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#1838 – Blair Horner, Executive Diretor Of NYPIRG
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, the Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Author And WWII Prison Camp Survivor Loet Velmans
A special encore airing of Alan Chartock’s 2004 interview with Loet Velmans -- a Sheffield, Massachusetts resident who passed away in 2016, and did hard time in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Loet went on to become Chief Executive Officer of the...
#1521: Flying Solo
On this week’s 51%, we hear about a book that highlights women in aviation; tune into a woman’s story about another woman’s solitary life; and find out about testosterone’s effect on women’s hearts. Keith O'Brien's latest book, "Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied...
#1574 – Miriam Pawel
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Miriam Pawel’s new book: “The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation,” is a panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation told through the lens of the family dynasty that...
#1424: The Value Of Public Information Officers
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex...
#1837: Cuomo Defeats Nixon For Democratic Primary For Governor
The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Cuomo easily defeats Cynthia Nixon in the democratic primary for Governor, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the major...