Inside Albany
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Inside Albany was a weekly half-hour public affairs television program
that aired
on public television stations
in New York State.
Unlike its sister newsweekly TV program New York Week in Review
, Inside Albany aired every week and did not go on hiatus
in the summer or during the Christmas
season when the state legislature
was not in session.
On December 12, 2006, it announced that it would end its 32-year run on December 31, 2006 due to rising costs and decreased staffing.
and Lise Bang-Jensen
, who reported on the news of the week from the state capital, Albany
. In the 1980s, Peg Breen was a co-anchor.
Television program
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that aired
Broadcast
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on public television stations
Television station
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in New York State.
Unlike its sister newsweekly TV program New York Week in Review
New York Week in Review
New York Week in Review is a weekly broadcast public television program covering New York State government and politics. Like national PBS show Washington Week in Review, it features a round table of reporters as weekly guests like Elizabeth Benjamin and James Odato of the Albany Times-Union...
, Inside Albany aired every week and did not go on hiatus
Hiatus (television)
In television scheduling, a hiatus refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a broadcast programming. It can occur during a season of a television program, or can be between television seasons .- Planned hiatus :Many times television stations will implement a hiatus...
in the summer or during the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
season when the state legislature
New York Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...
was not in session.
On December 12, 2006, it announced that it would end its 32-year run on December 31, 2006 due to rising costs and decreased staffing.
Stars
The show was produced by and hosted by David HeppDavid Hepp
David Hepp is an American journalist and reporter. He and Lise Bang-Jensen created the Albany, New York-based Inside Albany news television program, which ran for several decades until it ceased production on December 31, 2006.Hepp received the Alfred I...
and Lise Bang-Jensen
Lise Bang-Jensen
Lise Bang-Jensen is a senior policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy and was formerly a reporter, producer and co-host of the New York-based public affairs television program Inside Albany....
, who reported on the news of the week from the state capital, Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. In the 1980s, Peg Breen was a co-anchor.