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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Berkshire County’s regionwide planning body has released its annual report on the rural, westernmost section of Massachusetts. -
An interview with Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin. -
An interview with Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell. -
As Massachusetts considers new high stakes standardized testing models, educators in Berkshire County are split on the implications. -
Massachusetts is bracing for a number of federal programs to stop abruptly once the ongoing government shutdown stretches into November. -
The Massachusetts House has passed a new bill bolstering oversight of children in the care of the state, as well as increasing the authority of the Office of the Child Advocate. -
A federally funded Pittsfield, Massachusetts, sexual and reproductive health clinic aimed at supporting the underserved has relocated to a new headquarters in the heart of the city. WAMC took a tour of the facility and has this report. -
Public health officials in Massachusetts are encouraging commonwealth residents to get their flu and COVID shots as respiratory disease season gets underway. -
The owner of an iconic ice cream store in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has been named Southern Berkshires 2025 Business Person of the Year. As WAMC reports, the honor has as much to do with his work in the community as his work behind the counter. -
An interview with Great Barrington, Massachusetts, selectboard chair Steve Bannon.
