Episode 194-Charley Valera, My Father's War

Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore on Magic590 WROW.

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This weeks guest, Chris Churchill of the Albany Times Union

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Episode 192-David Brooks describes unfulfilled plans to build a canal linking the Erie Canal with Johnstown, Gloversville and the Sacandaga Valley in the Adirondacks.  The story first appeared in New York History Blog.  Brooks is education coordinator at a state Erie Canal history site, Schoharie Crossing in Fort Hunter.

Episode 191-Actress and singer Renae Baker takes a look at the history of well known Christmas carols. For the past 20 years she has led a large troupe of holiday carolers from the New York City theater community. I S.m.i.l.e. in New York

Episode 190-General Electric did research work on jet engines in the 1940s at the Schenectady County Airport in Glenville.  Today the airport is home to the Empire State Aerosciences Museum. Volunteer Peter Russo describes the exhibits.

Minutiae-Episode 9

A Jay Towne Production

The story of Jason continues.

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Episode 185-Leader Herald newspaper history columnist Peter Betz reports on how American General Nicholas Herkimer died after being wounded in the Battle of Oriskany.  Plus a story about a discouraged author and a tale about Sunday baseball. 

Dan McCoy/Albany County Excutive on Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore.

Episode 184-Annette Libeskind Berkovits worked three decades at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. She helped develop that institution’s worldwide science education programs. Her new book is called "Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator."

Friday, October 13, 2017 the guests on Talk of the Town Vietnam war veteran Dr. Gus Kappler of Amsterdam and Matt Rogowicz, producer of the WMHT-TV documentary The Wounds We Feel at Home. Listen each week on Line at 12:05PM Albany Magic 590WROW www.albanymagic.com/

Episode 183-Bob Cudmore discuss heavyweight champion Gene Tunney who trained for his 1920s fights in Speculator in the Adirondacks. Bob also discuss memories of Amsterdam NY provided by city native Fred Wojcicki.

Episode 182-The stories of American heavyweight champions from John L Sullivan to Mike Tyson with Paul Beston, author of “The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring.”

Town of Glenville Supervisor Chris Koetzle is the guest this week on Talk of The Town on Magic 590WROW. Also on 100.5FM

Episode 181-Bob Cudmore tells the story of an exclusive hunting and fishing club that existed for most of the twentieth century in western Quebec province in Canada.  Amsterdam native Tom Pikul contributed anecdotes for the story.

Episode 180-C.S. Taylor discusses his historical novel, “Nadya’s War,” that describes how Russian women piloted bombers and fighter planes in World War II, most notably in the prolonged battle at Stalingrad.

Minutiae Episode 8, A Jay Towne Production. Episode 8 of Minutiae marks a transition, the beginning of several new dramatic threads which will expose the truth about several characters, and explore new themes of truth, justice, and the American Way. " 

Albany City School Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams is the guest on Talk of The Town with Bob Cudmore on Magic 590and100.5 FM WROW www.albanymagic.com/

Listen on line each Friday at 12:05 pm. Ms. Adams is a Louisiana native and longtime Nevada educator. 9700 students in The Albany City School District.

Episode 179-Curator Dennis Malcolm talks about the eclectic collections at the Village of Ames Museum. Ames, between Canajoharie and Sharon Springs, is one of the smallest incorporated villages in New York State. Author E.B. White’s talking mouse, Stuart Little, visited Ames and liked it very much.