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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Liam Henrie was among several hundred aid workers attempting to enter Gaza on a boat carrying humanitarian aid. -
Director Christopher Leary has big plans to revitalize the Catskill Public Library. -
PTA members expressed frustration with what they see as flaws in the budget approval process. -
Hudson City School District voters have approved a budget for the next fiscal year — increasing the district’s funding by just over 1%. Meanwhile, Kingston City School District also passed a larger budget than last year, but will still lose nearly 60 staff members, including teachers. -
People USA runs the program, which specializes in "peer-led" treatment, where therapists share their own personal backstories. -
Both Davids will graduate from Russell Sage College this weekend. -
The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement welcomes New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s attempts to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing face coverings and block 287(g) agreements, but it doesn't think these provisions go far enough. -
Caitie Hilverman visits the cemetery almost every day, cleaning dirt, lichen, and grass from neglected headstones. -
This year, a lot of the uncertainty boils down to the question of whether districts will receive a 1% or 2% increase in what's known as foundation aid, which covers general-purpose operating costs. -
Three weeks after the massive spill, families and businesses are still dealing with uncertainty and health concerns.
