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Alison Cronyn, David Olivencia: Jul 30, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Conversation with Alison Cronyn, director of "The Incorrigibles," a project about the residents at the former Girls Training School in Hudson. Some of the girls involved, and Roy Ford, director, will...

20150716: Jul 16, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

The WGXC Afternoon Show features local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, a rundown of local and regional events, weather updates, and more about and for the community. Broadca...

Tobi Jacobi, Peter Jung: Jul 09, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Tobi Jacobi, team member of the Prison Public Memory Project, talks about the project's ongoing work and the small, street-side "pop-up" museums in Hudson during the month of July. And Hudson resident...

Howard Blue, Cynthia Mulvaney, Laura Corsun: Jul 02, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Howard Blue, historian and the force behind the Roeliff-Jansen Historical Society's, “Swimming, Singing, and S’mores: 120 Years of Camps in the Mid-Hudson Valley” will be in the studio to talk about t...

20150625: Jun 25, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

The WGXC Afternoon Show features local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, a rundown of local and regional events, weather updates, and more about and for the community. Broadca...

Katharine Daugherty, Michael Hoch, Ryder Cooley: Jun 04, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

On Day 1 of the WGXC June Pledge Drive, hosts Ellen Thurston and Tom DePietro get Radio Active! at Chef Dan Nilsson's DA | BA restaurant, located on Warren St. in Hudson, NY. In the first hour, they w...

Brian Hurd: May 29, 2015: 6pm - 6:30 pm

Brian Hurd of Daddy Long Legs discussed his musical career and the band's scheduled performance at the Half Moon in Hudson, Fri., May 29. Hurd was interviewed via Skype from Brooklyn by Ellen Thurston...

Brian Hurd, Jonah Parzen-Johnson: May 28, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Brian Hurd, of Daddy Long Legs, will call in to discuss the band's performance at the Half Moon in Hudson, Fri., May 29. And Jonah Parzen-Johnson will be in the studio to talk about his performance at...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Justin Go, Sanja Lovrenčić, DW Gibson: May 07, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Justin Go and Sanja Lovrenčić, residents at Writers Omi, will be in the studio with program director DW Gibson to talk about their work in advance of the public reading and barbeque celebration at the...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Melissa Auf der Maur, Jeff Gimmel, Susan Simon: Apr 30, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Melissa Auf der Maur from Basilica Hudson and Jeff Gimmel from Swoon Kitchenbar will discuss the fifth annual Ramp Fest taking place Sat., May 2. And food writer Susan Simon will talk about her recent...

WGXC Afternoon Show: John Rosenthal, Aron Dyer, Dorothy Heyl: Apr 23, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Musicians John Rosenthal and Aron Dyer will be in the studio to discuss performing in 24-Hour Drone, Apr. 25 and 26, at Basilica Hudson. And Dorothy Heyl, Vice President of Historic Hudson, will stop...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Allison Guertin Marchese: Apr 02, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Author Allison Guertin Marchese will be in the studio to discuss her book, "The Hidden History of Columbia County, New York." Plus news, events, weather, music and more. Live from the WGXC studio in H...

WGXC Afternoon Show: James Randi: Mar 26, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Conversation with James Randi, retired stage magician and scientific skeptic. He is the subject of the 2014 biographical feature film documentary "An Honest Liar," directed and produced by Justin Wein...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Jennifer Thurston, Sam Sebren: Mar 19, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Jennifer Thurston will be in the studio to discuss how tourism affects her hometown of Telluride, Colorado. Later in the hour, she will be joined by Sam Sebren to discuss the dangers of fracking and r...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Annie Brody, Ann Songayllo, Richard Anderson: Mar 12, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Annie Brody, Executive Director of the Chatham Film Club will call in to discuss the upcoming Farm Film Festival at the Crandall Theatre in Chatham. Then organizers of the Lincoln Funeral Train commem...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Peter Cipkowski, Carole Osterink, Susan Simon: Mar 05, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Peter Cipkowski will preview his upcoming presentation to the Greenport Historical Society on Hudson's Lost Neighborhood, when he will show his grandfather's photos and home movies of South Front St....

WGXC Afternoon Show: Peter Paden, Steve Careau: Feb 26, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Peter Paden, Executive Director of Columbia Land Conservancy will stop by the studio with an update on the North Bay project and other CLC programs. Steve Careau, Columbia-Greene Community College art...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Live from DA|BA: Feb 19, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

A special pledge-drive edition live from DA|BA restaurant in Hudson, NY. Stop by and clink glasses with hosts Ellen Thurston and Tom DePietro.

WGXC Afternoon Show: Chazz Levi, H.L. Martin: Jan 29, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

In the second installment of the "Hudson is Changing" series, Chazz Levi will be in the studio to talk about plans to open the Hudson Anchor food market in the former Ackerman Appliance building locat...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Louise Bliss, Dan Seward: Jan 22, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

Louise Bliss, President of the Hudson River Historic Boat Restoration & Sailing Society will be in the studio to discuss the society's plans for 2015. Dan Seward, proprietor of John Doe Records, locat...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Isidro Blasco: Jan 15, 2015: 4pm - 6pm

On the telephone from New York, Isidro Blasco, artist and organizer of "Interventions II," will discuss his upcoming project in Hudson, which features the work of 14 artists. "Interventions II" will i...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Christmas: Dec 25, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

A special crossover edition of "Mambo Italiano," as Thursday's co-host, Tom DePietro, brings his monthly show to Christmas Day, playing holiday music from all your favorites paesans.

WGXC Afternoon Show: "Sauerkraut" Seth Travins, Gene Shetsky: Dec 18, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

“Sauerkraut” Seth Travins will be in the studio to discuss “Seth’s Sauerkraut Revue," his work with the Wiyos and his sauerkraut business. Hudson Mayor's Aide Gene Shetsky will come by to talk about C...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Christine Abitabile, Susan Simon: Dec 04, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Christine Abitabile from Upstage Productions will be in the studio to talk about the holiday cabaret at the Sons & Daughters of Italy, on Sun., Dec. 14. And food writer Susan Simon will come by to dis...

WGXC Afternoon Show: David McDonald, Benjamin Seretan: Oct 30, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

In-studio interview with David McDonald about filmmaking, as well as a visit from the folks at Solaris: Camphill Center for the Social Arts about their plans for Halloween. And guitarist-composer Benj...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Kinloch Nelson, Sharon Kline, Rinku Bhattacharya, Hawley Hussey, Debra Granik: Oct 23, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

In-studio interview with guitarist Kinloch Nelson and Sharon Kline, Assistant Director of the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase, and a telephone interview with cookbook author Rinku Bhattachary...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Jack Kelly, Susan Simon: Oct 02, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Author Jack Kelly will be in the studio to talk about his book, "Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence." Susan Simon will discuss food, agriculture and education in Colum...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Alex Cox, Peter Biskind: Sep 18, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Interview with filmmaker Alex Cox, whose 1980s cult classics will be shown at Basilica Hudson, Fri., Sept. 19 and Sat., Sept. 20. Tom DePietro spoke with Cox by telephone from the Hudson studio, Wed.,...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Lydia Davis: Sep 04, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

A conversation with author Lydia Davis about her work, and her new short story collection, "Can't and Won't" in advance of the reading Sun., Sept. 7, at the Chatham Bookstore. Davis is the author of o...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Lauren Oliver, Miriam Rubin, Ruth Abram: Aug 28, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Conversation with author Lauren Oliver, writer of young adult fiction. Oliver will speak at the Spencertown Festival of Books this weekend. Also, Miriam Rubin will call in to talk about her cookbook,...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Sherry Jo Williams: Aug 21, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Discussion of the ways Hudson is changing with Sherry Jo Williams, proprietor of culture+commerce project, located in the 400 block of Warren St. Williams has announced she will be closing the shop Au...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Julianne Fletcher, Sarah Sterling, Carole Osterink, David Voorhees: Jul 17, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Julianne Fletcher will discuss the book club she started at the Livingston Free Library. During the second hour, a conversation about Mrs. Greenthumbs' Day with organizers Sarah Sterling, Carole Oster...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Katherine Moore, Stella Woo, Peter Pehrson: Jun 26, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Katherine Moore and Stella Yoo will discuss the Hudson River Exchange Summer Market scheduled to take place on the Hudson waterfront Sat., June 28. Peter Pehrson will talk about the decision to move h...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Suzanne Snider, Danny Hason, Tess Parker, Marc Ganzglass: Jun 19, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Suzanne Snider, Director of the Oral History Summer School will discuss the program and the sound portrait “Remembering Stonewall.” Danny Hason and Tess Parker from Common Hands Farm will talk about t...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Nancy Ginsberg, Susan Simon, Art Omi Writers-in-Residence: May 08, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Columbia County resident Nancy Ginsberg, star of the Food Network show, "Farmhouse Rules," will be in the studio talk about the new season, and Susan Simon will discuss potatoes as part of her ongoing...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Rick Burstell, Isabel Barton: May 01, 2014: 4pm - 11:59 pm

In-studio interview with Rick Burstell from Cornell Cooperative Extension Columbia and Greene Counties to discuss the impact of the harsh winter on invasive plants and insects. In the second hour, fil...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Melissa Auf der Maur, Jonah Bokaer, Michael D'Aleo: Apr 24, 2014: 4pm - 11:59 pm

In the first hour, Basilica Hudson’s Creative Director, Melissa Auf der Maur, and choreographer Jonah Bokaer, will be in the studio to discuss the multidisciplinary production of "Eclipse," which will...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Judy Grunberg, Iona Lutey: Apr 17, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Judy Grunberg, founder of the PS21 performance venue in Chatham will talk about the upcoming season. During the second hour, Iona Lutey, founder of the local chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, wi...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Jenna Bauer, Steve Isoz, Susan Simon, David Winerib: Apr 10, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Food writer Susan Simon will discuss recipes for Passover (April 14) and Easter (April 20). Sculptor David Winerib, best known for his work in plastic resin, will speak about his participation in an e...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Sarah Dibben, Damara Rose Stolfo, Jennifer Schwartz-Berky, Karen Davis: Apr 03, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

In-studio conversation with Sarah Dibben, Damara Rose Stolfo and Jennifer Schwartz-Berky, about Hudson Praxis, a waterfront aquarium project. Karen Davis of the Davis Orton Gallery will be in the Huds...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Michael Tong, Susan Jennings, Slink Moss, Peter Aaron: Mar 20, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

In-studio interview with Michael Tong, curator of the "Site and Sound" exhibition at Joyce Goldstein Gallery in Chatham, along with two artists from the show, Susan Jennings and Slink Moss. Plus Peter...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Susan and Skip Schultz, Ngonda Badila: Mar 13, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

In-studio interview with Susan and Skip Schultz about the Friends of Fairview Cinema 3’s campaign to help fund the theater to go digital. Plus, an interview recorded Sat., Mar. 8, with Ngonda Badila,...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Didi Barrett, Susan Simon: Mar 06, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

State Assembly member Didi Barrett will join co-hosts Ellen Thurston and Tom DePietro in the Hudson studio to discuss Women's History Month. Susan Simon will discuss food in the Hudson Valley. Plus, n...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Ryder Cooley, Karen DiPeri: Feb 27, 2014: 4pm - 6pm

Performer Ryder Cooley will be in the Hudson studio to talk about her new show opening in Albany, Sat., Mar. 1. Plus Karen DiPeri, an organizer of Farming Our Future, will discuss the conference held...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Will Swift, Jeff Emtman, Emile Klein, J.J. Beck, Susan Simon: Feb 06, 2014: 4pm - 11:59 pm

Interview with Dr. Will Swift, marital therapy psychologist and author of "Pat and Dick: The Nixons, An Intimate Portrait of a Marriage." Swift will read from the book at the Chatham Public Library, S...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Susan Simon, Siena Oristaglio, Karen Schoemer: Nov 14, 2013: 4pm - 6pm

The Associated Press tells us “It’s a meeting of holidays so rare it will be tens of thousands of years before it happens again.” Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah fall on the same day this y...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Jade-Snow Carroll, Colleen Zenk: Jul 11, 2013: 4pm - 6pm

Jade-Snow Carroll will discuss the upcoming Hudson River Exchange craft festival. Carroll is one of the organizers of the event, which will be held in Hudson Riverfront Park, July 20. Actress Colleen...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Raymond Sokolov, Mary Andrews, David Chicane and Vikesh Kapoor: Jun 20, 2013: 4pm - 6pm

Former New York Times food editor and author Raymond Sokolov will discuss his book, “Steal the Menu,” and Mary Andrews, Director of Theatre NOW New York will talk about the company's production of "Ca...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Marina Abramović: May 23, 2013: 4pm - 6pm

During the Thursday edition of the WGXC Afternoon Show, artist Marina Abramović, with Siena Oristaglio, discusses plans for the Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), crowd funding and other fundraising, t...

WGXC Afternoon Show: Roselle Chartock, Hudson Cruises, Rick Burstell: May 09, 2013: 4pm - 6pm

(Image) "Father with Shoe" by Roselle Chartock. Courtesy 510 Warren St. Gallery The Thursday edition of the "WGXC Afternoon Show" will feature a conversation with Steve Walsh and Maria Falkenheimer...