Press Pass Podcast

Tuesday came and went and so did the Election 2020 anticipation. Some things are decided, and other things are not. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe, Sports Editor Joey LaFranca and Staff Writers Cara Chapman and Ben Watson all join in to talk about what has taken place throughout this week in terms of the Election and what to expect moving ahead.

This is a special edition episode of the Press Pass Podcast as Plattsburgh State men's basketball coach Mike Blaine joins Sports Editor Joey LaFranca for a 1-on-1 interview. The duo talks about Baine's first year at Plattsburgh State and what his initial impressions of the North Country have been. There's also some time for some talk about the upcoming Press-Republican Thanksgiving Madness bracket...

There will always be local news updates, but there will also be a lot of fun. Quick Hits kicks off the show with Staff Writer McKenzie Delisle and Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio subbing in for the local news brief. Sports Editor Joey LaFranca sticks with you through the entire episode, and Night Editor Ben Rowe joins in to wrap things up. In addition to the news, stick around for some fun stories....

Quick Hits has a couple different voices this week as McKenzie Delisle calls upon substitutes in staff writers Ben Watson and Sage Lewandowski to join Staff Writer Cara Chapman for the weekly news brief. Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca conclude the show with a history loopback and a sports update, which includes a mini sports rant from Joey regarding college football.

Quick Hits with staff writers McKenzie Delisle and Cara Chapman kicks off the show with the weekly news review and a look into what's ahead. Sports Editor Joey LaFranca recalls what it was like to cover a high school sporting event for the first time since March 7. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe help wrap up the episode with talk of North Country Honor Flight, national new...

There was a lot in the news this week. Staff Writers McKenzie Delisle and Cara Chapman give updates on a bunch of local and regional events. Sports Editor Joey LaFranca gives a rundown on the first slate of Section VII sporting events coming up. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe then join the show to talk about the 25th anniversary of the closure of the Plattsburgh Air Force...

Episode 10: Welcome to a new format to the Press Pass Podcast. We are excited to start more of a segment-based podcast. To open things up, Staff Writers McKenzie DeLisle and Cara Chapman tell Sports Editor Joey LaFranca and the listeners what's going on in the local news scene this week. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe then join the show with Joey as the trio tells some sto...

Episode 9: This is a roundtable episode with Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca. In a twist of events, the trio opens up talking about Joe’s shoes before moving on to discuss the latest developments with interscholastic sports. After some good sports talk, the extension of the border closure is brought up and analyzed as far as the impact Canadian...

Staff Writer Robin Caudell joins the podcast for the first time along with Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca to introduce herself and talk about the Battle of Plattsburgh anniversary. Joe, Ben and Joey then take over from there to talk about a number of things. The trio discusses schools reopening and what the latest is with interscholastic sports...

Sept. 4, 2020 Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca are back for another week to talk about local news topics and tell some stories. The trio discusses the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, whether or not virtual or in-person learning is the best plan at this time for local schools and what is going on in the sports world. Simply put, there's a littl...

Aug. 28, 2020 COVID-19 still is in our community and impacting the North Country in a variety of ways. Listen to Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca discuss the Essex Center nursing home outbreak, coronavirus cases at SUNY Plattsburgh and the potential reopening plans for scholastic sports. And stay tuned for a few teases for some funny stories on a...

Episode 5: Aug. 21, 2020. We are back to talk about some local news topics, including new COVID-19 updates, schools reopening and nursing home dilemmas. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Sports Editor Joey LaFranca and Staff Writer Cara Chapman open the episode before we swap out Cara and call on Staff Writer Ben Watson for some sports talk and plenty of it. Joe, Joey and Ben talk about the NBA and N...

Episode 4: Aug. 14, 2020. We are all over the place with this episode of the Press Pass Podcast and have many voices of the newsroom making appearances. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio is fresh off vacation and is joined by Night Editor Ben Rowe, Sports Editor Joey LaFranca and Staff Writer Cara Chapman. The quartet engages in discussion about Joe Biden's recent vice presidential pick, Kamala Harris...

Episode 3: Aug. 7, 2020. Get ready to go back in the time machine as Night Editor Ben Rowe discusses his weekly Looking Back feature that appears every week in the Press-Republican and showcases local news from the past 100 years. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Sports Editor Joey LaFranca and Staff Writer Ben Watson join the podcast. Things get very interesting when we discuss a story of a local m...

Episode 2: July 31, 2020. We're back for Episode 2 of the Press-Republican's Press Pass Podcast. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca are back again, and Press-Republican Publisher John Celestino and Staff Writer McKenzie Delisle make their first appearances on the show. John discusses his first year in the North Country and what his observations hav...

Episode 1: July 24, 2020. That's right. The Press-Republican has started a podcast. This was an idea we had back in March, and now, we have made what was once just an idea a reality. We got a mic, and now, we are ready to roll. In this first episode, listen to Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca embark on a wide range of discussion, including the Pr...