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David Guistina is the host of the Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV quiz show Masterminds, aired on Time Warner Cable across New York State, and a producer and host at WAMC/Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York.
He graduated from Utica College in 1991 with a dual major in public relations and communications after switching after approximately one year from a dual major in public relations and journalism.[1] His minor was in radio/TV.
Guistina currently works as a producer and on-air personality for WAMC/Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. He produces several radio shows, documentaries and special programs. Guistina serves as the current host/newscaster of the locally produced segments of National Public Radio's Morning Edition, aired on WAMC from 5 A.M. to 9 A.M. on weekday mornings (previous hosts include Brian Shields and Alan Doane). In the local WAMC Morning Edition segments, Guistina reads local news stories and interviews reporters. He also serves as substitute co-host of The Roundtable, WAMC's local 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. morning program, when Joe Donahue or Sarah LaDuke is on vacation. In addition, he is the Internship Coordinator for the station. He has taught Interpersonal communication classes at Utica College for more than ten years as well as a journalism class at the SUNY University at Albany.
While attending Utica College, Guistina was a student senator, general manager and disc jockey at WPNR, president of UCTV, contributing writer for the Tangerine, founder and president of the Volunteer Club, member of the Young Democrats, PRSSA, The Italian American Club, and The Black Student Union. He performed as singer Robert Palmer "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" in the UC Air Band competition with the pledges of Phi Sigma Sigma and placed first. He participated in UC's London Theatre Tour. He did lighting for UC Production Play it Again, Sam, and participated in many other activities, including being a disciple of Meachem.
While David Guistina does not have much free time, he enjoys reading, restoring his newly purchased Victorian home with his wife Karen, playing basketball, hiking, going antiquing, and playing the piano among other activities.