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Behind The Headlines

Behind the Headlines is a new one-hour, weekly public radio program featuring conversations about the local and regional news of the week. Providing analysis of the latest local and regional and cultural issues, Behind the Headlines is hosted by Express News Group editors Bill Sutton and Joseph P. Shaw. To bring listeners a diversity of perspectives, voices and views, each week Sutton and Shaw will host a rotating panel of esteemed guest journalists and colleagues, from a robust collection of East End, Long Island, and regional news and public affairs outlets. Confirmed participating organizat

News Commentary News Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
194
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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January 14th, 2023 - State of the State; housing recommendations; battery storage; CPF for water quality; and Bay Street Theater

January 14th, 2023 - State of the State; housing recommendations; battery storage; CPF for water quality; and Bay Street Theater

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Address and housing recommendations; a Southold moratorium on battery energy storage systems; whether…

00:53:03  |   Sat 14 Jan 2023
December 17th, 2022 - proposed moratoriums, puppy mill ban, battery storange, and Sagaponack porta-potty

December 17th, 2022 - proposed moratoriums, puppy mill ban, battery storange, and Sagaponack porta-potty

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses proposed moratoriums in Calverton and Greenport; the state puppy mill ban; battery storage facilities; and a porta-potty in Sagaponack.

Joseph P.…

00:53:15  |   Sat 17 Dec 2022
December 10th, 2022 - septic system upgrades, climate change, LIPA, and battery storage systems

December 10th, 2022 - septic system upgrades, climate change, LIPA, and battery storage systems

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses septic system upgrades; climate change; LIPA PILOT payments; and battery storage systems.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Grou…

00:53:04  |   Sat 10 Dec 2022
November 19th, 2022 - affordable housing, Riverhead Town budget, school district spending, blood donation shortage, and Peconic Bay Medical Center improvements

November 19th, 2022 - affordable housing, Riverhead Town budget, school district spending, blood donation shortage, and Peconic Bay Medical Center improvements

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses affordable housing; the Riverhead Town budget; school district spending; a blood donation shortage; and Peconic Bay Medical Center improvements.

00:53:45  |   Sat 19 Nov 2022
November 12th, 2022 - election, Community Housing Fund, Truck Beach, and food scrap collection

November 12th, 2022 - election, Community Housing Fund, Truck Beach, and food scrap collection

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel wraps up Tuesday’s election; discusses the newly passed Community Housing Fund; developments at Truck Beach in East Hampton; and a pilot food scrap collec…

00:53:04  |   Sat 12 Nov 2022
November 5th, 2022 - election, Riverhead crime, Strongpoint Theinert Ranch, new Barnes & Noble

November 5th, 2022 - election, Riverhead crime, Strongpoint Theinert Ranch, new Barnes & Noble

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; a Riverhead crime wave; the scallop die-off; the Strongpoint Theinert Ranch; and the opening of the new Barnes & Noble st…

00:52:57  |   Sat 05 Nov 2022
October 29th, 2022 - elections, Town Pond, Superstorm Sandy, and Veterans' Memorial Park

October 29th, 2022 - elections, Town Pond, Superstorm Sandy, and Veterans' Memorial Park

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; Town Pond in East Hampton Village; the 10 year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy; and developments at Veterans’ Memorial Pa…

00:54:20  |   Sat 29 Oct 2022
October 22nd, 2022

October 22nd, 2022

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming governor’s election; Lee Zeldin’s military record; the hack of the Suffolk County computer system; the East Hampton Airport; and th…

00:54:12  |   Sat 22 Oct 2022
October 15th, 2022 - upcoming election, Community Housing Fund, EPCAL in Calverton, and Southampton traffic

October 15th, 2022 - upcoming election, Community Housing Fund, EPCAL in Calverton, and Southampton traffic

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; the proposed Community Housing Fund; developments in the EPCAL proposal in Calverton; and traffic in Southampton.

Joseph P…

00:53:04  |   Sat 15 Oct 2022
October 8th, 2022 - closing of Schmidt's, leaf pickup, North Fork Audubon, and diapers for needy parents

October 8th, 2022 - closing of Schmidt's, leaf pickup, North Fork Audubon, and diapers for needy parents

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the closing of a popular business in Southampton; loose leaf pickup in Riverhead; the 50th anniversary of the North Fork Audubon; and an effort …

00:54:16  |   Sat 08 Oct 2022
October 1st, 2022 - Riverhead housing project, emergency dispatchers, East End farmers, and trees in East Hampton Village

October 1st, 2022 - Riverhead housing project, emergency dispatchers, East End farmers, and trees in East Hampton Village

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a proposed housing project in Riverhead; unsung heroes, our emergency dispatchers; projects for East End farmers; and a discussion about plantin…

00:53:46  |   Sat 01 Oct 2022
September 24th, 2022 - festivals, puppy mill law, air cargo hub, and the Surf Lodge

September 24th, 2022 - festivals, puppy mill law, air cargo hub, and the Surf Lodge

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses festivals on the East End this weekend; the proposed state Puppy Mill law; a proposed air cargo hub in Calverton; and violations at the Surf Lod…

00:53:15  |   Sat 24 Sep 2022
September 17th, 2022 - Gubernatorial and congressional races, Sag Harbor athletic fields, Tumbleweed Tuesday, and investigation of Riverhead government

September 17th, 2022 - Gubernatorial and congressional races, Sag Harbor athletic fields, Tumbleweed Tuesday, and investigation of Riverhead government

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel the races for New York governor and Congress; a propped acquisition for athletic fields in Sag Harbor; Tumbleweed Tuesday; and a call for an investigation…

00:54:16  |   Sat 17 Sep 2022
September 10th, 2022 - Plum Island, Freedom of Information law, dredging, and pine beetles

September 10th, 2022 - Plum Island, Freedom of Information law, dredging, and pine beetles

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses efforts to preserve Plum Island; the state’s Freedom of Information Law; dredging in the Long Island Sound; and the Pine Beetle infestation in E…

00:53:28  |   Sat 10 Sep 2022
September 3rd, 2022 - Lyme disease vaccine, Shinnecock Powwow, school district public information, and a mulch fire

September 3rd, 2022 - Lyme disease vaccine, Shinnecock Powwow, school district public information, and a mulch fire

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a promising new Lyme disease vaccine currently being tested; the Shinnecock Powwow; access to school district public information; and a mulch fi…

00:53:42  |   Sat 03 Sep 2022
August 27th, 2022 - language used in redevelopment contract; Battery energy storage; and Southold affordable housing

August 27th, 2022 - language used in redevelopment contract; Battery energy storage; and Southold affordable housing

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses questionable language in a Southampton Town contract regarding Hampton Bays redevelopment; Battery Energy Storage Systems in Riverhead; and the …

00:53:38  |   Sat 27 Aug 2022
August 20th, 2022 - Republican congressional primary, scallop die-off, monkeypox, Riverhead development

August 20th, 2022 - Republican congressional primary, scallop die-off, monkeypox, Riverhead development

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the Republican congressional primary; the scallop die-off in Peconic Bay; Monkeypox; and development in Riverhead.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, …

00:53:45  |   Sat 20 Aug 2022
August 13th, 2022 - SANS neighborhoods in Sag Harbor, proposed ice hockey rink, proposed deer culling

August 13th, 2022 - SANS neighborhoods in Sag Harbor, proposed ice hockey rink, proposed deer culling

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a proposed overlay district for the SANS neighborhoods in Sag Harbor; a proposed ice hockey rink in Riverhead; and proposed deer culling in Sout…

00:54:27  |   Sat 13 Aug 2022
August 6th, 2022 - water emergency, proposed firing range, and e-bikes

August 6th, 2022 - water emergency, proposed firing range, and e-bikes

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the current water emergency in Suffolk County; the biggest water users on the South Fork; updates to the proposed firing range in Riverhead; and…

00:53:06  |   Sat 06 Aug 2022
July 30th, 2022 - attack on Lee Zeldin; affordable housing

July 30th, 2022 - attack on Lee Zeldin; affordable housing

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the attack on U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign stop in Rochester; and developments in the Community Housing Fund and affo…

00:53:38  |   Sat 30 Jul 2022
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