Jim Levulis
Assistant News DirectorEmail: jlevulis@wamc.org
Born and raised in Eden, NY, Jim has been WAMC’s Assistant 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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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation restricting discharges of radiological substances into the Hudson River.
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Janeen DiGuiseppi has been named assistant director of the FBI's Insider Threat Office
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New York state is marking the centennial of the state park system by highlighting the 180 sites and their environmental, recreational and historical importance.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency and is calling for federal action, saying the state’s shelter system is being strained by an influx of migrants.
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Research out of UMass Amherst suggests medication used to stop the spread of cancer may help fight tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme Disease.
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Three million dollars in federal money has been set aside to renovate the grandstand at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg is the latest in the region to declare bankruptcy as it faces numerous lawsuits alleging years of clergy abuse and misconduct.
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Tom Fattorusso, the Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation New York Field Office, is a Capital Region native.
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On this week’s Gazette: We speak with New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado about the Hate and Bias Prevention Unit that he is leading. Also, we sit down with the Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation New York Field Office.
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Nearly a decade after North Adams Regional Hospital was abruptly closed, Berkshire Health Systems says it plans to reopen it.