Hot Seat: Media Monday with Ron Klopfanstein

Hot Seat: Media Monday with artist and writer Lorraine Kreimeyer and entertainment correspondent Nabil Khan 1-27-25 By Ron Klopfanstein Visit our show page for more on the Hot Seat: Media Monday . Scroll down for this episode’s show notes, video and podcast of this show, contact information, photos, and highlight reels.  In this episode of Hot Seat: Media Monday , we have a unique blend of perspec...

In this episode of "Hot Seat: Media Monday," Ron Klopfanstein covers the People's March in Utica, NY that took place on Saturday, January 18, 2025 and discusses how activists and minorities seek to preserve the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of Martin Luther King over the next four years. His guests are Dawn Carter-Laguerre, Aaron Woodman, and Javian Daws...

In this episode of   Hot Seat: Media Monday ,  Stephen Hampe,   Nabil Khan,  and  Jonathan Brooks/J-Easy  discuss the year in local arts, entertainment, and media.  Stephen Hampe  is the president of the Rome Community Theater’s Board of Trustees.  Nabil Khan  is our correspondent for all things manga, anime, DC, Marvel, role-playing games, and Dungeons & Dragons.  Jonathan Brooks, also known...

Hot Seat: Media Monday “Justice for Robert Brooks Rally” with Shana Dahlin 1-13-25 By  Ron Klopfanstein,  with photography and reporting by  Brian Lazore , sound engineering by  Jonathan Brooks  “ DJ J-Easy,”  and in-studio recording and photography by  James Hale . In this  Hot Seat: Media Monday ,  Shana Dahlin , an organizer for the Central New York chapter of Citizen Action and one of the orga...

NOTE: There was an error in the recording for this episode, and the first few seconds of the show were omitted. In this episode of   Hot Seat: Media Monday ,  Drew Allen,  a magician and balloon artist, and  Aubrey Campbell , a music and theater student at Hamilton College, discuss their art, inspiration, and process.  Drew tells his “origin story” about how he developed a package of balloons in h...

In this holiday episode of   Hot Seat: Media Monday ,  Judy Marchione  and  Vicky Stockton  from the  Clinton Symphony Orchestra of the Mohawk Valley  discuss their organization, their passion for music, and the importance and relevance of classical music in contemporary society.  For more information, go to: https://uticaphoenix.net/mediamonday12-9-24/

This episode of  Hot Seat: Media Monday  featured journalist  Rocco LaDuca . He first came to prominence as a crime reporter for the  Observer-Dispatch , where he wrote a groundbreaking series of articles called “The Mob Files.” After that, he worked as communications director for New York State Senator Joseph Griffo; then, he joined WUTQ 100.7 FM’s morning show  Talk of the Town  as one of three...