John Katko has had three careers now — none that he would have necessarily predicted, but all ones he’s enjoyed.

First, nearly two decades as a federal prosecutor. Then, eight years in Congress representing a swath of central New York that included Syracuse.

Now, Act 3: television personality.

Katko, 63, a moderate Republican, in 2024 launched a pilot TV show with his local Syracuse-based PBS station that was picked up last month by the PBS World channel. It’s being distributed to more than 188 PBS member stations nationwide, along with a new podcast and an expanded YouTube presence.

Called “Balancing Act,” the show echoes Katko’s philosophy for four terms in the House — no-nonsense, striving for solutions and aiming for the segment of the population that Katko argues is underserved b

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