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NCPR News Staff: Martha Foley

News and Public Affairs Director
Martha Foley joined the staff of WSLU as morning host in 1981, after a stint at The St. Lawrence Plaindealer. She helped found the news department in 1982, and has seen it grow, and shrink, and grow again. "I especially liked the 'grow again' part," she says, "it means working with really talented reporters, telling more and more stories from around the North Country."

Martha has won state and national awards for her reporting and editing. She has encouraged local news at public radio stations across the country as a member and director of Public Radio News Directors, Inc., an organization of over 100 local newsrooms. As a director of PRNDI for six years, she was responsible for The PRNDI Project, an annual training program for young reporters, and NewsWorks, training for station news departments.

Martha grew up on an Adirondack foothill in northeastern Saratoga County. She lives just south of Canton with her husband, boatbuilder Everett Smith, and her teenaged son, Emmett. Favorite pastimes: sitting, looking, and listening. E-mail

Stories filed by Martha Foley

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McHugh on Looming Postal Crisis

by Martha Foley
Apr 24, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with North Country Congressman John McHugh about the impending postal crisis—there are rumors of elimination of Saturday mail delivery, and that small post offices may close.  Go to full article

Energy Deregulation Expert Keynote at North Country Energy Fair

by Martha Foley
Apr 20, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Ed Smeloff of the Pace Energy Project on the topic "Deregulation in Crisis: Lessons From California." Smeloff is the keynote speaker at Saturday's North Country Energy Fair in Canton.  Go to full article

Farmers at the Start of the Growing Season

by Martha Foley
Apr 18, 2001 — More on the start of the growing season — Cooperative Extension agronomist Pete Barney shares the farmers' perspective with Martha Foley.  Go to full article

Assessing Winter's Toll on Trees and Shrubs

by Martha Foley
Apr 17, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Amy Ivy about assessing winter damage to shrubs and trees and what can be done--and things to keep in mind as the snow melts and spring fever hits.  Go to full article

ZCA Tops EPA's List of Industrial Toxic Emissions

by Martha Foley
Apr 13, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Nina Habib Spencer, of the EPA in New York City, about the EPA's latest list of industrial toxic emissions. The Zinc Corporation of America Company in Gouverneur released more toxics into the environment than any other industry in the state.  Go to full article

Spring Flood Threat in Adirondacks

by Martha Foley
Apr 11, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Essex County Emergency Services Director Ray Thatcher about the flood threat in the Adirondacks this spring.  Go to full article

The Spring Night Sky

by Martha Foley
Apr 10, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University Physics professor Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue about spring star gazing.  Go to full article

Back to Nature with Amazonian Shamans

by Martha Foley
Apr 09, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Dr. Françoise Barbira-Freedman, who teaches medical anthropology at Cambridge University. She has spent many years working with shamans in Peru and has just completed work on a BBC documentary on the subject. She spoke recently at St. Lawrence University.  Go to full article

Independent Media Center in Burlington

by Martha Foley
Apr 06, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Ryan White, an organizer of an independent media center in Burlington--an outgrowth of the upcoming free trade protests.  Go to full article

American Identities: Lure of the Road

by Martha Foley
Mar 14, 2001 — Mark Edmonds, author of Longrider, and Dee Gagnon, author of Dee Tours discuss their extensive experiences "on the road" and literature of the road. Both writers are taking part in the American Identities Festival this week at SUNY Potsdam.  Go to full article

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