Alexander Babbie
Morning Edition Producer at WAMC, Northeast Public Radio
Morning Edition Producer @WAMCRadio. Cubs fan. If I'm not reporting, I'm humming showtunes Hablo español 💖💜💙 RTs, likes ≠ anything else (views mine)
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17 hours ago |
wamc.org | Alexander Babbie
A new project to make the city of Albany’s drinking water safer is under way. Mayor Kathy Sheehan says $12.9 million in state and federal funding will be used to replace 2,500 of the city’s remaining lead service lines, the small pipes connecting homes to water mains. Speaking in front of a city Water Department crew digging into a lawn on Tryon Place Tuesday, the Democrat says the city’s doing its part to shoulder some of the costs. “Many of those lead lines are owned by the homeowner.
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22 hours ago |
wamc.org | Miles Reed |Alexander Babbie
Alexander began his journalism career as a sports writer for Siena College's student paper The Promethean, and as a host for Siena's school radio station, WVCR-FM "The Saint." A Cubs fan, Alexander hosts the morning Sports Report in addition to producing Morning Edition. You can hear the sports reports over-the-air at 6:19 and 7:19 AM, and online on WAMC.org. He also speaks Spanish as a second language. To reach him, email [email protected], or call (518)-465-5233 x 190.
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23 hours ago |
wamc.org | Alexander Babbie
MLBPete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and comes a day before the Cincinnati Reds will honor baseball’s career hits leader with Pete Rose Night.
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1 day ago |
wamc.org | Alexander Babbie
NBAJalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 121-113 victory last night in Game 4. The Celtics will have to make the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit to extend their title reign and may have to do it without All-Star Jayson Tatum, who was carried off the court with a leg injury with 2:58 left.
Albany County officials promote maternal health programs; urge mothers to vaccinate selves, children
2 days ago |
wamc.org | Alexander Babbie
Albany County is expanding efforts to support maternal health. County Legislature Chair Joanne Cunningham says $150,000 in county Improvement Initiative funding will support the Department of Health’s Women and Infants Linking Lifetime Opportunities for Wellness, or WILLOW program. The Delmar Democrat says as a mother of four, she understands the challenge moms face in caring for their children.
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