Rob Gelles speaks with Town of Canaan Historian Dodie Gearing. ANd Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that New York had awarded a contract to the Champlain Hudson Power Express to bring hydropower electricity from Quebec down to NYC. The project still needs additional approvals. Tom Ellis of the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District outlines concerns and impacts on the Hudson River and Lake Champlain; indigenous peoples' opposition; and the benefits of investing the billion of dollars instead in the local economy to build renewables with WOOC's Mark Dunlea.

The WGXC Morning Show is a radio magazine show featuring local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. The Catskill Makers Syndicate produce the "Better Weather" for the show. Rob Gelles produces the Columbia County history segment "Rob Around The County" and "This Month in History" for the show. Julia Joern produced the "Hudson Valley Word of Mouth" interview segment each week. The "WGXC Congressional Report" also airs here. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Tom Roe also cuts up local and national news with songs and sounds for the show. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. At 10 a.m., national headlines from Public News Service are on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are broadcast live here.