Lucas Willard
Assistant News Director, Host/Producer, The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party/ReporterLucas Willard graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. He also attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2010, where he studied audio and multimedia storytelling.
Prior to joining WAMC in 2011, Lucas worked with the Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley, the Big Shed Audio Documentary Podcast, the Albany Broadcasting Company, WDVL & WCVF-FM Fredonia, and WSUC-FM Cortland.
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Monday night, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she has reached a “general agreement” with lawmakers on a $254 billion state budget. -
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.We may not remember our earliest days, but that doesn’t mean that infants aren’t making memories.And in a challenging time for higher education, we’ll speak with the college presidents of two merging institutions. -
Playlist as aired on Saturday, April 26th, 2025 -
Russell Sage College, with campuses in Albany and Troy, and the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are seeking to combine by Fall 2027. -
A year ago, on April 20th, Siena College President Chuck Seifert, along with friars and members of the private college’s board of trustees, had the opportunity to meet with Pope Francis during a college pilgrimage to Italy.WAMC’s Lucas Willard spoke with Seifert this morning about his trip and the pope’s impact on the Franciscan college in Loudonville. -
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.As the Trump administration continues to take actions against colleges and universities, we’ll speak with Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, President of the University at Albany, about how the public institution is planning for changing federal policy.And new research examines how stress affects the body at the cellular level. -
Playlist as aired on Saturday, April 19th, 2025
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Former NCAA woman of the year Karenna Groff and family members were among the six people killed when their twin-engine plane crashed Saturday in Columbia County. -
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says New York state should improve its storage of durable medical equipment purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic. An audit released Friday also says the state distributed only a small fraction of the equipment at its disposal.
