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The Media Project

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The Media Project
GenrePolitics, Journalism
Running time25 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Home stationWAMC
SyndicatesNational Productions
StarringRex Smith
Ira Fusfeld
Ian Pickus
Barbara Lombardo
Judy Patrick
Created byAlan Chartock
Executive producer(s)Alan Chartock
Opening theme"Newspaper Men" (Pete Seeger)
Ending theme"Newspaper Men"
Websitewww.wamc.org/show/the-media-project
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The Media Project is a weekly radio program that provides an inside look at media coverage of current events. Panelists on the discussion-based show include Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, Former Editor of “The Saratogian” Barbara Lombardo, and Former Editor of “The Daily Gazette” and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.[1] The half-hour program is recorded at WAMC's studios in Albany, New York and distributed by National Productions. During the show, the panelists engage in spirited debate on timely media issues. Print, television, radio, and internet media are covered. In addition, mail from listeners is sometimes read and discussed. The theme song of The Media Project is "Newspapermen Meet Such Interesting People", composed by Vern Partlow and sung by Pete Seeger.

Produced and distributed by WAMC's National Productions, The Media Project airs on WAMC on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and on Monday at 3:00 p.m., and on several other stations throughout the United States.[2]

Panelists

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Three or four panelists appear on each show. Smith is on every week, and Fusfeld, Lombardo, Patrick, and Pickus can be heard on a rotational basis. Chartock served as host of the program in its early years, but that duty was eventually taken up by Smith.

Current

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Former

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A number of panelists have appeared on the show over the years. They include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Media Project". Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "The Media Project Station List". WAMC. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16.
  3. ^ "The Media Project | WAMC". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "NEWS10's Lydia Kulbida". Archived from the original on Nov 6, 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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