Patrick Donges

Vox Pop : Stamps & Coins : 5/22/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Our resident coin and stamp experts are back after a few years off for another hour of calls from all of you stamp and coin collectors out there. Experts Bob Scott and David Tripp join us this afternoon for the return of our Stamps & Coins show. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Vox Pop : Weather with Jason Gough : 5/21/13

Patrick Donges — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado ripped through suburban Oklahoma City yesterday afternoon.

The massive twister is only the latest of the type of extreme weather events that have recently grabbed headlines and changed lives, including Superstorm Sandy last year.

Today on Vox Pop we welcome NewsChannel 13 meteorologist Jason Gough back to the show to discuss these events and take your weather questions.

Vox Pop : Medical Monday - Dermatology with Dr. Jerome Hill : 5/20/13

Patrick Donges — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

On this edition of Vox Pop, it’s Medical Monday. Joining us to discuss dermatology is Dr. Jerome Hill of Capital District Dermatology Associates in Glenmont, New York. WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts.

Vox Pop : Automotive Repair with Gordon Fricke : 5/16/13

Patrick Donges — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Today on Vox Pop, we’re joined by Gordon Fricke – owner and operator of Barber & Fricke Automotive Incorporated, an independent repair, auto body, towing and used car facility in Hoosick, New York, to talk cars and car repair. WAMC's Patrick Donges hosts.

Albany Mayor Jennings Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection

Patrick Donges — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:38:02 +0000

Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings has formally announced he will not run for a sixth term in office, ending a political career spanning more than three decades.

There was no shortage of applause, glad-handing, and backslapping at Albany City Hall Wednesday morning as Mayor Jerry Jennings, a Democrat, publicly announced what he had previously revealed in an open letter sent to members of the press and city officials Tuesday night announcing his intention not to seek reelection.

Vox Pop : Scandals and Your Faith in Government : 5/15/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

The White House and the U.S. Justice Department have found themselves in some hot water this week as new information continues to come out regarding the administration’s reaction to the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya and news that the Justice Department has obtained several months of phone records from reporters with The Associated Press.

Vox Pop : Open Forum - Taxi! : 5/14/13

Patrick Donges — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:57:50 +0000

If you’ve ever found yourself standing on a busy city street corner with one foot in the gutter and an outstretched arm, you know the perils and victory that can be associated with travel by taxi.

We’ve all heard the urban legends of the child born in the back of a cab, or the long lost loves rain soaked reunion in the back seat of a yellow livery car, but today we want to hear your real life “taxi cab confessions” whether hopeful, or harrowing. WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts.

Vox Pop : Birding with Rich Guthrie : 5/9/13

Patrick Donges — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:56 +0000

Today on Vox Pop, bird expert Rich Guthrie answering your avian inquiries. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Vox Pop : Open Forum - Federal Immigration Reform : 5/7/13

Patrick Donges — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Last month the U.S. Senate’s so-called “gang of eight” unveiled a bi-partisan federal immigration reform bill, intensifying the debate on what has seemingly always been a controversial national issue.

Here today to talk about federal immigration reform and S.744 is Brooke Mead, program coordinator at the Berkshire Immigrant Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Vox Pop : Medical Monday - Dr. Mark Pettus : 5/6/12

Patrick Donges — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Joining us on this edition of Medical Monday on Vox Pop is St. Peter’s Hospital Chief of Medicine Mark Pettus. He’s a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the former medical director of the Kripalu Institute for integrated healing, located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts.