Morning Headlines with Mike Goodwin of The Times Union

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published August 16, 2022 at 6:34 AM EDT

WAMC's Dave Lucas speaks with Mike Goodwin of the Times Union about Ronald Riggi, a prominent Saratoga Springs businessman and philanthropist who died at 80. They also discuss a mistrial that was declared Monday at the civil trial of a Schenectady vice squad investigator who was sued over the shooting of a city man six years ago.

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Dave Lucas

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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