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WGXC Morning Show: Michael Gattine-Suarez, John McDonald (Audio)

Aug 31, 2021

With state and federal moratoriums on housing evictions due to the COVID crisis ending, lawmakers are discussing coming back to Albany to deal with the matter. Michael Gattine-Suarez of the Clean Slate coalition discusses why the legislature should also pass the bill to remove the criminal records of those who have served their time in order to eliminate a barrier to individuals obtaining housing and employment. With Mark Dunlea from WOOC. Plus, WCAA's Cynthia Pooler talks with NYS Assemblymember John McDonald about the first days of Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration in the second hour.

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.