Super Tuesday Approaching. WAMC Has The Coverage

ALBANY, NY (02/01/2008)(readMedia)-- On Super Tuesday, February 5th, WAMC’s award winning news division and morning program hosts of The Roundtable will deliver day long special interviews and political reports surrounding this political event. Twenty-four states are scheduled to hold primary elections on this day and WAMC is where you can hear well rounded and in-depth news and features like nowhere else around. Actual result coverage begins at 8pm through 3am; NPR’s special coverage of the results will be aired as well.

WAMC is also proud to announce their on-line newspaper partnerships for this special Super Tuesday coverage starting with WAMC’s website highlights. The website will feature links and news from eight local partnering newspaper’s websites. Listeners can check their local results, and blog entries while listening to WAMC coverage by going to www.wamc.org. Participating papers include: Berkshire Eagle, Albany Times Union, The Republican, Times Herald Record, Poughkeepsie Journal, The Saratogian, The Daily Gazette, and Hartford Courant.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s President and Political Analyst, Dr. Alan Chartock says “This type of partnership is something we’ve wanted to do for a long time, and what better day to start it off then on Super Tuesday. Now listeners can get the best of both worlds through our website and through our radio network.”

WAMC’s bureau chiefs and political observers will continue the coverage on Wednesday capturing and discussing local reactions. At 2pm, Alan Chartock will host WAMC’s popular call-in show Vox Pop with special guest, New York Assembly Minority Leader, James Tedisco, discussing the primary results and receiving many of your questions. The call in number is 1-800-348-2551. Callers can tune in to the show on the radio or listen live on the WAMC's website.

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard on-line at www.wamc.org.

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