Special Coverage: Hurricane Sandy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 29, 2012

WNYC news host and reporter Richard Hake and NJPR host David Furst join Brian for the latest news on the storm, with WNYC reporters and other guests, including live coverage of Gov. Cuomo's and Mayor Bloomberg's press conferences.  Plus, your calls.


Guests include:

Adam Sobel, professor of Climate and Atmospheric Science at Columbia University

Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed and political columnist for Politico

Sam Kille, regional communications director for New York Red Cross

George Contreras, professor of the MPA Program in Emergency and Disaster Management at the Metropolitan College of New York

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