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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An interview with Williams College President Maud Mandel.
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An interview with Matthew Penn.
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Three labor unions representing over 100,000 workers in Massachusetts have announced their support for overdose prevention centers.
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Sheffield, Massachusetts resident Nadia Milleron is running as an independent in this year’s Congressional election. She’s attempting to unseat long serving 1st district Democrat Richard Neal on an anti-corporate, anti-war platform. Neal, who has been in office since 1989, is one of the most heavily corporately funded politicians in the United States. Milleron became an advocate for greater regulation of the airline industry in 2019 after her daughter Samya Rose Stumo died in a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia.
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With multiple students at an all-girls private school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts alleging they were sexually abused by a teacher, the Berkshire District Attorney is opening an investigation into the claims.
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The 18th Pittsfield CityJazz Festival kicks off tonight.
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An interview with Lee, Massachusetts town administrator Christopher Brittain.
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An interview with attorney Eric MacLeish.
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As Massachusetts Democrats continue to feud over an audit of the legislature, Berkshire County politicians are weighing in.
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Western Massachusetts legislators are gearing up to debate the $58 billion House draft of the 2025 state budget.