News — Jake Ascher

Producer & Editor, Sliding Door Productions

The studio and zoom interviews below were produced and edited by Jake Ascher for the local news show MetroFocus, airing on WNET, WLIW, and NJTV.

Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Long Covid Special Report: Part 1 (2023 Folio Award Winner)

Long Covid Special Report: Part 1 (2023 Folio Award Winner)

Long Covid Special Report: Part 2 (2023 Folio Award Winner)

Long Covid Special Report: Part 2 (2023 Folio Award Winner)

George M Johnson (2022 Folio Award Winner)

George M Johnson (2022 Folio Award Winner)

Monkeypox Special Report

Monkeypox Special Report

Sexual Violence in the Military

Sexual Violence in the Military

Gabby Giffords - Won't Back Down

Gabby Giffords - Won't Back Down

2021 Republican Candidate for Mayor Curtis Sliwa

2021 Republican Candidate for Mayor Curtis Sliwa

Representative Grace Meng

Representative Grace Meng

New American Dream Discussion Series

New American Dream Discussion Series

2021 Democratic Candidate for Mayor Andrew Yang

2021 Democratic Candidate for Mayor Andrew Yang

Hazing on College Campuses

Hazing on College Campuses

Ken Burns Hemmingway

Ken Burns Hemmingway

Maternal Health Crisis Among Black Women

Maternal Health Crisis Among Black Women

Hill Harper on Financial Literacy

Hill Harper on Financial Literacy

Bite Back: The Tick App

School Choice & Segregation

Vision Zero: An Update

The "L" Train Shut Down Blues

Bury the Gowanus?

City Parks In Danger

Safeguarding Long Island Students

NYC Taxi Suicide Epidemic