"New York Week in Review"'s founding producer and host was WMHT's Michael Carrese who handled coverage of state government and politics for the statewide PBS system from 1994 to 2001 in addition to producing and hosting coverage of local government and politics for WMHT.Veteran journalist Karen Dewitt, who provides daily coverage of the Capitol for NPR member stations throughout the state, was a regular presence on NYWIR from its inception and continues to play a significant role in the successor program, New York NOW.