Veteran broadcaster Chris Brunner joins me to recount his career arc from college radio and FM album rock to the "Famous 1540" and then on to a long run in the Channel 13 newsroom.

Chris recalls memorable assignments — the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, reporting from El Salvador, the switch to digital production, and his retirement hobby digitizing home movies and creating YouTube content — offering personal stories about the people and changes that shaped local broadcasting.

I got to sit with an old friend and colleague this month, and I wish we had reconnected sooner. With a long and varied career in broadcasting, from college and regional radio to decades in television news and media production, my guest witnessed the evolution of newsroom technology, the growth of WGNA-FM and WNYT-TV first hand. His transition to teaching, and the legacy he left mentoring students and building a production studio will echo for a long time. Get to know Paul Conti.

To start our 6th year of interviews with broadcasters who shaped the last 60 years of Capital Region radio and television, Tracy Villaume recounts her unexpected path from corporate communications into both mediums. She shares highlights from her years on WGY and The River, community work like The Children's Hospital Radiothon and Pay Less for the Dress, and the friendships that sustained her career.

She also tells the harrowing story of a serious storm injury, the challenges of industry layoffs, and her next steps teaching and exploring new media opportunities as she begins the next chapter of her life.