Jim Levulis
Assistant News DirectorEmail: jlevulis@wamc.org
Born and raised in Eden, NY, Jim has been WAMC’s Assistant News Director since October 2016. Since 2020, Jim has hosted WAMC's main news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief. Jim is also the founding and managing producer of the podcast A New York Minute In History. He previously worked as a reporter, producer and anchor at WAER, an NPR member station in Syracuse. He has experience in Top 40 radio and has spent time with NPR member station WBFO and CBS-affiliate WIVB-TV, both in Buffalo.
Jim's work has won numerous awards from the New York State Associated Press Association, the New York State Broadcasters Association, the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association and the Syracuse Press Club. He was also a finalist for the 2015 Mirror Awards, handed out by Syracuse University. His work on A New York Minute In History won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in 2021.
Jim holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism and History from Syracuse University.
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The University at Albany is getting $5 million from the Forest Service to create a Center for Ecosystem-based Climate Adaptation.
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Opening arguments in a civil wrongful death lawsuit case brought by the mother of a biracial man who was seriously injured during a police foot chase in Saratoga Springs more than a decade ago have been delayed. Court adjourned early Tuesday because an attorney was sick.
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New York State Police say Charlotte Sena has been found safe and in good health.
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The state of Massachusetts says 10 residents of the Holyoke Veterans’ Home have tested positive for COVID-19. All have mild symptoms or are recovering.
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Paul Jahnige, a longtime trail planner for the state, is the first director of the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation
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In August, the New York State School Boards Association conducted a survey of superintendents to determine the challenges and questions they face when it comes to educating migrant children.
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After meeting with senior members of the Biden administration Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul says the federal government will assist migrants in applying for work authorization.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray has tapped Janeen DiGuiseppi to be assistant director of the FBI's Insider Threat Office.
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Brownell covered everything from AHL hockey to high school sports to semi-pro football
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The harvest season is here. We’ll learn about homesteading from planning to canning. New research suggests an old cancer treatment is effective in fighting tick-borne illness. And education officials in New York announce funding for mental health.