Bill Remembers Mario on Time Warner Cable News

William Kennedy sat for a interview on Friday 1/9 about the legacy of former Governor with the New York State of Politics program of Time Warner Cable News.

"It was Mario Cuomo’s second week in office when he sent a handwritten letter to an English professor at the University at Albany. That letter kicked off what would become a life-long friendship between William Kennedy and the former governor. So, when Kennedy pitched his idea for the New York State Writer’s Institite a year later, Mario Cuomo pushed the idea into state law. We talked to Kennedy at the University at Albany about the former governor."

Here's the link:  http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2015/01/william-kennedy-remembers-mario/

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Mario Cuomo's Legacy Lives on at the Institute

NYS Writers Institute Director Don Faulkner is interviewed about Mario Cuomo's legacy on Time Warner Cable News:

“It's clearly one of his legacies. He gave us the power to do these things he gave the state this whole opportunity to have access to all these writers,” said Faulkner. “And as we've expanded our archive, it'll bring in more and more people across the state. It's a vast resource as it's developed over the years and it's a testament to him.” -

See more at: http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/798131/mario-cuomo-s-legacy-lives-on-for-state-organizations/#sthash.zrcw58EP.dpuf

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