Sam Dingman
Hudson/Catskill Bureau ChiefSam Dingman is WAMC’s Hudson/Catskill Bureau Chief. Previously, he was co-host and reporter at “The Show” on KJZZ, Phoenix’s NPR station. Prior to KJZZ, Dingman was the creator and host of the acclaimed podcast “Family Ghosts,” which has been hailed as a critic’s choice by NPR, the LA Times and the New York Times. Dingman also co-hosted the BlueWire original series “The Rumor,” which was featured in the Washington Post and New York Magazine, and was a Webby honoree for Best Podcast Writing. He was story editor for Lemonada Media’s Signal Award-winning series “Pack One Bag,” writer and showrunner for John Stamos’s Webby-winning podcast “The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra,” editor of Karina Longworth’s “You Must Remember This,” and a producer for WNYC’s Peabody-winning “On the Media.” He is a four-time winner of the Moth Grand and Story Slams, and has created, written, hosted, produced and edited podcasts for The Atlantic, Audible Originals, Gilded Audio, Gimlet Media, Lincoln Center, Panoply Media, Paramount Pictures, Pushkin Industries, Spotify, Slate, Stitcher, and Wondery.
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In the wake of criminal allegations from the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, former Bard College president Leon Botstein has formally resigned. -
A former food researcher and executive, Peter Oberacker is a Republican who currently represents New York's 51st State Senate district. He's running to unseat Democrat Josh Riley in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Earlier this year, as the spring semester at Bard was winding down, a petition circulated among the members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra. The petition was ultimately presented to the administration of the College. -
When Massachusetts voters head to the polls in November, they'll be greeted by nine ballot questions with major ramifications for life in the Commonwealth. Our Massachusetts bureau chiefs break down the stakes of each question. -
It's been 8 years since a fatal limousine accident in upstate New York killed 20 people. How has the tragedy lingered for the victims' families and the journalists who covered the story? -
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is set to appeal a December verdict that awarded former St. Clare's employees $54 million in restitution after officials failed to secure their pension. WAMC's Aaron Shellow-Lavine and Sam Dingman spoke about the latest in the still-unfolding dispute on Northeast Notebook Live. -
A controversial upstate New York restaurant has closed. Over the summer, Taste of Italy became the target of protests after the owner's wife made Islamaphobic social media posts in response to a local tragedy. Instead of trying to distance himself from the controversy, the owner decided to lean in. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University on Friday. An upstate Republican says it's the right move. As debate around sexual violence boils back to the surface of society's collective consciousness, it joins questions surrounding community surveillance. And in one region, residents and employees are raising concerns about the closure of a senior care center. -
A group of small-town mahjong players provides an impromptu midterm focus group. -
The Massachusetts AG announces the findings of a wide-ranging investigation into child sex abuse at three dioceses around the Commonwealth - and credits the work of local journalists for inspiring the project.
