 The Fox owned and operated was acceptable because its 10 PM newscast would not compete against KNBC and Beard was considered a great reader by news directors and station general management.In 2009, Beard returned to Buffalo and began anchoring for Channel 2 News Daybreak and Midday on WGRZ.While anchor, WGRZ's morning newscast, "Daybreak" vaulted into first place in Buffalo's Nielsen ratings.