David Guistina

(Airs 03/07/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, lambasted state Democrats’ immigration policies during a stop in Albany this week, we’ll look at a lawsuit against the EPA for freezing climate change funding that includes New York, and we’ll talk with three federal employees impacted by the Doge cuts.

(Airs 03/14/25 & 03/16/25 @ 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 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, Judy, Barbara, and Ira talk about the difficulty of covering news under the Trump Administration, Jeff Bezos and what’s happening at the Washington Post, the threat to libel law, and much more.

(Airs 03/13/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dale Bryk, a lawyer based at the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School. Dale was previously the Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment for the State of New York. We’ll talk with Dale about the impact of the EPA freezing climate funds from Climate United, the subsequent lawsuit, and the impact on environmental funding flowing into New York.

(Airs 03/07/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Donald Trump says Congress should get rid of the CHIPS and Science Act putting technology investments across New York in potential jeopardy, state lawmakers are setting their priorities ahead of the April 1st budget deadline, and state authorities are working to increase public safety on college campuses.

(Airs 03/07/25 & 03/09/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, Daily Gazette Editor Miles Reed and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Miles and David talk about the increasing need for public media, the challenge of covering the local angles of the Doge cuts, what’s happening at the Washington Post, and much more.

(Airs 03/06/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Lombardo, Host of the Capitol Pressroom on WCNY about the major items left to be resolved in budget negotiations, how federal cuts will impact New York, the New York City Mayoral race, and much more.

(Airs 02/28/25 @ 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 deeper look at the renewed push for the New York Heat Act, we’ll talk about the growing hunger problem in the state with the Executive Director of the Alliance for a hunger free NY, and Governor Hochul wants to waive tuition and fees for adult learners enrolled in high-demand community college programs like nursing, manufacturing, and engineering.

(Airs 02/28/25 & 03/02/25 @ 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 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 Jimmy Vielkind, a reporter for WNYC and The Gothamist. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Jimmy talk about the evolution of media coverage at the state capital, the intimacy of radio news, whether we need more working-class journalists, and much more.

(Airs 02/27/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Natasha Pernicka, Executive Director of The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York, about the growing problem of hunger across the state.

(Airs 02/21/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York state lawmakers could allow for wine sales in grocery stores this year, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says fellow Democrat and Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal is vulnerable, and we’ll speak with Former New York State Senator Michael Martucci who has been tapped as Region 2 Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency.