Lucas Willard
Assistant News Director, Host/Producer, The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party/ReporterLucas Willard graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. He also attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2010, where he studied audio and multimedia storytelling.
Prior to joining WAMC in 2011, Lucas worked with the Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley, the Big Shed Audio Documentary Podcast, the Albany Broadcasting Company, WDVL & WCVF-FM Fredonia, and WSUC-FM Cortland.
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Nearly 90 percent of school districts in New York state are experiencing a decline in student enrollment. That’s according to a new Cornell University study, which examined enrollment data from 2013-2014 to the 2023-24 school year. -
The Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading.And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education. -
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Playlist as aired on September 13th, 2025 -
A common dragon fly has an ability to not only survive in polluted water, but thrive.We’ll explore how one private college is developing a strategy to safely integrate artificial intelligence into instruction.And a public college in Massachusetts is taking a big step to combat food insecurity on campus.
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Scientists are studying how the small, seemingly ordinary Zebrafish could one day help people restore their hearing.And why knot? We’ll speak with a researcher who says knots and string tell stories of human history. -
Playlist as aired on September 6th, 2025
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Eight people were ejected from a horse-drawn buggy after it was struck by a vehicle in Herkimer County Monday evening. A six-year-old boy was brought to the hospital, and a horse was killed in the crash in Danube. -
Almost one year ago, municipalities and public water systems across New York were required to submit inventories of lead pipes under the state’s Lead Pipes Right to Know Act. Lead pipes can be dangerous if the toxic metal leaches into drinking water. -
Playlist as aired on Saturday, August 30th, 2025
