Jim Levulis
Associate News Director/News AnchorBorn 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 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 Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in 2021.
A loyal and constantly humbled New York Yankees and Buffalo sports fan, Jim holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism and History from Syracuse University.
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Bob Griffin, the dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany, reflects on his experience responding the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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An audio tour of the Sept. 11th exhibit at the New York State Museum in Albany
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A former CIA officer and counterterrorism official is the latest candidate to launch a bid to unseat New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of the 21st District.
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The Cornell Maple Program recently opened a new lab and sugar house designed to help advance research for New York’s growing maple industry.
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New research published by the New York State School Boards Association finds remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic left the average student five months behind in math and four months behind in reading.
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Economist Hugh Johnson discusses the Federal Reserve's current fiscal approach.
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The Colonie Police Department’s acting chief has been promoted to the role on a permanent basis. Mike Woods has been with the department for 30 years and is a lifelong Colonie resident.
