WAMC News

(Airs 11/30/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Senator Liz Krueger about a news story that says Governor Hochul may be backing away from her affordable housing plan, two climate change bills Krueger wants the Governor to sign, the status of the legal cannabis industry, and much more.

(Airs 11/24/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul signs clean slate legislation and receives immediate backlash from Republicans, a state appeals courts hears arguments on redistricting, and A Capital Region semiconductor manufacturer celebrates the role of women in technology.

(Airs 11/2/23 @ 3 p.m. & 11/26/23 @ 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, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Ira talk about an NFL sideline reporter who says she made up some of her reports, how much google and meta may owe publishers, whether two newspapers a week are really dying, and much more.

(Airs 11/23/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) about ethics reform, higher education, and much more.

(Airs 11/17/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York steps up anti-terrorism efforts in response to a rise in hate crimes, advocates say additional cleanup is needed of toxic PCBs from the Hudson River, and we’ll introduce you to a family in Hoosick Falls connected with Ukrainian refugees through a sponsorship-focused organization.

(Airs 11/17/23 @ 3 p.m. & 11/19/23 @ 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, WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anna Wolfe from Mississippi Today. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Ian and Anna talk about covering poverty and how a young reporter can go about investigating the most powerful people in her state, coverage that looks at the stakes not the odds of the presidential race, and much more.

(Airs 11/16/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes about the spike in antisemitic and hate-related incidents, whether she’ll run for Congress in the 26th district after Brian Higgins announced he’ll step down, state attorney general Letitia James lawsuit against Pepsi, and more.

(Airs 11/10/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll take a look at this weeks’ off year elections, what the early voting numbers show, a first for the city of Poughkeepsie, and some of the other big winners in Tuesday’s vote.

(Airs 11/10/23 @ 3 p.m. & 11/12/23 @ 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 WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy Ian and Ira talk about journalists refusing to reveal a source, whether to televise court trials, New York’s “toothless” Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and much more.

(Airs 11/09/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Inspector General Lucy Lang about her latest investigations into fraud and abuse throughout state government.