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Young Voices for the Planet - Lynne Cherry

Alan Chartock — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Lynne Cherry is a children's author and illustrator, and Producer/Director of Young Voices for the Planet - a film series featuring young people who are making a difference by shrinking the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, and communities. She will be speaking at SUNY New Palt's Sustainability Day on April 20th.

3/14/13 - Panel

Joe Donahue — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are Dr. Alan Chartock, Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and WAMC Morning Edition host, David Guistina.

This morning our discussion topics include:
1. Pope Francis I
2. Shooting in Herkimer
3. NPR for younger listeners
4. H&R Block Filing Error

"Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope"

Joe Donahue — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Covenant House is the largest privately funded agency in the country providing shelter, food and crisis care to homeless, and runaway youth. The book, Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope, tells the stories of six kids from Covenant House.

We speak about the book with Tina Kelley.

Berkshire Youths Visit United Nations on International Day of Peace

Lucas Willard — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:08:17 +0000

A select group of Berkshire youths are attending ceremonies at the United Nations today for the fifteenth observance of the International Day of Peace. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard has more…

Neil Golub - Executive Chairman of the Board, Price Chopper supermarkets

Brian Shields — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:35:00 +0000

The Schenectady Museum is undergoing a major change. Plans have been announced for the museum to become The Learning Center. Heading the effort is Neil Golub, the executive chairman of the board of Price Chopper supermarkets, who says there will be two main interactive science programs; the Exploratorium and the Challenger Learning Center. He spoke with WAMC’s Brian Shields.

Officials Seek Summer Jobs For Young People

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Hoping to reverse what has been called a lost decade of employment for
young people, officials in western Massachusetts have launched a youth
summer jobs campaign. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill
reports.

Saying that government funded youth summer jobs programs will
not come close to meeting the demand, workforce development specialists,
and the mayors of the region's two largest cities appealed to the

Cancer Society Seeks to Ban Youth Tanning

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:23:39 +0000

The American Cancer Society and other health groups are pressing for a law in New York State that would ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a tanning salon. They argue the growing risk of cancer to young people is too great a threat to ignore. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…

Supporters of the law cite statistics that show all forms of skin cancer, and particularly melanoma, which can sometimes result in death, are on the rise among young people.

VT Governor Does Not Sign Youth Tanning Ban

Pat Bradley — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:13:02 +0000

Vermont's governor has allowed a ban on the use of tanning beds by young people to become law without his signature. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports…

Governor Peter Shumlin said Wednesday that he did not approve of the legislation because of concerns about how it would be enforced.

Owners of establishments with tanning beds caught allowing people younger than 18 to use them would face fines.