This week FingerLakes1.com National News Correspondent Gabriel Pietrorazio has joined Ute Ritz-Deutch, who hosts the Human Rights and Social Justice Program on WRFI amid their annual fundraising week for the community radio station.
Ritz-Deutch has taught at SUNY Cortland and Tompkins Cortland Community College, and currently serves as the Amnesty International area coordinator for upstate New York.
Today, Pietrorazio speaks with Ritz-Deutch following widespread celebrations in the streets of Washington, D.C. shortly after the Associated Press called the 2020 presidential race last Saturday, naming President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the projected victors.
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On this edition, Pietrorazio also breaks down results from New York’s 23rd District in the rematch race between Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano and Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY], reviews the 2020 election cycle as a whole from a national perspective and explains how redistricting in 2021 may change the maps here in New York state.
The initial program airs today on Friday, November 13th at 4 p.m. on WRFI 88.1 FM in Ithaca, and 91.9 FM in Watkins Glen.
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The same program will be replayed at 3 p.m. Monday, November 16th on WBDY 99.5 FM, Binghamton Community Radio at the Bundy Museum of History & Art.
Check-out her previous programs by visiting Soundcloud.
Gabe covered health and indigenous affairs in the Finger Lakes between 2019 and 2022. His award winning coverage was cited by the federal government and provided residents with an invaluable service during the coronavirus pandemic.