MAY 2020 PROGRAM GUIDE from alan Stations Help WAMC Go Green! Monthly column from Alan Chartock. You may elect to stop receiving our paper PAGE 2 WAMC, 90.3 FM, Albany, NY program guide, and view it on wamc.org. WAMC 1400 AM, Albany, NY Call us to be removed from the PROGRAM NOTES WAMK, 90.9 FM, Kingston, NY paper mailing list: 1-800-323-9262 ext. 133 What’s coming up on WAMC. WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown, NY PAGE 3 WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh, NY PROGRAM SCHEDULE WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie, NY Our weekly schedule of programming. WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga, NY PAGE 4 WRUN-FM, 90.3 FM, Remsen- WAMC Staff Utica, NY WAMQ, 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, WAMC Executive Staff LIVE AT THE LINDA BROADCAST MA Alan Chartock | President and CEO WWES, 88.9 FM, Mt. Kisco, NY SCHEDULE Joe Donahue | Roundtable Host/ Senior WANR, 88.5 FM, Brewster, NY Advisor Listen to your favorite shows on air after WANZ, 90.1, Stamford, NY they have been at The Linda. Stacey Rosenberry | Director of Operations PAGE 5 and Engineering Translators Jordan Yoxall | Chief Financial Officer At the linda PAGE 5 W280DJ, 103.9 FM, Beacon, NY Management Staff W247BM, 97.3 FM, Cooperstown, NY Carl Blackwood | General Manager, The program descriptions W292ES, 106.3 FM, Dover Plains, Linda PAGE 6 NY Tina Renick | Programming Director W243BZ, 96.5 FM, Ellenville, NY Melissa Kees | Underwriting Manager Ashleigh Kinsey | Digital Media W271BF, 102.1 FM, Highland, NY our UNDERWRITERS Administrator W246BJ, 97.1 FM, Hudson, NY PAGE 10 Ian Pickus | News Director W204CJ, 88.7 FM, Lake Placid, NY Amber Sickles | Membership Director W292DX, 106.3 FM, Middletown, NY WAMC-FM broadcasts 365 days a year W215BG, 90.9 FM, Milford, PA WAMC to eastern New York and western New W299AG, 107.7 FM, Newburgh, NY Box 66600 England on 90.3 MHz. Our studios and W211CE, 90.1 FM, Oneonta, NY Albany, NY 12206-6600 offices are in Albany, NY. W257BL, 99.3 FM, Oneonta, NY wamc.org The WAMC transmitter is located atop W240CR, 95.9 FM, Peekskill, NY Mount Greylock in Adams, MA. The W226AC, 93.1 FM, Rensselaer- Phone: 1-800-323-9262 WAMC-AM transmitter is located in Albany, Troy, NY E-mail: [email protected] NY. WAMK’s transmitter is located on W225BM , 92.9 FM, Scotia, NY Web: www.wamc.org Overlook Mountain, Woodstock, NY. W296BD, 107.1 FM, Warwick, NY Facebook: www.facebook.com/WAMCradio Twitter: twitter.com/WAMCRadio 2 WAMC PROGRAM GUIDE MAY 2020 3 FROM ALAN ALAN CHARTOCK will want to help out because they love the station and feel the need to do something. Our wonderful CFO, Jordan Yoxall, advised us to try to obtain some of the available government stimulus funds and did a remarkable job in working with our bank and our accountant, Bill Kahn, to make sure that we qualified. By no means will the money we get from the government begin to cover our losses but it sure is helpful. The program is designed to promote small business staff retention. By extension, we interpret their rules to mean that no one who accepts the money should be saving money on the backs of their workers. WAMC believes in keeping our staff and their families whole. The last thing Photo by Eric Korenman we want to do is to try to save money by lay-offs, fur- Well, we continue to keep our heads above water here at loughs or forcing our people to take pay cuts. We know WAMC. When I say “we,” I mean it. We have been say- that there are enough people depending on WAMC so ing, “We’re all in this together” forever. So now we have a that if everyone put just a little into our locked box, we fund drive coming up. Most of us are at home. We don’t would make it. There are some privately held media venture out without PPE, masks and gloves, and frankly, organizations that are engaging in some of these we are all pretty scared. One thing that I do know is that questionable money-saving activities. That is between an awful lot of folks are listening to WAMC for longer them and their consciences. periods of time than ever before. Maybe some of them aren’t driving to work and listening in their cars, but We are counting on our members and wonderful people are listening. We know how many of you are listeners to help us get through this. So, as you listen to writing to the Panel and, anecdotally, how many people the Roundtable Panel or the Congressional Corner or the are in touch with each of us. Media Project or the best news operation anywhere, we hope that you will go to wamc.org and play your part by The problem for WAMC is that certain parts of our income pledging. Without you, we are nothing and we know that. stream are showing signs of slowing down. The good When we started WAMC, we really had no idea what it news is that memberships are at an all-time high. People would all grow into. My mail box is flooded with testimoni- love this radio station and are willing to put something als from people who have listened to a lot of public radio into the locked box. The bad news is that some of our but swear that we are the best. We’re counting on you to wonderful underwriters are closed up for the pandemic keep it going in these terrible times. We love you all. You and are really hurting. We love them and thank them for make it worth it. all they have done to keep the station going. It breaks my heart that they are in what I hope proves to be temporary trouble. I will tell you what I know, as I always have. The Linda, which produces some of our best programming, is closed and we get that. There are legal guidelines that have been established to keep people safe. Our budget is around $7.5 million dollars and, though the Linda has never made money, now it will cost us money. While these are projections, we expect to lose several hundred thousand dollars from the Linda. The big loss will be on the underwriting side. Here we are projecting more than $500,000 in lost revenue. This makes our hearts fall but we know that there are foundations and businesses that 2 WAMC PROGRAM GUIDE MAY 2020 3 PROGRAM NOTES TINA RENICK Just in time for spring, many countries are starting to ease The sky starts to change this month on Strange their lockdown restrictions. As we welcome the season Universe. Venus is simply dazzling – about 15 times of rebirth, the Northeast remains in a state of flux. As we brighter than the most brilliant actual star. If you have also celebrate moms this month, we hope everyone is a small telescope, check out the Evening Star when making preparations for a return to normalcy. the sky still has a little twilight glow; otherwise it can be overwhelming, but you don’t have much time left. During To keep you informed and up-to-date, WAMC will contin- this month of May, Venus will be lower and lower each ue to offer live White House briefings and announcements evening at dusk. It’s sinking like a stone. By month’s end from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as they unfold. it will probably be blocked by hills or trees. Hear more We will also continue providing special coverage of the regarding the changing skies on Sunday mornings global coronavirus crisis with The National Conversa- at 9:35 a.m. tion with All Things Considered airing Monday through Friday at 9 p.m. Tune in each day to WAMC to hear news and updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. While live performances are canceled at the Met due to health risks, Saturday matinee broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera will continue with memorable, pre- recorded performances from the Met archives beginning at 1 p.m. What’s happening at The Linda, WAMC’s Perform- This month on Person Place Thing, Host Randy Cohen ing Arts Studio: Since the health of our community is speaks with Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, an envi- extremely important to us we are canceling/postponing ronmental advocate, policymaker and New York State events until further notice. We will do our best to Licensed Professional Engineer. Sapienza has dedicated reschedule these events for a future date. Please visit his career to protecting and improving New York City’s thelinda.org for more details and updates. critical water infrastructure. Cohen also connects with dancer Wendy Whelan, who’s widely considered one of Be sure to subscribe to the WAMC News Podcast. We the world’s leading dancers. After storied 30-year career post new episodes twice a week, featuring our most with the New York City Ballet, Whelan is now the As- interesting stories from across the Northeast, in-depth sociate Artistic Director. Listen Friday nights at 10 p.m. interviews with newsmakers, and other special segments. as Cohen weaves through meaningful and spontaneous If you love Midday Magazine and Northeast Report but conversations with a variety of guests. can’t always listen on air, the WAMC News Podcast is a perfect way to catch up! https://wamcpodcasts.org/wamc- news-podcast/ Sign up for Airwaves, our weekly newsletter, for program updates and follow us on social media for the latest news and station info.