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 person behind New York Week in Review's inception and mainstay was Michael Carrese from WMHT, who oversaw coverage of state government and politics for the entire PBS network during his time from 1994 to 2001, as well as produced and hosted local government and politics segments for WMHT.