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  • Mike Nichols has won every major entertainment award over a decades-long career that included theater, comedy, television and film. He returned to Broadway directing a revival of Death of a Salesman, which picked up seven Tony nominations. Nichols has warned that the production may be his last.
  • Tony La Russa, who won more games than any MLB manager in the past 60 years, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Links to steroids have kept notable players of his from getting that recognition.
  • So many 21st century movies have titles that include the words “after life.” Even Jason Reitman’s recent Ghostbusters comedy is called Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In a world where tragic events from the Black Death to the Apocalypse seem closer to our reality, I suppose After Life is quite a saleable title at the box office and as a home-viewing choice.
  • (Airs 11/28/21 @ 6 p.m. & 11/29/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus, and David Guistina, host of Northeast Report Morning Edition on WAMC and Producer of the Media Project. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ian and David talk about WAMC’s interview with former New York Governor Cuomo showing up in a State Assembly report, the ethics of reporters breaking news in books they write, and more.
  • (Airs 08/30/24 @ 3 p.m. & 09/01/24 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Judy, Barbara, Ira and David talk about fact-checking by media, CNN getting Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for their first interview together, Russia barring more U.S. journalists, what happened at Arlington National Cemetery, and much more.
  • (Airs 10/10/25 @ 3 p.m. & 10/12/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk the new Pentagon rules for journalists, media trust at an all-time low, an interview with special guest Glenn Kessler, former fact checker for The Washington Post, and much more.
  • Pittsfield-area commercial leaders and experts participated in a forum Tuesday to discuss bringing their businesses to an international level. U.S.…
  • They ranged in age from 18 to 67. One of them was an 18-year-old soccer player, another, 34, had just enrolled at the college. One victim was 18 and was just about to take his brown belt test.
  • Democratic members of Congress reacted angrily on Sunday's talk shows to reports that Iraq's planned amnesty for insurgents would extend to fighters who had attacked and killed American troops.
  • Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.
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