A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, produced and hosted the Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
By Joe Donahue, Alan Chartock, Sarah LaDukehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-911973.mp3Live Broadcast from Tanglewood –…
WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Glenn Frey about his return to solo material, how he chose the standards to cover on his new…
Folk singer, Melanie, is performing with her son, Beau Jarred, at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY on Saturday, June 2nd. Here we speak with her…