According to the 2020 New York State Gambling Prevalence Survey, 14.6% of the 29% of the NYS adults who gamble meet the criteria for problem gambling, amounting to over 600,000 people. Executive Director of The New York Council on Problem Gambling James Maney explains problem gambling and the ways the Council can help to Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Cathy Silber. For more information: oasas.ny.gov/problem-gambling; nyproblemgambling.org/

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. 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. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. 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.