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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The massive renovation project at Strong includes a new nine-story inpatient bed tower and updates to the current emergency department. -
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. -
For the first time in decades, consumer sentiment among New Yorkers is better than the nation as a whole. -
It looks like tolls on the New York State Thruway will go up for the first time in 14 years, but the public will get to weigh in on that plan before it goes into effect. -
NY Attorney General sues nursing home in Orleans County alleging years of fraud and resident neglectNew York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against a nursing home in Orleans County, alleging fraud and patient neglect. -
Rochester Police say the youth was found shot to death on Monday night on the city’s southwest side, and a 16-year-old was injured. -
Thursday marked the annual Great American Smokeout, a day the American Lung Association sets aside to encourage people to go nicotine-free or try to quit smoking. -
A teacher at Clyde-Savannah Elementary School was recognized with the prestigious Milken Educator Award last week. -
The parade will step off on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10:30 a.m. and follow the same route as the annual Lilac Festival Parade, concluding with a celebration at Gary Beikirch Memorial Park. -
Christmas was the theme in Rochester on Tuesday as organizers of the fourth annual Roc Holiday Village announced the event is expanding its offerings and adding two more days to the event.
