Press Pass Podcast

The Joe-Rowe Power Hour returns as Press-Republican Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe take to the mic for a classic guest-free episode. After a healthy slate of special guests and with more to come, the pair throw it back to the classic format to discuss the latest North Country news including the local primary elections, flooding in Downtown Plattsburgh and the best spots to watch the Mayor's Cup regatta.

CVPH and Alice Hyde Medical Center COO Michelle LeBeau sits down with Press-Republican Publisher Lamiaa Aly-Elshafay, Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe to discuss the challenges and rewards of promoting and offering health care in the North Country.

Plattsburgh YMCA CEO Justin Ihne sits down with Press-Republican Publisher Lamiaa Aly-Elshafay, Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe to discuss his career in the YMCA, what it stands for in the community and progress on its new location in the former CVPH Wellness Center.

MHAB Life Skills Campus Co-Founder Mike Carpenter sits down with Press-Republican Publisher Lamiaa Aly-Elshafay, Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe to discuss the history of MHAB as a community resource for everything from addiction recovery to homelessness and domestic violence safety.

Clinton County Sheriff David Favro sits down with Press-Republican Publisher Lamiaa Aly-Elshafay, Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Staff Writer Carly Newton to discuss everything from the dramatic police stop of a suspected gunman heading for the CVPH hospital to migrant border policy and the future of Clinton Community College.

It's finally here! The big 1-0-0! Marking 100 episodes of the Press Pass Podcast, Press-Republican Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Publisher Lamiaa Aly-Elshafay sit down with New York District 115 Assemblyman D. Billy Jones to discuss the issues of the day. But Ben and Joe also reflect on nearly four years of holding down the fort as hosts of the Press Pass Podcast and look ahead to what the future holds.

Also, stick around after the close for a special extended edition of our theme song, "Newer Wave" by composer Kevin MacLeod of https://incompetech.com/.

Press-Republican Publisher Lamiaa Elshafay-Aly, Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe sit down behind the mic with Robin Pierce, executive director of the Plattsburgh-based Advocacy and Resource Center that provides for North Country residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Press-Republican Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Rowe sit down to chat with incoming City of Plattsburgh Councilors Jacob Avery and David Monette as they prepare to take their seats on the Common Council in the new year. The councilor-elects offer their thoughts on the past, present and future of the city they've been elected to serve.

Press-Republican Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio and Night Editor Ben Watson sit down with City of Plattsburgh Community Engagement Coordinator Courtney Meisenheimer to discuss the upcoming winter season events planned for the city and whether Mother Nature will cooperate.

City of Plattsburgh Councilors Jeff Moore, Elizabeth Gibbs and Julie Baughn sat down for a lengthy conversation with Press-Republican Editor-in-Chief Joe LoTemplio, Night Editor Ben Rowe and Staff Writer Carly Newton. From a proposed Harborside hotel project to the Margaret Street renovation to the current status of the Durkee Street development, the councilors shared their thoughts on a range of topics of city development.