Jesse King
Hudson Valley Bureau Chief/Host, 51%Jesse King is the host of WAMC's national program on women's issues, "51%" and the station's bureau chief in the Hudson Valley. She has also produced episodes of the WAMC podcast "A New York Minute In History."
A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, King first joined the WAMC newsroom as an intern in September 2018. She grew up an avid writer and radio-nerd in Apalachin, New York, and spent much of her college years managing WONY 90.9 FM, contributing to the student-run podcast, "Oneonta Voices," and interning with Phoenix FM in Dublin, Ireland. She holds a B.A. in Music Industry and Mass Communications, and plays the fiddle in her free time.
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Democratic Congressman Josh Riley has a new challenger in the 19th District. New York State Senator Peter Oberacker announced Monday that he is running for the seat in 2026. -
On this week’s 51%, we recognize the 25th anniversary of the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which, in conjunction with misoprostol, is now used for the majority of abortions in the U.S. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons speaks with abortion-rights advocate and vlogger Marissa Rudd about her experience using mifepristone, and why she personally chose to have an abortion. We also chat with Kimberly Mutcherson, a professor at Rutgers Law School, about the challenges mifepristone faces in court and in the Trump Administration. -
The Onteora Central School District Board of Education voted to indefinitely table a resolution to close Woodstock Elementary at a contentious meeting Tuesday night. -
The Onteora Central School District Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would close Woodstock Elementary School in 2028. The resolution comes after voters rejected a capital plan that involved consolidating the district earlier this year. -
An interview with Shayna Russo and Bintou Hinds with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County about how the organization is winding down its SNAP-Ed program following federal cuts. -
Yonkers has advanced its bid in the race for a limited number of casino licenses to be awarded by New York State this year. -
The Trump Administration is promoting an unproven link between Tylenol and autism, urging pregnant women not to take the painkiller. On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Stacy De-Lin, associate medical director of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, about what expectant mothers should know about the drug, and why she feels it's still safe to prescribe. We also learn about what the end of funding for SNAP-Ed in the federal budget means for hunger programs across the country, and those who benefit from them. -
New York Congressman Pat Ryan joined residents of Newburgh Monday in calling on the federal government to reopen the city’s Social Security office, which closed and moved to Middletown last year. -
An interview with Riverkeeper's Dan Shapley about a large harmful algae bloom the organization is monitoring in the Hudson River estuary. -
Four of the Democrats hoping to challenge New York Congressman Mike Lawler next year took part in a forum Wednesday.
