Alex Crichton
All Things Considered HostAlex Crichton is host of All Things Considered on WXXI-AM 1370. Alex delivers local news, weather and traffic reports beginning at 4 p.m. each weekday.
He was born in Rochester, but “raised” in several other spots as part of an Army family. Those locations included Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Alex returned to Rochester in 1969 and has been here ever since.
After graduating from Ashland College (now University) in 1981, Alex landed his first radio job at WGMC in Greece. He also worked at WRTK Talk Radio (1370 on the AM dial, coincidentally), stayed on when the format was changed to country, and even worked a couple of weeks as a full-time country disc jockey. Alex also worked at WBBF when it had a talk lineup as Toby Gold’s engineer for his show, for those who remember. Also during this same time period, Alex was the regular fill-in for a service called Rochester Radio Sports.
In 1984 Alex joined WXXI, going on the air with a news/jazz/public affairs format. Here at WXXI, he has done sports, produced news and music programs, hosted a daily -- then a weekly -- jazz show, produced live remotes, worked on TV auctions, done interviews with all sorts of people from musicians to politicians, engineered talk shows, started doing newscasts for All Things Considered in the mid-1990s, then moved to Morning Edition in 1997.
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Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter said that a public safety plan, in conjunction with Oak Hill and the PGA, has been in the works for more than a year. -
New bike lanes on Elmwood Ave. from South Goodman St. to Twelve Corners were requested by local cyclists last year. They're included as part of a highway maintenance project in the towns of Brighton and Greece.
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The environmental groups have long opposed the landfill, citing toxic chemicals in its wastewater discharge and a putrid smell. The company says it goes above and beyond to exceed environmental standards.
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East High School Superintendent Shaun Nelms will be the first vice president of community partnerships at the University of Rochester.
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Rep. Joe Morelle (D-25) and other local officials are calling on TikTok to take down videos on that social media platform that show people how to steal a car – in particular Kias and Hyundais.
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A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man is dead after leading police on a car chase in Ontario County.
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A western New York advocacy group is pushing the state Senate and Assembly to prioritize electric buildings in their proposed budgets.
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The massive renovation project at Strong includes a new nine-story inpatient bed tower and updates to the current emergency department.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed that starting next year, heat pumps will be required in new buildings to help fight climate change. While there is some political opposition, some users swear by the technology.
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For the first time in decades, consumer sentiment among New Yorkers is better than the nation as a whole.
