smith to Lucy Liu, we cover the whole spectrum.
Created in March 2006 by close friends and business partners Rameer Green and Richard Chiriboga, the show boasts a diverse cast that includes rock star Nick Mason!, Kiss 98.5's Shy Guy Shawn, the god Dirty Backpacks, NYC correspondent Kenya Thomas AKA Miss Official Heat, NGC, and the elegant SheMisa. In addition to that, the show makes the conscious effort to shy away from the more harmful videos and images that other media outlets may show, choosing to focus on good music and film works that the cast feels doesn't stereotype, degrade, offend or send the wrong message to our audience, especially the youth.
The numbers don't lie.so join the millions who have learned that on Friday nights, The Heat gets turned up! OFFICIAL HEAT - every Friday night at 2:05am on ABC in Western New York and Southern Ontario - that's Channel 7 in Buffalo and Rogers Cable 18 in Toronto.
