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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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Vice President Kamala Harris is on track to earn the Democratic nomination for president. On this week's 51%, we speak with Ange-Marie Hancock, a political science professor at The Ohio State University, to learn more about Harris' work as vice president, and the obstacles commonly faced by women candidates on the campaign trail.
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More than a year after a historic storm washed out homes, roads, and bridges across the Hudson Valley, local officials are still searching for ways to bring financial relief to residents.
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The New York State Public Service Commission has approved a controversial rate hike for Central Hudson Gas & Electric — but not before dramatically cutting it first.
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On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Camille Clare, an OB/GYN and professor at SUNY Downstate, to learn more about cesarean sections, and what women should expect during and after delivery.
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An interview with Tom Duffy, vice president and northeast representative for conservation acquisition at The Conservation Fund.
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Lawmakers in New York’s Hudson Valley are condemning the weekend assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania.
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On this week’s 51%, we speak with journalist Rachel Somerstein about her new book Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section.
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Officials in Middletown, New York gathered at the former Middletown Psychiatric Center Monday to celebrate the sale of a portion of the long-abandoned state property to the city.
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An interview with Rachel Somerstein, associate professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz, on her new book "Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section."
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On this week's 51%, we brush up on the history of marriage equality in the U.S., and look back on the first same-sex weddings in New Paltz, New York — which took place more than a decade before the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality nationwide.