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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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Heuvelton Central School Fights Anti-Gay Behavior

by Martha Foley
Feb 26, 2001 — Heuvelton Central School added sexual orientation to its discrimination policies this month. It's one of a handful of districts in the region sending a clear message that anti-gay behavior won't be tolerated. Martha Foley has more.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake's Waterfront

by Martha Foley
Feb 09, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Saranac Lake Community Development Director Deb McDonnell about that village's continuing efforts to make the most of its five miles of waterfront.  Go to full article

Canton Central's New Dean of Students

by Martha Foley
Feb 07, 2001 — Canton Central School's new Dean of Students, Larry Jenne, is halfway through his first year in the job. Martha Foley has more.  Go to full article

The February Night Sky

by Martha Foley
Feb 06, 2001 — Martha Foley checks in with St. Lawrence University Physics Professor and Astronomer Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue about recent astronomical sightings.  Go to full article

TAUNY Cookbook Wins National Award

by Martha Foley
Feb 02, 2001 — The Traditional Arts In Upstate New York's cookbook, Good Food, Served Righthas won first place in the 2000 Tobasco Community Cookbook Competition. Martha Foley has more.  Go to full article

Understanding Einstein through Soap Bubbles

by Martha Foley
Jan 29, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Dr. Frank Morgan, a visiting Professor of Math at SUNY Potsdam.  Go to full article

Grazing Land Management

by Martha Foley
Jan 23, 2001 — Martha Foley and Karen Smith, spokeswoman for the New York State Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, discuss the future of the Adirondack North Country region’s dairy cattle and livestock grazing program.  Go to full article

Tug Hill Field Guide

by Martha Foley
Jan 19, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Dr. Glenn Johnson, a biology professor at SUNY Potsdam, about a new field guide to plants and animals in the Tug Hill region.  Go to full article

Avalanche Awareness

by Martha Foley
Jan 15, 2001 — Last year, the region was shocked by an avalanche that killed a skier in the Adirondack back country. It was a wakeup call—for skiers and the Department of Environmental Conservation's rangers. This year, rangers are hoping an education program and heightened awareness of the potential for dangerous avalanches will keep the public safe. Martha Foley has more.  Go to full article

School Aid Reform

by Martha Foley
Jan 12, 2001 — A state supreme court justice has given New York eight months to reform the way school aid is shared among over 700 districts across the state. The ruling said the state is violating its own constitution, illegally shortchanging children in poor districts. The New York State School Boards Association is welcoming the decision, but acknowledges that a difficult balancing act must now begin in earnest. Martha Foley has more.  Go to full article

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