Press Pass Podcast

Episode 26: The Super Bowl is here, and it's sure to be a good game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca put all the news aside for this episode and just have some fun discussing Super Bowl prop bets and making their picks.

Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca provide the latest updates on news and sports in the North Country. The duo discusses the latest report on nursing homes from the state attorney general, the GameStop fiasco and ongoing COVID-19 issues in the region. The local sports scene features some breaking news on the high school sports front, and the NWHL bubble in Lake Placid is off and running but with some hiccups.

Plenty going on this week, and Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca are here to talk about it. The trio discusses Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden, the National Women's Hockey League season starting Saturday in Lake Placid and the new COVID-19 vaccination site in Plattsburgh. A few other things are mentioned including one specific thing from Joe. Is 2021 the year of the hot dog?

Plattsburgh State baseball coach Kris Doorey is kind enough to join Sports Editor Joey LaFranca for a long discussion on a number of topics revolving around North Country sports. Kris talks about his own team at Plattsburgh State and how strange the past year has been. The two also discuss the Clinton County Mariners baseball program as well as some general North Country sports history. Things wrap up by mentioning Kris' time as a freelancer for the Press-Republican as well as some fun get-to-know-you questions.

Episode 22: Our first episode of the New Year is more on the serious side as Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the skyrocketing virus numbers in the North Country. The trio also discusses the events of everything that took place Wednesday in the nation's capital. Joey provides an update on local sports before we wrap up the podcast with a message from Joe about how COVID has directly impacted a member of his family.

Staff Writer McKenzie Delisle and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca give an update on the local news and sports scenes. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe, McKenzie and Joey also share some fun stories from their college newspaper days. Some will make you laugh, and some are more on the sentimental side.

After a bit of time off from the podcast, Staff Writers Cara Chapman and McKenzie Delisle have returned and are on Zoom to do this episode. Quick Hits kicks off the show before Sports Editor Joey LaFranca brings in Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe join in to wrap up the show.

We're back from our Thanksgiving break and releasing a special Wednesday episode a couple days before our typical Friday release. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca talk about what has been happening in the local news scene of late. Joey also teases a couple stories he has been working on.

COVID-19 numbers are rising at an alarming rate in our community. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca talk about the concerning situation regarding the pandemic. Things are not all serious, however, as the trio then reflects on the Section VII fall sports season before Staff Writer Ben Watson joins the show to talk about the NHL's new Reverse Retro jerseys.

One of the busiest news weeks in quite some time has come to an end with election season coming to a close but COVID-19 cases in the area picking up. Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Sports Editor Joey LaFranca hang with you to talk about all that has happened this week. Stick around toward the end of the podcast as Joey gives a rundown of the local sports scene, including the Northern Soccer League Fall Tournament and an update on the Thanksgiving Madness food bracket!