David Guistina

(Airs 09/12/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Nic Rangel, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.

(Airs 09/06/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul clarifies her thoughts on a state ban on cell phones in schools, the state education commissioner visits Rochester to pitch media literacy, and Senator Schumer addresses concerns about EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis).

(Airs 09/06/24 @ 3 p.m. & 09/08/24 @ 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 Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, David and Ian talk about more and more people using Tik Tok to get political news, whether X is the new yellow journalism, the challenges of interviewing politicians, and much more.

(Airs 08/30/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Beacon, New York becomes the latest city in the Hudson Valley to embrace the state’s good cause eviction law, we’ll speak with the Democrat challenging Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional, and we’ll take you to the Schaghticoke fair.

(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 08/29/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with SUNY Chancellor John King about the problems with FAFSA, voting on campus in November, enrollment numbers, tackling artificial intelligence, and much more.

(Airs 08/23/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul signs a new law allowing small distilleries, cideries and makers of mead to ship directly to consumers, we’ll talk with the VP of the New York Press Association about the local journalism sustainability act passed by the legislature, and The Rockefeller Institute of Government hosts hearings on New York’s Foundation Aid formula.

(Airs 08/22/24 @ 3 p.m. & 08/24/24 @ 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 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, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and David talk about how Project 2025 plans to eliminate public broadcasting, coverage of the Democratic National Convention, fact checking and whether people care, and much more.

(Airs 08/16/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll take a look at the state’s Internet for All grant program, school districts across NY move forward to remove cellphones from classrooms, and if you’re on the Hudson River this month, you might see a new vessel keeping the waterway clean.

(Airs 08/16/24 @ 3 p.m. & 08/18/24 @ 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 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, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Ira talk about the loss of all news radio station WCBS 880 AM in New York City, the decision by The New York Times to stop endorsing candidates in New York, the journalistic rules for reporting hacked, leaked and/or stolen material, and much more.