ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — A long-running program on WHCU has reached a broadcast milestone.

The 1,000th edition of ‘All Things Equal’ aired this morning, and co-hosts Susan Riley and Kate Supron took a stroll down memory lane — starting with the show’s origin story.

“[ATE] began well before Kate and I started in the Office of Community Relations,” Riley told guest host Chet Osadchey, General Manager and President of the Cayuga Media Group. “It started back in 2007 and Gary Stewart, who many people in the community know retired from Cornell in 2023, was the driver of getting the show started and keeping it going for so many years,” Riley added. “We’re thankful to him and his efforts in 2007.”

“At that time, there were local racial tensions both on campus and in the community,” Riley continued. “Gary and [then-Cornell president] David Skorton thought the show could be a valuable community resource,” Riley said. “The show became a platform that dealt with issues relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

For nearly 20 years, ‘All Things Equal’ has been part of WHCU’s morning slate of programming. Marking 1,000 episodes has Kate Supron looking back.

“We’ve been celebrating the milestones along the way but 1,000 really does feel significant,” Supron stated. Addressing the show’s popularity, Supron said it’s because of storytelling.

“Some of the stories and some of the interviews are really touching and very moving,” Supron said. “We try to keep it informal and there’s a real personal touch because we’re not just professional storytellers, we’re actually out and engaged in the community on an ongoing and regular basis.”

In addressing the show’s future, Riley said there’s been a gradual change in the types of topics and guests they feature each week.

“We wanted to broaden things a bit and talk about local organizations; how do we lift them up? How do we highlight some of the great programming happening, whether it’s through arts, human services, and other organizations,” Riley said.

“And the other thing that we’ve–kind of organically started doing–is highlighting a little bit more of what’s happening on the Cornell campus that does have a community connection,” Riley remarked. “So we can highlight some of the great resources that we have here, and slowly we’ve been doing a show that focuses on some sort of program happening on campus.”

“I think with those sorts of things happening we felt that maybe it was a perfect, with the 1,000th show, to think about maybe doing a little rebranding.”

To that end, Riley and Supron announced that ‘All Things Equal’ will transform into ‘All Things Local’ beginning with the May 5, 2026 program.

FULL AUDIO: All Things Equal 1,000th Show