Scott Fybush
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WXXI News
Connections focuses on the eclipse today, as we count down to totality. Don’t forget to tune in from 3-4 p.m., as we head to the WXXI roof for live coverage of eclipse. It's a way to join our entire community to experience the event, no matter how cloudy it gets.
First hour: Eclipse Day preview, part 1
Second hour: Eclipse Day preview, part 2
In our first hour, we welcome a variety of guests, including astrophysicist Adam Frank, to discuss what makes this event so special. Our guests:
- Adam Frank, Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester
- Walt Apple, eclipse chaser from downstate New York
- Josh Nichols, WXXI meteorologist
- Gino Fanelli, WXXI investigations/City Hall reporter
- Ryan Yarmel, The Route music director, and host of "Afternoons with Yarms"
- Ruth Phinney, WXXI Classical 91.5 program director
Then in our second hour, our guests include eclipse chasers who set out for the path of totality from far away. We also talk to a restaurant owner about whether the weekend business traffic lived up to the hype. Our guests:
- Jeremy Goldman and Valerie Wald, eclipse chasers from New York City, who are in Rochester with their son, Judah
- Colleen Dawson, eclipse enthusiast in Cleveland, Ohio
- Erin Vasicek, eclipse chase originally from Rochester who now lives in Columbus, Ohio
- Kelly Walker, WEOS “Morning Edition” host
- Art Rogers, owner of Lento
- Beth Adams, WXXI "Morning Edition" host
- Scott Fybush, WXXI anchor and reporter, and member of the Rochester Eclipse Task Force
