David Guistina

(Airs 10/10/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Trump's Justice Department has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Medical Aid in Dying advocates visit the state capitol to urge Governor Hochul to sign the legislation, and The Adirondack Park Agency is pushing forward with plans to move its office to Saranac Lake.

(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.

(Airs 10/09/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with David Lombardo, host of the Capitol Pressroom, about the impact of federal cuts on New York counties, coming inflation rebate checks, whether Governor Hochul will sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, and much more.

(Airs 10/03/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll report on what the loss of federal health care subsidies would mean for New Yorkers, citizens of Petersburgh are asking why their water problem still isn’t cleaned up, and we’ll take a look the impact of park tourism on local economies.

(Airs 10/03/25 @ 3 p.m. & 10/05/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara and David talk about more and more journalists arrested at protests, why broadcasters repeat the news, your letters, and much more.

(Airs 10/02/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, about their campaign in New York to pass legislation that would fairly compensate tipped workers, achieving a living wage for all, and much more.

(Airs 09/26/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The state rolls out a new program that relies on manufactured homes to tackle housing affordability, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says federal cuts will hurt New Yorkers, and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers propose the state’s first animal boarding legislation.

(Airs 09/26/25 @ 3 p.m. & 09/28/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, 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, Barbara, Ira and David talk about ABC bringing the Jimmy Kimmel show back, the new Pentagon rules for the press, listener reaction to the loss of the WAMC sports report, and much more.

(Airs 09/25/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about tax collections, cuts coming from the federal government, huge future budget deficits, and much more.

(Airs 09/19/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Democratic Congressman Tim Kennedy defends his bill to hire thousands more Customs and Border Protection agents, we’ll speak with Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Poll about the latest numbers on the NYC Mayoral race, and the four Democrats hoping to challenge New York Congressman Mike Lawler took part in a forum this week.