David Guistina

(Airs 12/19/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced her support this week for medical aid in dying legislation, the New York State Energy Planning Board adopts an energy plan for the state, and we’ll visit a high school to talk to educators and students about how the cell phone ban is going.

(Airs 12/19/25 @ 3 p.m. & 12/21/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, and Judy talk about trying to cover President Trump’s speech to the nation this week, the difficulty of covering a President who constantly lies, covering Santa Clause, and much more.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Kevin Moran, Executive Editor of The Berkshire Eagle about a study that says removing the Veterans Memorial Bridge could reconnect downtown North Adams, but it might would come at a steep cost.

(Airs 12/18/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, about why she does not support the Medical Aid in Dying Act which the Governor agreed to sign this week, how to deal with mental health problems in young people, the need to boost medical cannabis, and much more.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about a Saugerties school superintendent's resignation amid probes.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about a Bethlehem couple suing New York State on behalf of their autistic son.

(Airs 12/12/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Advocates call on Governor Hochul to sign an Omnibus Prison Reform package, State Senator James Skoufis, a Democrat, asks the Attorney General James to investigate a village election, and we’ll take a look at the city of Albany using social service case workers to some 911 calls.

(Airs 12/05/25 @ 3 p.m. & 12/07/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Judy and Ira talk about how journalists should respond to Trump when he attacks the press, the rise in lawsuits against the media, the controversy over typeface, and much more.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Kevin Moran, Executive Editor of The Berkshire Eagle about the Commonwealth's push to increase Accessory Dwelling Units in the state.

(Airs 12/11/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York Senator James Skoufis, a Democrat, about his new retail to retail bill, the situation with the Orange County IDA and an Amazon warehouse proposal, whether his relationship with Governor Hochul is strained, and much more.