David Guistina

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, 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 the $16 million-dollar settlement ABC News and Disney reached with Donald Trump, Trump’s lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, and much more.

The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Advocates urge Governor Hochul and the legislature to reform the criminal justice system, we’ll speak with state comptroller Tom DiNapoli, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steps in to save a historic lighthouse.

(Airs 12/26/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, author of Progressive New York: Change and Reform in the Empire State, 1900-1920: A Reader.

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

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday, about several new laws coming in 2025.

(Airs 01/02/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about legislation he supports that passed in 2024, his new position, the challenges facing NYPIRG in 2025, and much more.

The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul signs the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, New York state already ranks last in the nation for delivery of early intervention services for babies and toddlers with developmental delays, and officials say it’s getting worse, and we’ll take a look at the mental health dangers facing farmers.

(Airs 01/09/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, about the Climate Change Superfund Act that’s now law, whether nuclear power should be part of the state’s energy mix, the Congestion Pricing plan, and much more.

The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers come back to Albany for this year’s legislative session, New York becomes the first state in the country to mandate paid prenatal leave for pregnant workers, and after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, North Country officials involved in border issues are watching closely.

(Airs 01/16/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay about Governor Hochul’s State of the State address, the new Climate Superfund Act law, affordability and affordable housing, and much more.