About this episode

The episode discusses the unique and engaging live broadcasts of Hell Gate during New York City's election nights.

Since last year’s uber-competitive New York City mayoral primary, my favorite election night activity has been watching Hell Gate’s live broadcasts. CNN it is not. The Hell Gate show is available only on YouTube; correspondents hold tiny mics with a card bearing the company logo; the set includes a disco ball. During the most recent stream, during the state’s congressional primary last month, Nick Pinto, a Hell Gate reporter, delivered coverage from his bike while commuting between candidate ...

Topics covered

• New York City politics
• election coverage
• media analysis
• Hell Gate
• live broadcasting

Keywords

• Hell Gate
• New York City
• mayoral primary
• live broadcasts
• Nick Pinto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hell Gate

Places: New York City

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