Joe Donahue

Greenwich

Vice President of News and Programming at WAMC, Northeast Public Radio

Host at The Roundtable

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. He is the host of The Roundtable.

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The fate of two sisters unravels in "The Far Side of the Desert" by Joanne Leedom-Ackerman

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

Joanne Leedom-Ackerman has worked as a journalist, a Vice President for PEN International, and former board member of international crisis group Human Rights Watch and Save the Children. This has taken her all across the world including the Middle East and North Africa. This has given her insights into culture, politics, human rights issues, and global tensions. The new book is “The Far Side of the Desert” which follows the fates of two sisters.
2025 Sharon Playhouse season preview

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

The Sharon Playhouse is launching its 2025 summer season with the musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” opening Friday night and run through July 6th, including a special holiday performance on July 4th at 4pm. This show brings to life the unforgettable night in 1956 when rock and roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records to create musical history. The season will continue with three other shows including and To give us.
"Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge" by Ian Kumekawa

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

What do a barracks from British troops in the Falkland War, a floating jail of the Bronx, and temporary housing for VWF workers in Germany have in common? Well according to our next guest, Ian Kumekawa, they have all inhabited one Swedish barge built in 1979.
6/18/25 Panel

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, and Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer.
Chris Bohjalian - The Jackal's Mistress

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

Set during the final stretch of the Civil War, author Chris Bohjalian’s “The Jackal’s Mistress” tells the story of Libby, a woman stuck in the South with a missing husband and a whole lot of moral questions. When she finds a nearly dead Union officer in the woods, she decides to save him. With war raging around them, Libby has to choose between loyalty and compassion.4 The Book Show book showthe book showchris bohjaliannorthshire bookstorecivil war
Book Picks: Battenkill Books and The Book House

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

This week's Book Picks come from Suzanne Kulick and Heather Boyne from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY and Cheryl McKeon from The Book House in Albany and Marketblock Books in Troy, NY.
The Daniel Chester French summer home Chesterwood has reopened to the public

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

Chesterwood - the summer home, studio and gardens of American sculptor Daniel Chester French – re-opened its doors to the public after a multi-faceted, four-year renovation and rehabilitation project to preserve the French family residence. The $4 million project has resulted in three new exhibition rooms, ADA upgrades, and a state-of-the-art collections and resource center available for research and academic work.
Dionne Warwick at The Egg on 6/20

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

The Egg in Albany, NY is welcoming the legendary Dionne Warwick to celebrate the last chance to enjoy The Egg in its current state before they temporarily close for renovations this summer. She will be performing at The Egg at 8 p.m. on 6/20. Dionne is a six-time Grammy Award-winning artist, philanthropist, and change-maker who has sold over 100 million records. Her chart-topping hits include "Walk on By," "Say a Little Prayer," "Alfie," "Heartbreaker," "Deja Vu," and among countless others.
6/17/25 Panel

1 week ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, Corporate Attorney with Phillips Lytle LLP Rich Honen, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, and Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick. The Roundtable rt panelRoundtable panelJim Hendlerrich honenJ.P. Millerjudy patrick
Miranda July - All Fours

3 weeks ago | wamc.org | Joe Donahue

“All Fours,” a new novel by Miranda July, tells the story of a semi-famous artist who announces her plan to drive cross-country on a one woman quest for a new kind of freedom. The book is part absurd entertainment and part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist. The Book Show book showthe book showmiranda july