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David Guistina

  • (Airs 07/25/25 @ 3 p.m. & 07/27/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and Ken Tingley, former Glens Falls Post-Star editor and current Substack columnist and playwright. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Ken talk about how journalism has changed over the years, and how that’s reflected in Ken Tingley’s play The Last American Newspaper, and much more.
  • (Airs 07/24/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Egan, Executive Director of Feeding New York State, about growing hunger in the state and around the country.
  • (Airs 07/18/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The top Democrat in the State Senate denounces funding cuts from Congress, the first National Semiconductor Technology Center open its doors in Albany, and local leaders from around the North Country gather to learn more about nuclear energy.
  • (Airs 07/18/25 @ 3 p.m. & 07/20/25 @ 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, 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 how the impact of funding cuts to public media, whether objectivity is worth pursuing as a journalistic norm, reporters asking double barreled questions, and much more.
  • (Airs 07/17/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, about legislation that authorizes the state to join ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, ethics reform proposals, ranked choice voting, and much more.
  • (Airs 07/11/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The federal tax and spending bill signed last week by President Trump will blow a $3 billion hole in the state budget, disabled advocates say what worries them most about coming cuts to Medicaid is what they don’t know yet, and rural hospitals in New York are brace for the impact of cuts from the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill.
  • (Airs 07/04/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Some Democrats say they’re disappointed that Albany lawmakers to no action to protect immigrants, Governor Hochul travels to the Adirondacks to warn about the potential impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill, and we’ll speak with the Utility Regulatory Director of New York for the Natural Resources Defense Council about the repeal of the 100-foot rule.
  • (Airs 07/04/25 @ 3 p.m. & 07/06/25 @ 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 David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and David talk about the $16 million dollar settlement involving CBS News and President Trump, how journalists could be prosecuted for reporting, and much more.
  • (Airs 06/27/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A major upset in the New York City primary, Speaker Heastie stops in Plattsburgh to announce funding for the YMCA, and U.S. Attorney John Sarcone talks about his brush with danger in Albany last week that received national attention.
  • (Airs 06/27/25 @ 3 p.m. & 06/29/25 @ 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, 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 whether media should have aired President Trump saying the F-word, Trump’s attack on CNN over information about the attack on Iran, more people turning off news alerts, and much more.