Opinion by Timothy Peters Public Radio Otsego Most Freeman’s Journal readers of a certain vintage have fond memories of radio stations from their youth, usually the pop stations that provided the proverbial “soundtrack of our lives.” Until the late 1970s, public radio programming consisted largely of classical music, with scholarly announcers flaunting their German and reciting the serial numbers of the recordings they played. Often, these stations offered eccentric and creative free-form programs as well. Jack Nicholson played such a…
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COUNTY’S SAGA BROADCAST WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’ Follows COVID-19 In County COOPERSTOWN – For two months now, the waxing and waning of COVID-19 in Otsego County has been chronicled by Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com and its sister newspaper, on WAMC’s “Morning Headlines,” hosted by David Guistina. Here are the reports Kevlin has been delivering at 7:05 a.m. each Thursday, which are broadcast to 250,000 listeners from here through the Capital Region into the Berkshires. Click the link, then click on…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Tells Of SUNY Emergency That Became Hoax In this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), relates how a report that SUNY Oneonta was being threatened by a shooter turned out to be a hoax. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Says Better Roads Make XNG Better Citizen On Thursday’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/ publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reported how last Monday’s crash of an XNG truck was the first “incident” since one 14 months ago in Schuyler Lake, after which the company shifted its “virtual pipeline” to the wider, better built Route 8 on the other side of Unadilla Creek. CLICK HERE FOR REPORT ON…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Says Sam Nader Breached Oneonta Divide On this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/ publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), discusses Sam Nader’s Century, the celebration surrounding his 100th birthday, his careers in politics and baseball, and his many contributions to the city of his birth. CLICK HERE FOR REPORT ON WAMC…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Says Baseball Families Buying Local Homes On this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/ publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports Dreams Park and Cooperstown All-Star Village families are falling in love with Otsego County and buying homes they plan to rent, pay off and move here on their retirements. The Mellanas of La Habra, Calif, are a case in point. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Reports On Police Chief In Dire Straits On this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/ publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports on how Cooperstown Village Police Chief Mike Covert was down to $17 after the County of Otsego cancelled his medical insurance and the Village Board declined to put him on the village plan. Only a GoFundMe drive organized by a former colleague of Mike’s in the…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Discusses What ‘Biggest Induction’ Means In this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports how the Hall of Fame Induction on July 21, some say, may match or exceed the 83,000 fans brought here by the Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn one in 2007. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
Faso Won’t Rule Out Another Run In 19th In Final Interview, Nor Would He Rule It In On his last day as 19th District congressman, John Faso, R-Kinderhook, would not rule out running for Congress again in 2020 – but he wouldn’t rule it in either. In his final Congressional Corner interview with WAMC President Alan Chartock, Faso replied in response to a direct question, “I’m not anticipating it, but I never say never.” It’s a New Year, continued, “and…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Discusses Penny Marshall In Cooperstown In this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports how the development of the 1988 “Women in Baseball” exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown led Penny Marshall, who died Monday, to create the hit movie, “A League of Their Own.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…