Hometown Heroes

The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on everyone and especially our first responders. There are a few Capital Region fire departments that will be getting some much needed financial help from federal funding.

Shoutout to Albany's finest here doing the kind of work that people don't often see police officers do.
Rain from the Tuesday afternoon storm was so heavy, it caused massive flooding along Central Avenue in Albany, stranding multiple cars...

We were able to track down Joanna Finkle while she was hard at work at the Crisp Cannoli. Joanna makes up 1/2 of the dynamic duo that operate the popular bakery/cafe in Castleton where she and her brother, Jason, not only feed hungry customers but give back as well.
One of their best customers, a wom…

Beau Dushane from Catskill is July's Hometown Hero. He holds down not one or two, but three different jobs for ambulance companies down in the Catskills!

Laurie Barrett and her son 17-year-old son Brandon from Mechanicville are GNA's June 2020 Hometown Heroes.

As always, we thank all of the first responders in the city of Schenectady and hope they remain safe while taking action when duty calls.  Wednesday has been especially challenging as a string of fires broke out in the city of Schenectady, one of them proved fatal.

Jim Welch and a group of volunteers donate their time, energy and resources to literally make custom beds for kids.

Christopher Fain from Albany is GNA's March 2020 Hometown Hero for the volunteer work he does at Albany Medical Center.

We want to honor you and your fellow heroes and we need places to go. Tell us where to go and Brian and Chrissy will set up a live GNA broadcast during First Responder Fridays.

Erica Debie is an amazing mom, volunteer and captain of the Ballston Lake Fire Department. She's also is GNA's February Hometown Hero!

Something ridiculously unnerving was brought to my attention by a GNA listener who called into the morning show on Friday.  After spending over an hour discussing the potentially tragic news of the Albany man missing at Thacher Park since New Years Eve, I came to the conclusion that as an Uber drive…

Cody Alessi from Stuyvesant has created TAP Cancer Out and he hustles to raise thousands of dollars while competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments.