Alan Chartock
Retired President and CEODr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.
During his long tenure at WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Alan Chartock has interviewed interesting people of every stripe: governors, senators and top lawmakers, to newsmakers including World War II heroes and former UN weapons inspectors. Dr. Chartock has also had the chance for in-depth chats with artists, musicians, actors and directors...authors...you name it!
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WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake that shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday. -
(Airs 04/23/23 @ 6 p.m. & 04/24/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira discuss the Fox News defamation lawsuit settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, problems finding reporters to work in journalism, an update on the Wall Street Journalist detained in Russia, and more.
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(Airs 04/21/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll take a look at what’s holding up the New York state budget now nearly three weeks late, we’ll talk with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about whether he has any input when it comes to budget negotiations, and public schools in New York will no longer be able to use Native American names, mascots and imagery.
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WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a North Carolina man authorities say is accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents. Robert Louis Singletary has been arrested in Florida after the children tried to retrieve a basketball that rolled into the 24-year-old's yard.
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(Airs 04/20/23 @ 3 p.m. & 04/22/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina, filling for Alan Chartock, speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. -
WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Fox News settling the Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit and the likelihood that more challenges to libel laws are on the horizon.
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WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Fox News abruptly agreeing on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election, averting a lengthy and embarrassing trial just as a packed courtroom was seated in anticipation of hearing opening statements.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is now governing in prose.In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science wraps up his interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock. -
WAMC’s Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a New York Times investigation about migrant children being put to work that found the White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk, but the warnings were ignored or missed.
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President Biden has yet to announce his 2024 plans.In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.
