WGXC-90.7 FM
WGXC Afternoon Show: Chrissy Traore, Ben Salif Traore, Christine Wen, Liz Moran
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
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Hosted by Kieran Riley (Monday), Pastor Kim Singletary (1st, 3rd Tuesday), Randall Martin (2nd, 4th Tuesday), Tom DePietro and Selha Graham (Thursday), and a rotating collection of hosts (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday)
In the latest Hudson Valley Word of Mouth segment, Julia Joern visits with Chrissy Traore and Ben Salif Traore, owners of See and Be Kitchen, located on Route 145, just north of downtown Cairo and heading toward East Durham. Chrissy hails from Florida, and is of Italian ancestry (with family in Long Island). Ben is originally from Burkina Faso, a West African country. Together they have married their different traditions and cultures — and love of baking — to put down roots, make a home, and establish a business here in Greene County. Stop by their place for delicious croissants, pizza, and other rustic offerings created both from inside their shipping-container bakery and outside in a giant wood-fired oven. Or find signature items, like their onion focaccia and arborio bread, at specialty shops and farmer's markets throughout the county and beyond. Also, tax breaks given to developers cost school districts nationwide $2.4 billion annually, including more than $10 million in the city of Rensselaer. The school districts hurt the most are often low-income and with high percentages of students of color. Mark Dunlea from WOOC talks with Christine Wen, the author of the report by Good Jobs First. Finally, Liz Moran of NYPIRG (NY Public Interest Research Group) discusses with WOOC's Mark Dunlea how environmental issues are doing in the NYS budget and what issues remain to be dealt with during the rest of the state legislative session.
The 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. The show is a place for a community conversation about issues, with music, and more. Saturday the emphasis is more on radio art, and art on the radio. Unlike shows by individual programmers on the station, the "WGXC Afternoon Show" is considered partially station-run. The Wednesday show calls itself the "Drive-Time Show" and Sunday's is "Li Le, Le Tan."