Josh Landes
Berkshire Bureau ChiefJosh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018, following stints at WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Western Massachusetts, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. His free time is spent with his cat Harry, experimental electronic music, and exploring the woods.
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The Berkshire District Attorney tells WAMC that her office’s findings from a criminal investigation into the Pittsfield, Massachusetts police shooting of a young man in March will be presented to his family by the end of July. -
An interview with State Senator Adam Hinds.
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A free community summer basketball tournament is coming to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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The North Adams, Massachusetts City Council heard an update on its search for a new city clerk as well as a proposed code of conduct for city officials at its meeting this week.
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The mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts announced the second and final round of American Rescue Plan Act funding disbursements for community-proposed projects Wednesday.
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At Tuesday night’s Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council meeting, Ward 2 councilor Charles Kronick used the open mic segment of the meeting to respond to widespread criticism directed toward him in recent weeks over a number of issues.
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After a chaotic first city council meeting of June added a dose of confusion to the municipal budgetary process, Pittsfield, Massachusetts leaders are attempting to set the record straight before the body reconvenes Tuesday night.
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An interview with Senator Ed Markey.
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An interview with Massachusetts State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz.
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The town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts is holding a safe swimming event Sunday that will raise funds for public parks while educating the community on how to access its bodies of water.
