Jim Levulis
Associate News DirectorEmail: jlevulis@wamc.org
Born and raised in Eden, NY, Jim has been WAMC’s Associate News Director since October 2016. Since 2020, Jim has hosted WAMC's main news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief for three years. Jim is also the founding and managing producer of the podcast A New York Minute In History. He previously worked as a reporter, producer and anchor at WAER, an NPR member station in Syracuse. He has experience in Top 40 radio and has spent time with NPR member station WBFO and CBS-affiliate WIVB-TV, both in Buffalo.
Jim's work has won numerous awards from the New York State Associated Press Association, the New York State Broadcasters Association, the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association and the Syracuse Press Club. He was also a finalist for the 2015 Mirror Awards, handed out by Syracuse University. His work on A New York Minute In History won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in 2021.
Jim holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism and History from Syracuse University.
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The New York State Bar Association has released a report calling for reforms to how elections are administered in the state. The recommendations include a new election oversight role within the state inspector general’s office and an ethics code of conduct for election officials and staff. -
In the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas in May, New York has approved a measure amending state education law authorizing schools to consider panic alert systems as part of their safety plans. Alyssa’s Law is named for a victim of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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Following a weeks-long war of words, New York State Senator Daphne Jordan says she will not campaign for reelection in the face of a challenge from a fellow Capital Region Republican.
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This month the Alzheimer’s Association’s Northeastern New York chapter is organizing a hiking challenge to raise money and awareness, spotlighting the more than 6 million Americans living with the disease and their caregivers.
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New York State is cancelling this spring’s history Regents exam, saying the material could compound student trauma caused by the racially-motivated Buffalo shooting earlier this month that left 10 people dead.
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Dr. Darrell Wheeler has been appointed as the next president of SUNY New Paltz. Wheeler currently serves as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Iona College.
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In its latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report released in April, M&T Bank details progress toward its goal of operating solely on renewable power by 2030. The Buffalo-based bank operates more than 1,000 branches in 12 eastern states. M&T says solar, hydro and wind power will be utilized to meet its goal.
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With COVID-19 subvariants continuing to spread and with all but one county in New York State designated as medium or high-risk by the CDC, the state health department is recommending people wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.
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Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus has returned to the US after being deployed since mid-March with the Navy in Europe. Neuhaus, who is a Lieutenant Commander with the Navy Reserves, served with the Sixth Fleet in response to the war in Ukraine.
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Albany Medical Center has announced new leaders for the hospital and Albany Medical College. Dr. Alan Boulos, a longtime Albany Med neurosurgeon and 1994 graduate of Albany Medical College, has been named the school’s 18th dean. Dr. Peter Paige has been named executive vice president and hospital general director of Albany Medical Center.
