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Closing Newspapers

  A few more upstate newspapers are folding.

With the advent of instant information gratification via smartphones and other computers, newspapers, especially smaller ones, have endured difficult times.  Citing "the current economic environment," the 138-year old Saugerties Post-Star and its two "pennysaver" sisters will stop the presses permanently July 2nd. Subscribers were notified by letter.

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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