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WAMC's Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the devastating earthquake that has killed at least 5,000 people in Turkey.

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Goodwin, City Editor of The Times Union, about former Republican Congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin's visit to Albany on Monday.

Increasing clouds and breezy with a few showers by the end of the day today. Highs around 40.

Paul George scored 29 points, Kawhi Leonard added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a career-high 47 points from Cam Thomas in his first start to beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 124-116.

WAMC's Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the politics surrounding the U.S. shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

WAMC's David Guistina speak with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday, about hearings that begin this week on New York Governor Kathy Hochul's $127 billion state budget.

Increasing sunshine today. Highs around 40.

All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is being traded by the Brooklyn Nets. The team has struck a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. That's according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the move. The Mavericks will trade Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and a package of draft picks to the Nets. The blockbuster trade ends Irving's pairing with Kevin Durant before it ever had much of a chance to click. Dallas also gets Markieff Morris in the deal.

(Airs 02/05/23 @ 6 p.m. & 02/06/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain, and Barbara Lombardo is the former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara, Rex, and Mike talk about how to sustain local news in communities where it is difficult, media coverage of the arrest footage of Tyre Nichols, and much more.

(Airs 02/03/23 @ 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 Hochul releases her $227 billion dollar budget proposal, we’ll have reaction from lawmakers, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about the governor’s plan, and the state senate passes a series of limousine safety measures