Jesse King
Hudson Valley Bureau Chief/Host, 51%Jesse King is the host of WAMC's national program on women's issues, "51%" and the station's bureau chief in the Hudson Valley. She has also produced episodes of the WAMC podcast "A New York Minute In History."
A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, King first joined the WAMC newsroom as an intern in September 2018. She grew up an avid writer and radio-nerd in Apalachin, New York, and spent much of her college years managing WONY 90.9 FM, contributing to the student-run podcast, "Oneonta Voices," and interning with Phoenix FM in Dublin, Ireland. She holds a B.A. in Music Industry and Mass Communications, and plays the fiddle in her free time.
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Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers touted millions in outside funding for the city, including a $10 million award from New York state, in her annual State of the City address. -
March is Women's History Month. In Westchester County, one of the founders of the National Organization for Women is still active and working to keep the memory of the second wave feminist movement alive. -
On this week’s 51%, we sit down with longtime feminist activist Muriel Fox to chat about how the National Organization for Women got started in the 1960s, and how it fought for many of the rights and opportunities women cherish today.
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The Dutchess County Transportation Council is studying the feasibility of a 13-mile rail trail along a dormant line of the Metro-North Railroad. -
Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano used his State of the City Address Tuesday to tout infrastructure projects and reaffirm his support for the city’s immigrant community. -
Small-business owners in the Hudson Valley met with New York Congressman Pat Ryan over coffee Tuesday to voice their concerns about the rising cost of living in the region. -
An interview with Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins on the county's offer to save the Social Security hearing office in White Plains from its slated closure. -
On this week’s 51%, we speak with sports journalist Jane McManus about the history and business of women’s sports, as detailed in her new book The Fast Track. -
Amid concerns it could close for good, the General Services Administration says the Poughkeepsie Social Security office will fully reopen in six months. But employees aren’t letting their guard down. -
Opposition to Blackhead Mountain Lodge expansion continues as board grants negative SEQR declarationThe proposed expansion of a lodge in Cairo, New York, is causing friction between neighbors and the town Planning Board. As WAMC Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Jesse King reports, the board recently voted to remove a potential hurdle for the project.
