Ian Pickus
News DirectorA lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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Congressional Corner with Matt Cartwright and Steve Carter - Common Ground event at Hamilton CollegePennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from the 8th district, and former Oklahoma Republican Congressman Steve Russell of the 5th district are coming together for a special conversation at Hamilton College Tuesday night.In today’s Congressional Corner, they speak with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 28.
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Former President Donald Trump is a native New Yorker — but an unpopular one. In today’s Congressional Corner, Republican New York U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Sapraicone wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 26.
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What do political donations tell us about a candidate’s beliefs? In today’s Congressional Corner, Republican New York U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Sapraicone speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 26.
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A candidate for U.S. Senate is hoping to end Republicans’ long losing streak in statewide elections in New York. In today’s Congressional Corner, Mike Sapraicone speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 26.
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The city of Albany is about to become the center of the women’s college basketball universe.
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March Madness means sports gambling madness, too.In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 14.
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Congressional lines are changing again in the Empire State.In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 14.
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“It’s often felt like a choice between denying my deepest instincts about truth and morality to preserve that community, or being honest with myself and the rest of the world and risking that loss.” That’s how NPR National Political Correspondent Sarah McCammon discusses her painful break from the evangelical church community she was raised in.
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Are we getting closer to a cure for Parkinson’s?In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded March 14.
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On this week’s 51%, our associate producer Jody Cowan catches up with NASA astronaut, engineer, and chemist Tracy Caldwell Dyson ahead of her third mission to the International Space Station this month.