WGXC programmer Andy French, the man behind Raven Sings the Blues, is putting on the Deep In The Valley Festival this weekend at the From the Ground Brewery in Red Hook with Ryley Walker, 75 Dollar Bill, Garcia Peoples, Sunwatchers, Weeping Bong Band, and others. He'll call in live with a preview. Plus, the New York State Police are responsible for patrolling state highways, rural communities, responding to 911 calls, providing law enforcement services, and more. There are some 5000 State police officers across New York but since the 1970s police misconduct records have been kept secret in New York State. The New York Civil Liberties Union just released 20 years of these records from the State Police. WOOC's Elizabeth Press spoke to Ify Chikezie and Bobby Hodgson from the NYCLU about the importance of sharing these records. Also, John Wolcott, historian, preservationist, activist, and fierce advocate for the Pine Bush, has died at 90. He was an expert on Dutch colonization of Albany in the 1600s. His revival in the early 80s of the Pinxter Festival celebrated by the Dutch and African-Americans was adopted by the City of Albany into the present Albany Tulip Festival. Lynne Jackson of Save the Pine Bush talked with WOOC's Mark Dunlea about John, including his role in founding Save the Pine Bush. And the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has called for a halt to horse racing in Saratoga after 11 horse deaths. Churchill Downs had to suspend racing after the Kentucky Debry due to a high number of horse deaths. Kathy Guillermo of PETA, a former polo player, discusses the impact of racing on horses with WOOC's Mark Dunlea.

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. 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 Sunday version calls itself "Li Le, Le Tan." Tune in for 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. Interview segments from Justin Maiman are often heard on this show, as our movie updates from Jenny Ghetti and Amanda Lees. Interviews by hosts of the "WGXC Afternoon Show" also get played back here occasionally. And Jack Sencabaugh contributes the "Backtracks in Time" segment about local history. 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. The show begins each day with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events. Also tune in for national headlines from the Public News Service on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are also broadcast live here. WGXC is always looking for contributors who have an interesting idea for a recurring segment on either the "WGXC Morning Show" or the "WGXC Afternoon Show." Email your idea to info@wgxc.org.