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Joe Donahue

Host, The Roundtable and The Bookshow

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book. 

  • Edwidge Danticat has long explored Haiti, family, memory, and the meaning of home. Her new novel,'Dèy,' follows a Haitian American woman who survives a mass shooting and keeps it secret, confronting trauma, grief, motherhood, and survival.Edwidge Danticat on this week’s Book Show.
  • Edwidge Danticat has long explored Haiti, family, memory, and the meaning of home. Her new novel,'Dèy,' follows a Haitian American woman who survives a mass shooting and keeps it secret, confronting trauma, grief, motherhood, and survival.Edwidge Danticat on this week’s Book Show.
  • We get a preview of the NYS Capital District Walk for Pancreatic Cancer - this year marking their 23rd anniversary. The event will be held in Elm Avenue Town Park in Delmar from 8 AM – Noon on Sunday, September 27th.They will surpass $2 million in cumulative funds raised. According to the Lustgarten Foundation, this milestone means the local efforts in the Capital District have raised enough to fully fund a clinical trial.The walks benefits the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.100% of Walk donations fund pancreatic cancer research and help make the Lustgarten Foundation the world’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research.
  • The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Sophia Acquisto - A 3rd year PhD student in Cognitive Science at RPI.Fatimah Gilliam - an author, lawyer, consultant, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Her most recent book is: 'Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won't Tell You.'Mark Wittman - Investment Banker on Wall St.
  • The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is remembered as one of the defining tragedies of American labor history, but historian and former journalist DavidConrad-Pérez argues there is another largely overlooked story in its aftermath. His new book, ‘Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity,’ examines the struggle between labor organizers and New York's wealthy civic leaders over how the city should respond and how that battle helped shape modern philanthropy and social welfare.
  • The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Terry Gipson - Preceptor in Public Speaking for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.Frederic Hof - Diplomat in residence at Bard College Ambassador.Pushkala Prasad - the Arthur Zankel Chair in Management for Liberal Arts at Skidmore College where she teaches International Affairs and Business Management.Judy Patrick - Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association and a longtime editor of the Daily Gazette.
  • The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Heather Mulligan - CEO of The Business Council of New York State.Nic Rangel - Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New YorkWarren Whitlock is a former federal senior executive having served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Leadership, and, Associate Administrator for Civil Rights at the Federal Highway Administration.
  • WAMC’s Jazz Host Bill McCann will tell us about the latest season for 'A Place for Jazz' and Jazz Happenings around the region in the coming weeks.
  • Welcome back, we’ll learn now about the Creative License Theatre Collective production of 'Breathing Time' by Beau Willimon at Cohoes Music Hall opening tomorrow night and running through September 27th.
  • The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College. He is a specialist on the history of US foreign policy.March Gallagher - The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.Catherine Tan is an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge.