Dave Lucas
Capital Region Bureau ChiefDave 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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Upstate lawmakers are reacting to the $227 billion budget proposal New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered on Wednesday. -
Cohoes Mayor Bill Keeler delivered his State of the City address this week.
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Troy Mayor Patrick Madden gave his final State of the City Address last night.
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Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan delivered her State of the City address Monday night in the Washington Park Lakehouse.
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A new report finds New York poised to lead the nation in policy efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
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More than a thousand city residents have their medical debt erased thanks to Spark of Hudson projectResidents with medical debt in Hudson have had the financial burden lifted, their debts satisfied by a local non-profit group.
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Six people died and three others were injured in a crash involving an express bus and a freight truck in northern New York Saturday morning
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Bethlehem Supervisor David VanLuven has delivered his State of the Town address.
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Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin was acquitted Wednesday after a two-day campaign finance trial related to the use of campaign money while the Republican was in the state Assembly.
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A jury on Wednesday found Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin not guilty of two felony charges related to the use of campaign money while the Republican was in the state Assembly.
