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Connections: Rochester Music Hall of Fame

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson
Published April 3, 2015 at 4:02 PM EDT

On this Arts Friday, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame is welcoming a new class of inductees. We preview the show and discuss this year’s inductees with our guests:

  • Karl LaPorta, founder and and chairman of he board
  • Bruce Pilato, board member and ceremony show producer
  • Tracy Kroft, board member
  • Thomas Warfield, nephew of inductee William Warfield
  • Elvio Fernandes from Daughtry (who will be performing with Chis Daughtry as part of the Gibson All-Star Band
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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