Jesse King is a Host/Producer for WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, focusing on local news in the Albany, New York area. With a passion for community journalism, Jesse covers a wide range of topics including local politics, social issues, and events impacting the Hudson Valley region.
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Jesse King's coverage is heavily focused on local news, government and politics, as well as entertainment news and culture & society with a specific focus on the New York area. Given this, she would likely be most responsive to pitches related to local events, political developments in the Albany area or human-interest stories that resonate with her audience.
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By: Jesse King
The Hudson Valley is expected to play a key role as Democrats look to flip the House on Election Day. As WAMC Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Jesse King reports, voters have a lot to decide on.
On this week's 51%, WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra about the importance of breast cancer screening, and her own battle with breast cancer as a woman in her mid-30s. We also speak with Dr. Niraj Sharma of Cardinal Spine & Pain Medicine about some non-surgical treatments for chronic pain, and the struggles faced by independent, small-town doctors.
The Newburgh City Council has approved a roughly $100 million budget for 2025.
On this week's 51%, we speak with journalist and author Julie Fingersh about her debut memoir Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas. Fingersh is the former executive director of the volunteer organization Boston Cares, and her journalistic work has appeared in The New York Times, O Magazine, and The Huffington Post. In Stay, she reflects on her decision to leave her career and become a stay-at-home mom, as well as the importance of mental healthcare and the cost of family secrets.
By: Dana Levenberg, Matt Slater
WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Jesse King Left to right: NY State Senator Michelle Hinchey, Assemblymember Dana Levenberg, Assemblymember Matt Slater
By: Jesse King
The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a meeting in Newburgh Thursday to teach residents about fishing and PCB contamination in the Hudson River, as it works to finalize its third five-year report on cleanup efforts by General Electric. But many advocates say those efforts haven’t gone far enough.
An interview with Marist College President Kevin Weinman about the college's newly-received university status. Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York will become "Marist University" starting January 29.
On the latest 51%, we speak with sociologist Gretchen Sisson about her book Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Sisson studies the relationship between abortion and adoption in the U.S., and is part of a team of researchers for "The Turnaway Study" at the University of California, San Francisco. In
By: Jesse King
The state of Texas has sued a New Paltz, New York doctor for prescribing a medicated abortion to a Texas resident online, setting up the first test of a New York law meant to protect abortion providers.
The state of Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas patient via telemedicine. On this week’s 51%, we discuss the case with Mary Ziegler, a law professor at UC Davis and a leading historian on the U.S. abortion debate. We also get some tips on how to destress around the holidays, and speak with psychiatrist Dr. Judith Orloff about why empathy is important not just for our own wellbeing, but for that of our communities.
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