David Guistina

(Airs 09/12/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The ICE raid on a food-processing plant in Central New York has quickly become a flashpoint in the immigration debate, will catch up with Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado in Syracuse where his Gubernatorial campaign is underway, and Plattsburgh secures a major bus manufacturing contract.

(Airs 09/12/25 @ 3 p.m. & 09/14/25 @ 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 current Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about the importance of the weather beat, a major collaboration between a non-profit news organization and The New York Times, coverage or non-coverage of crowd reaction at the U.S. Open, and much more.

(Airs 09/11/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Democratic New York State Senator James Skoufis about his issue with the Public Service Commission granting a rate increases to Central Hudson Gas & Electric, why he’s concerned about Democrats running away from New York City Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and much more.

(Airs 09/05/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: With children back in school this week, districts across New York state are implementing cellphone bans, many colleges and universities are grappling with how to implement and regulate A-I in the classroom, and we’ll talk about educating the incarcerated with Max Kenner, founder and Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative.

(Airs 09/05/25 @ 3 p.m. & 09/07/25 @ 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 about coverage of President Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to Chicago, Artificial Intelligence in journalism, the Fox Trump feedback loop, and much more.

(Airs 09/04/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Max Kenner, Founder and Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative, about how the unique program creates opportunities for incarcerated men and women to earn a Bard College degree while serving their sentences.

(Airs 08/29/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck has retained a high-profile attorney to represent him largely pro-bono in a Texas lawsuit over New York’s shield law, Sen. Schumer announces bill to reverse Medicaid cuts, and we’ll talk with investigative reporter Chris Gelardi about where New York fits in President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold money from states that offer cashless bail.

(Airs 08/29/25 @ 3 p.m. & 08/31/25 @ 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 covering the Minneapolis shooting, whether news subscriptions should be subsidized, the value of the Freedom of Information Law, and much more.

(Airs 08/28/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Chris Gelardi, Criminal Justice Investigative Reporter for New York Focus, about President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold funding from states that offer cashless bail, state gang databases and how they’re used by ICE to identify people for deportation, problems with the state prison system, and much more.

(Airs 08/22/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: As Texas legislators push their initiative to redraw Congressional districts, New York's Democratic political leaders are discussing the possibility of redistricting in the Empire State, we’ll tell you more about a massive road salt shortage, and the city of Newburgh is considering a program to some residents a guaranteed basic income.