On Thursday April 26, 2012 Daybreak TV Productions and Msgr. Burkard, pastor of Our Lady of Victory Basilica and National Shrine in Lackawanna NY, welcomed two distinguished architects:

Dr. Beverly Foit -Albert Architect, retired Associate Professor of Historic Preservation at UB's School of Architecture and Planning and a leader in Buffalo's renaissance.

Duncan Stroik - Architect, Notr...e Dame University Associate Professor and editor of Sacred Architecture Journal.
The purpose for this visit is to tour and research OLV for an up-and-coming Daybreak documentary on the Building of a Basilica.(wt) In addition to "taking in" OLV's architecture, Albert and Stoik will peruse building blueprints, correspondence between Venerable Rev. Msgr. Nelson Baker and architect Emile Uhlrich, and the Fr. Baker Museum.

Daybreak TV is beginning the production phase of the documentary and plans to premiere in 2013.
Daybreak has produced several award winning documentaries including "Legacy of Victory; Remembering Fr, Baker" and "Proving Holiness" narrated by Martin Sheen, that aired nationally on ABC affiliates and internationally.

Architects Duncan Stroik and Dr. Beverly Foit- Albert with Msgr. Burkard in front of OLV

Peter Herrmann and Matt Potozniak set up for a dolly shot inside OLV

Msgr. Burkard shows Duncan Stroik , noted architect and Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, blueprints from OLVs construction

Test run of the dolly shot