New York Week in Review's founding producer and host was WMHT's Michael Carrese who handled coverage of state government and politics for the statewide PBS system from 1994 to 2001 in addition to producing and hosting coverage of local government and politics for WMHT.
The originator and mainstay of New York Week in Review was Michael Carrese from WMHT, who covered state politics and governance for the entire PBS system during his tenure from 1994 to 2001, as well as produced and hosted local government and politics segments for WMHT.