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Serpico Enters The Political Arena

  Concerns about equality, justice and fair treatment have prompted Frank Serpico, the former New York City police officer who exposed corruption in the 1960s N.Y.P.D., to suspend retirement, returning to the public eye by way of politics .

 

WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas spoke with Serpico earlier this week about his run on the Democratic line for a seat on the town board in Stuyvesant,  Columbia County.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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