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Austen Riggs CEO Discusses Centennial Celebration

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes
Published May 15, 2019 at 5:30 PM EDT
Two women walk on a paved path in front of a large lawn leading up to a white building framed by trees
Austen Riggs Center
A shot of the Austen Riggs Center from Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

The Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is marking its centennial this year. Ahead of its September gala, the psychiatric hospital is presenting a series of exhibitions and programs to explore its history. CEO Eric Plakun spoke with WAMC about how the hospital has grown over the past century, the central tenets of its ideology, and the role it’s played in town.
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Josh Landes
Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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