Karen DeWitt
Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.
She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.
Karen previously worked for WINS Radio, New York, and has written for numerous publications, including Adirondack Life and the Albany newsweekly Metroland.
She is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year for 2009 by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
Karen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
-
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs' remarks comparing an African American mayoral candidate in Buffalo to a Ku... -
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state has ended its opposition to a 2006 ruling from New York's highest court that required billions more to be allocated...
-
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she has apologized to family members of nursing home residents who died at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in...
-
A new Marist College poll finds that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul -- who’s been in office for less than two months after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned...
-
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was thrust into the state and national spotlight this summer when she replaced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in...
-
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a package of bills into law dealing with the opioid addiction crisis, saying the issue is a personal one...
-
The state ethics panel voted Tuesday to open an independent investigation of how the panel approved a $5 million book deal for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo....
-
The leader of the state’s Democratic Party is personally endorsing Gov. Kathy Hochul for election in the June 2022 Democratic primary and next November...
-
Gov. Kathy Hochul has named former New York City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to lead the state’s health department. The announcement comes less...
-
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’ll sign an emergency order to call in the National Guard and import health care workers from other...
