David Guistina

(Airs 02/13/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State Senators in New York celebrate the passage of two bills regulating toxic "forever" chemicals, we’ll talk with Lola Brabham, President of The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) about this week’s Student Aid Advocacy Day, and we’ll take a closer look at an ICE immigration facility in Orange County.

(Airs 02/13/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/15/26 @ 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, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the loss of U.S. aid to media organization in other countries, where do people go when local news disappears, coverage of the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy, and much more.

(Airs 02/12/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Lola Brabham, President of The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU), about their 2026 legislative agenda and how they hope to make up financial cuts to New York’s higher education institutions in the Big Beautiful Bill.

(Airs 02/06/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/08/26 @ 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 former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and 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, Judy, Barbara, and David talk about major layoffs at The Washington Post, President Trump attacking CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, Fox News journalists fawning over The First Lady’s documentary, and much more.

(Airs 02/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for NYPIRG, The New York Public Interest Research Group, about the $260 billion dollar state budget, the environment, higher education and much more.

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A New York Congressman calls for ICE to be abolished, advocates are hoping that recent policy changes will make a difference in the state’s child poverty rate, and we’ll talk with the state Inspector General about the agency’s 40th birthday.

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/01/26 @ 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, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the future of CBS news, tips for journalists covering ICE action and protests in Minnesota, a new newspaper in California called The California Post, and much more.

(Airs 01/29/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, and a special guest, about the 40th birthday of the office, as well as the history of the role in American history.

(Airs 01/23/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Kathy Hochul unveils her budget proposal for next fiscal year, we’ll speak with the head of the NY Immigration Coalition about their 2026 legislative agenda, and we’ll follow the migration of Bald Eagles to Upstate New York.

(Airs 01/23/26 @ 3 p.m. & 01/25/26 @ 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, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about whether the press should use protester or activist, the downfall of CBS news, the rhetoric surrounding Greenland, and much more.