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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Kirsten Gillibrand

By Ian Pickus

Published December 4, 2023 at 10:50 AM EST

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - official photo — U.S. Senator (D-NY) Kirsten Gillibrand

The Senate is up for grabs next year. In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

This conversation was recorded November 30.

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Ian Pickus

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.

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