Andrew Waite
Managing EditorAndrew Waite has worked as The Daily Gazette’s featured news columnist, an editor at Alaska Airlines magazine, and in community newspapers in Montana and Alaska. He is a graduate of Albany High School and Boston University’s journalism school, and he returned to the Capital Region with his wife, daughter and son in 2021.
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After pressure from President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors secured an indictment of Attorney General Letitia James. She’s the latest of Trump’s adversaries to be prosecuted. WAMC’s Andrew Waite and Jimmy Vielkind, of the New York Public News Network, break down the case, its implications and everything else in New York politics. -
Between the federal government shutdown, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ending his campaign, and the dispersal of state checks, WAMC’s Andrew Waite and the New York Pubic News Network’s Jimmy Vielkind had much to discuss in their weekly conversation.
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With the federal government shutdown now in effect, the finger pointing has begun. WAMC’s Andrew Waite discussed the blame game as well as the shutdown’s potential influence on New York politics with Siena University political science professor Len Cutler. -
From prison staffing to golf course jeers and downstate casinos, The New York Public News Network's Andrew Waite and Jimmy Vielkind chatted about some of the state’s biggest political stories of the week. -
An alleged murder and ensuing manhunt have unnerved the region this week. WAMC’s Andrew Waite has this perspective on how the case underscores the need for an urgent pursuit of solutions. -
State politicians are getting involved in the New York City mayoral race, and a new poll has some good news for Democrats. -
A day after a conservative activist was killed on a college campus, the nation marked 9/11 remembrance ceremonies. WAMC’s Andrew Waite has this perspective on the emotional week. -
Andrew Waite and Jimmy Vielkind break down the week that was in New York state politics.
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An Albany neighborhood group is asking that no buildings on the former College of Saint Rose campus be sold while a redevelopment envisioning process is underway. -
New York Rep. Paul Tonko of the 20th district speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the Congressional Corner on June 26, 2025.
