Friday, April 27, 2018--Historians Episode 212, Norm Bollen of the Fort Plain Museum outlines the events of this year’s American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference.  The fourth annual conference takes place from Thursday, June 7 through Sunday, June 10, 2018

Bob Cudmore with The Story Behind the Story in The Daily Gazette

Cudmore: Fort Johnson man fatally shot at supper time
Girlfriend acquitted of murder
Bob Cudmore Daily Gazette https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/04/20/cudmore-fort-johnson-man-fatally-shot-at-supper-time

Sunday, April 22, 2018-Daily Gazette news columnist Sara Foss joins Bob Cudmore on Talk of the Town to discuss fire safety in Schenectady, the governor’s race and an urban farm.  Listen Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on Magic 590 and 100.5. Later posted as a podcast on The Historians.

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Episode 211, April 20, 2018, Marcia Gillis is president of the board of the Fulton County Historical Society which operates the Fulton County Museum on Kingsboro Avenue in  Gloversville.  A middle school history teacher, Gillis describes the collections of the museum and discusses museum programs this summer.

Monday, April 16, 2018—The Story Behind the Story, Bob Cudmore talks about his weekend column in the Daily Gazette about the 1960s Amsterdam rock band, The Daiquiris, headed by the late Norb Sherbunt, who became a prominent lawyer. 

In Print:The Daily Gazette-Cudmore-The Daiquiris were a 1960s Amsterdam rock band Members maintained interest in music Bob Cudmore Daily Gazette https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/04/13/cudmore-the-daiquiris-were-a-1960s-amsterdam-rock-band

The guest on Talk of the Town with Bob Cudmore today, Sunday, April 15, 2018 is Chris Churchill, news columnist for the Albany Times Union.  Topics include the child victims act, the governor’s race and driverless cars.  Listen for Talk of the Town every Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on Magic 590 and 100.5 and then posted on The Historians.

Episode 210, April 13, 2018, history author Jim Richmond discusses “Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation."  Richmond and Milton town historian Kim McCartney are co-authors of the book about a Saratoga County town that includes new information on religious conflicts, slavery, mill town history and Civil War soldiers.  

The guest this week on Talk of the Town with Bob Cudmore on Magic 590 plus 100.5 is historian Jim Richmond, co-author (with Kim McCartney) of “Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation”

Episode 209, Poetry Songs and History Songs-Words of famous poets including Edgar Allen Poe and Rudyard Kipling, are put to original music by Tom Staudle.  The History Songs series portrays the life of the American settlers during the Revolution through original songs by Cosby Gibson. 

On Talk of the Town, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan talks about her family’s work trip to hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico.  Hear the program each week  on Magic 590 plus 100.5 FM.  Then posted as a podcast hear on bobcudmore.com 

Episode 208, March 30, 2018, Chris Leonard, the newly appointed Schenectady City Historian, talks about the many facets of the Electric City from General Electric and Charles Steinmetz, to the GE Realty Plot plus baseball and even food. 

Mayor Gary McCarthy of Schenectady is the guest on Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore on Magic590 WROW and posted as a podcast on The Bob Cudmore Home Page.(Broadcast, Sunday, March 25, 2018)

Episode 207, March 23, 2018, Samuel Marquis explores the world of eighteenth century pirates and privateers in his historical novel, “Blackbeard: The Birth of America.”

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple on Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore. Talk of The Town is broadcast each Sunday at 6:30am on Magic590 WROW. Also on 100.5FM http://www.albanymagic.com/

Episode 206-Peter Feinman outlines a strategy to encourage New York State to do more to preserve and promote history.  Peter is president of the Institute of History, Archaeology and Education and posts frequent essays on the New York History Blog.

Talk of the Town, hosted by Bob Cudmore, has moved to a new day and time. The radio interview program will be heard at 6:30 a.m. on Sundays on Magic 590 AM WROW plus 100.5 FM starting with an interview with Town of Colonie Supervisor Paula Mahan. Talk of the Town episodes will continue to be posted online. Talk of the Town features interviews with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and mayors from Schenectady, Troy, Hoosick Falls and Saratoga Springs, plus members of Congress, School Superintendents, County Executives, Town Supervisors, Sheriffs, authors, astronomers, columnists, coaches and other interesting people.

Episode 205, Friday, March 9, 2018-Film historian Rob Edelman discusses his new book “From Spring Training to Screen Test: Baseball Players Turned Actors.” Rob’s wife and retired film professor Audrey Kupferberg has stories of Jewish merchants in the thriving downtown of the 1950s in her native Amsterdam, New York. 

Sunday, March 4, 2018 on The Historians, Bob Cudmore tells the story of Jacob Snell. Snell was a large man in size and in political influence in New York State.  Snell is the topic in this visit to the archives of Bob Cudmore's Focus on History column in the Daily Gazette.  This story is also found in Bob's book, Hidden History of the Mohawk Valley.

Minutiae Episode 10 features the McDonald family in transition, from grieving the loss of Jason to adapting to new realities privately, with flashbacks in the beginning and end showing young Jason and Noemi sorting themselves out. All Minutiae episodes are recorded in Amsterdam, NY with talent from throughout the Capital region. Minutiae is a Jay Towne Production.

Episode 204, Saturday, March 3, 2018, David Rocco recounts the life of U.S. Navy officer Dixie Kiefer.  Rocco and Don Keith are the authors of “The Indestructible Man: The True Story of World War II Hero Captain Dixie.”

 The Historians-Episode 203-Paul Dixon discusses a children’s book series, “The Adventures of Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers,” written by his cousin Lehman Riley and inspired by their African American grandfather. http://papalemonedu.com/

Troy Mayor Patrick Madden on Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore on Magic590 WROW

Broadcast, Friday, February 23, 2018

Episode 202, February 16, 2018, Bob Cudmore discuss a proposal to use blighted city buildings as a resource for new construction.  Plus stories about World War II and the biography of Mary Van der Veer, an Amsterdam, N.Y., artist.