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. 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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For more than four months a Capital Region veteran has been kayaking and biking about 4,000 miles to raise awareness and money for military veteran service dogs. Jimmy Thomas pushed off into the Mohawk River from Glenville, New York in late September for a kayak paddle to Key West, Florida. From there, the 61-year-old turned around and headed north, this time on a bike. -
A jury on Wednesday found Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin not guilty of two felony charges related to the use of campaign money while the Republican was in the state Assembly.
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The first day of Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin’s trial has ended. The Republican has rejected calls to resign after New York Attorney General Tish James alleged he stole thousands of dollars in campaign contributions while serving in the state Assembly.
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Colonie Supervisor Peter Crummey delivered his State of the Town address in Latham Wednesday. The Republican took office in 2022, and after voter approval last year of a measure extending the position’s term, is running for a four-year term this November.
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When it comes to global temperatures, 2022 was equal to 2015 — another year that led to dire warnings from scientists. That’s according to data recently released by NASA, finding last year was tied for the fifth warmest-year on record.
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For the first time since 2019, the American Diabetes Association is holding its annual biking fundraiser in the Capital Region. The Tour de Cure will be held June 4th at Ellms Family Farm in Ballston Spa.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to invest billions of additional dollars into New York’s public school system through Foundation Aid.
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A former Rensselaer County elections commissioner has pleaded guilty to unlawfully using the names and dates of birth of voters to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots.
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Drivers across the U.S. faced high gas prices in 2022, with the national average cresting above $5 a gallon for the first time ever in June. So what’s on the horizon for 2023?
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In his latest foray detailing the stories behind the names of landmarks in eastern New York, author Erik Schlimmer revisits the Adirondacks. His ninth book, “With An Ax and a Rifle: Settler and Onomastic History of the Adirondacks,” details how the Adirondack Park’s 92 towns came to be.
