Josh Landes
Berkshire Bureau ChiefJosh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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On Saturday, the Berkshire County Commission on the Status of Women is holding a hearing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to connect the concerns and experiences of local women and girls to broader, statewide policy decisions. -
For years, the State Auditor of Massachusetts has pursued a legislative audit that’s spurred a furious back-and-forth among the Democratic establishment that dominates state leadership in Boston. This week, a radio appearance from the commonwealth’s attorney general has led to a new chapter of the long-running battle over the auditor’s right to open State House books. -
The acclaimed writer Tracy Kidder – a longtime resident of Western Massachusetts – died in Boston on Tuesday at 80. -
Two years ago, graduates of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school came forward with allegations that their former teacher engaged in sexual misconduct. This week, that teacher was formally charged with rape. WAMC spoke with the students the day after the grand jury indictment came down. -
In this installment of Shakedown Beat, WAMC's Josh Landes interviews the band Spafford and reviews three dates of the tour that brought them through the northeast this winter. -
Tuesday night, news broke that the former teacher at the heart of a sex abuse scandal at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school had been indicted on three counts of rape in Berkshire Superior Court. -
An interview with Nadia Milleron. -
The police killing of a man experiencing a mental health crisis in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, this winter has left his loved ones devastated and desperate for answers. -
The Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Selectboard is soliciting community feedback on proposed changes to Berkshire Regional Transit Authority routes. -
After outcry from activists, Massachusetts has launched a new online portal for residents to report alleged misconduct by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
