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 challenge and much more.

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. Guaranteed laughs in this episode.

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 news and a local school sports logo rating segment.

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 Base.

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 stories, and Ben also does another looking back segment as he goes back in time to highlight interesting moments from local news history.

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 tourists have on the North Country. To wrap things up, Joey unveils a new format this podcast will have moving forward.

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. In addition, Ben talks about when he took a basketball below the belt, Joey goes on a sports rant and Joe gives his take on the Novak Djokovic situation at the US Open.

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 little bit of everything in this episode, which is capped off with some stories from Joe and Joey as well as diving deep into the meaning of weak side help.