David Guistina

(Airs 11/01/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: With elections next week, we’ll preview the three-way race for New York’s 42nd state Senate district, we’ll take you to the only U.S. Senate debate between Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, and industry leaders and local representatives want Governor Kathy Hochul to pump the brakes on impending truck regulations.

(Airs 11/01/24 & 11/03/24 @ 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 the Washington Post and other newspapers deciding not to make an endorsement in the presidential race, how the media covers racist and other inappropriate language in a Presidential campaign, and much more.

(Airs 10/31/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday, about the major races in next week’s elections, Proposition 1 on the ballot, and much more.

(Airs 10/25/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York state celebrates a solar energy milestone, state colleges and universities wave application fees, and we get the latest state of the park report from the Adirondack Council.

(Airs 10/25/24 & 10/27/24 @ 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 Gazette Editor Miles Reed. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Miles talk about how journalists should be interviewing the candidates for election, how media publish audience opinion without spreading misinformation, and much more.

(Airs 10/24/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, about early voting and all the other ways to vote in New York, Proposition 1 on the ballot this November, and much more.

(Airs 10/20/24 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, 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, Mike and David talk about whether a movie can be an act of journalism, the Fox News interview between Brett Baier and Kamala Harris, and much more.

(Airs 10/17/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Sasha Ahuja, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Equal Rights, a coalition of more than 500 civil and reproductive rights organizations calling for the passage of Proposition 1 – the New York Equal Rights Amendment – on the back of your ballot this election day.

(Airs 10/11/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: we’ll took a look at Proposition 1 on the state ballot this election day, Governor Hochul signs six laws aimed at reducing gun violence, and Wall Street profits increase 79 percent.

(Airs 10/11/24 @ 3 p.m. & 10/13/24 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, 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, Ian and David talk about whether people recognize the difference between for profit and non-profit journalism, how we're covering the disinformation about hurricane Helen and Milton, Chris Wallace leaving Fox for CNN, and much more.