Crosstown with Pat Kiernan

After 32 years in the anchor chair, Lewis Dodley announced in early May that he would be retiring from that role. As NY1’s nighttime anchor, he has brought his storytelling and iconic voice to New Yorkers for more than three decades. Through triumphs and tragedies and everything in between, generations of New Yorkers have relied on him each evening, as have his co-workers. As we say goodbye to Lewis this week, we thought we would revisit an interview Pat Kiernan did with Lewis in November 2023, where they discuss how Lewis got into the business, where he finds inspiration and his hopes for the future of news.

Pat Kiernan has been a part of the morning routine of countless New Yorkers for more than 25 years. The journey from his early days in broadcasting to becoming the "Mornings On 1" anchor was both unpredictable and international. On a very special episode of the "Crosstown" podcast, his longtime colleague Jamie Stelter turns the tables and asks Kiernan the questions. Learn about Kiernan's early days in media, his rather impressive film resume and who the most famous contact in his phone is.

In just a few months, congestion pricing will come to New York City. Most drivers will have to pay a $15 fee to enter Manhattan below Central Park. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority hopes congestion pricing will lead to reduced traffic, less pollution and more money for roads and public transportation infrastructure. But the program took nearly two decades to come to fruition, and there are a lot of details still being worked out before it is implemented. Host Pat Kiernan speaks with his Spectrum News NY1 colleagues about what congestion pricing means for New Yorkers.

For more than 30 years, Annika Pergament has been bringing her tenacity and sophisticated storytelling to the journalism field. Now, she embarks on a new role as the 4 p.m. anchor on Spectrum News NY1. Pat Kiernan, a longtime colleague and friend, sits down with his co-worker to discuss what brought her into journalism, what stories she likes to cover and how NY1 has shaped her life outside of the studio.

Each week, NY1 highlights local heroes who are making the city a little bit better by giving back, volunteering or even just making their neighbors smile. The NY1 “New Yorker of the Week” segment is a bright spot in the regular news cycle that recognizes the people who find a way to make their city neighborhood better. Host Pat Kiernan speaks with the producers behind the project and revisits some of the standout New Yorkers they profiled this year.