The Spitzer Scandal Roundtable

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Last night, Thirteen’s Rafael PiRoman hosted a live roundtable discussion about the scandal surrounding New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. With reports from public television stations WXXI/Rochester andWHMT/Albany, Thirteen examined the situation and its possible impact on the state of New York.

The panel of guests included political commentator Fred Siegal; Andrea Bernstein, Political Director at WNYC radio; former New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern; Susan Arbetter, host of WHMT/Albany’s New York Now and Errol Louis, political columnist for the New York Daily News.

caroline hightower

I thought your special program on the Spitzer melt down was terrific, and I thank you.

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