Lucas Willard

1 week ago | wamc.org | Lucas Willard

Former NCAA woman of the year Karenna Groff and family members were among the six people killed when their twin-engine plane crashed Saturday in Columbia County. Groff, who played soccer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is being remembered as someone who excelled on and off the field. The 25-year-old who graduated in 2022 studied biological engineering. She was also the co-founder of a 2020 project that developed and manufactured facemasks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 week ago | wskg.org | Lucas Willard

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says New York state should improve its storage of durable medical equipment purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic. An audit released Friday also says the state distributed only a small fraction of the equipment at its disposal. The Democrat says equipment including ventilators and x-ray machines that are sitting in storage facilities are missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses.

1 week ago | wamc.org | Lucas Willard

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Einstein theorized that at the center of a black hole, the laws of time and space break down. But quantum theory might allow researchers to further our understanding of the unknown. And an underground water source that feeds rivers in the Pacific Northwest could be much larger than previously thought.

1 week ago | wamc.org | Lucas Willard

Gordon Huie calls himself the world’s only “triple survivor” from the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks. After surviving the World Trade Center attacks, the orthopedic surgeon and rescue worker began operating on patients at Beekman Hospital. He also lost his sister on 9/11. Today, as he suffers from cancer caused by the dust at Ground Zero, Huie travels to colleges and universities around the world, delivering commencement speeches and meeting with students.

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Lucas Willard

Playlist as aired on Saturday, April 5th, 2025:Gamblin' CharlieMichael HurleyAncestral SwampWon't Be Hangin' 'RoundAlbert KingDoor to DoorI'm SatisfiedOtis RushDoor to DoorThe Duke of Dubs/The Big Boss Boss of DubsTommy McCook and the AggravatorsBrass RockersBabylonian PearlCanFlowmotion53 Miles West of VenusThe B-52sWild PlanetAlien VisistorsMan Or Astro-Man? Is It...Man Or Astro-Man?