Alec Hamilton is an associate producer for Morning Edition. She’s also the producer and voice of WNYC’s regular science segment Hypothesis, which explores the unknown faster than you can drink a glass of water and test all your pens.
In order to have the day’s news ready when your alarm clock goes off, she starts her work day very, very early.
Before coming fulltime to WNYC, Alec worked as a reporter for Child Welfare Watch, covering child and family poverty in New York City. She’s a graduate of the masters in urban policy program at the New School and was a 2011 New York Times Institute Education Journalism Fellow.
She moved to Brooklyn from New Orleans in 2009, and has also lived in Washington DC, Washington State, and northern Mexico.
Shows:
Alec Hamilton appears in the following:
Former Cuomo Aide Facing Federal Charges
Thursday, September 22, 2016
The federal investigation into Gov. Cuomo's "Buffalo Billions" initiative has yielded bribery and fraud charges against nine people — including a former top aide to the governor.
After More Violence at J'Ouvert, a Call for Change
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Errol Louis, the host of Inside City Hall, says holding the celebration before dawn in a neighborhood that struggles with violence is asking for problems.
Two Killed, Two Injured in Shootings During J'Ouvert
Monday, September 05, 2016
Despite a promise from the city of unprecedented precautions during Monday morning's J'Ouvert carnival in Brooklyn, there was violence along the parade route.
After Naming 92 Species, Taxonomist Says, 'I Want to Know Them All'
Thursday, August 11, 2016
He says giving living things names isn't about Latin; it's about appreciating biological diversity.
The Complicated Legacy Bratton Leaves Behind
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
The most visible cop in America is turning in his badge at a time of unprecedented turmoil between police and communities of color.
Eavesdropping on Ocean Giants
Thursday, July 28, 2016
A new oceanic listening device is shedding light on whales off the coast of New York.
The City's Slimiest, Slowest Landscapers
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Earthworms are changing the varieties of trees growing in New York City parks.
Tiny Creature, Mighty Sting
Thursday, June 30, 2016
A Pacific jellyfish never before spotted in New Jersey is suddenly turning up on the Jersey Shore this summer.
Tuesday's Congressional Elections Could Affect Balance in the House
Friday, June 24, 2016
Voters in New York will have a chance Tuesday to help decide which party controls the House of Representatives after November’s elections.
A Very Different Kind of New York City Map
Thursday, June 16, 2016
A new "habitat map" shows why the city's natural spaces host such a wide variety of plant and animal life.
An Icon of the Wild West Becomes a Secret New Yorker
Thursday, June 02, 2016
Stealth and human-built infrastructure may be the secret to the coyote's success in the city.
Trump Rally Pays Down Christie's Campaign Debt
Friday, May 20, 2016
A rally in New Jersey for apparent GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump was also lucrative for Governor Chris Christie.
The Best of #WildNYC
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Who knew that scarlet tanagers, giant moon jellies and humpback whales call the New York City area home?
New Investigation Sheds Light on Those Buried on Hart Island
Monday, May 16, 2016
An investigation by the New York Times traces the lives of those buried there, and the paths that led them to the city's mass graves for the unclaimed.
Peter Rabbit's Transportation Problem
Thursday, May 05, 2016
The Queens Zoo is working to turn around the dramatic decline of the New England Cottontail Rabbit.
Show Us Your Wild Side, NYC!
Friday, April 22, 2016
New York City is wilder than you think. Submit your nature snaps using #WildNYC!
Bernie Sanders Rally Draws Thousands to Prospect Park
Monday, April 18, 2016
With the New York primary coming Tuesday, Sanders made his case before Brooklyn voters one last time.
A Rapper Drops It Like It's Getting Hotter
Thursday, April 07, 2016
A performer who blends hip-hop and climate science says, "I put myself in the same category as Bill Nye and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, only I rhyme."
She Researches the World Without Leaving the Upper West Side
Thursday, March 24, 2016
A Fordham geneticist has found an unlikely time machine in the bones stored in back rooms at the American Museum of Natural History.
Tiny Creatures Breathe New Life Into a Toxic Waterway
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Sometimes nature, along with a little engineering, can help heal the worst that humans throw at it.
