Alex Crichton
All Things Considered HostAlex Crichton is host of All Things Considered on WXXI-FM 105.9/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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Meteorologist Josh Nichols said the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that lasts through 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Each year, toys are inducted into the hall of fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. -
Some are looking at how neighboring New Jersey plans to address the challenge. -
The Home Energy Assistance Program affects some 1.5 million New Yorkers.
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U.S. senators representing New York are demanding the Trump administration fund SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. -
The Justice, Understanding, Societal Trust, and Literacy, Attendance and Writing program — also known as JUST LAW — has kicked off its eighth year.
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Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, said many New Yorkers are facing thousands of dollars more in premiums. -
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Oak Hill previously hosted the PGA Championship in 2023, 2013, 2003, and 1980. -
Local officials gathered in Highland Park on Thursday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the 9/11 First Responders Memorial.
