Beth Adams
Morning Edition hostBeth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester, where she was recognized for her work by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the New York State Humane Society. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.
Beth is active in the Rochester community, having volunteered for organizations including the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm, the Heart of Gold Children's Foundation, the Rochester Press Radio Club Children’s Charities, and the Rochester Broadway Theater League Education Committee.
She is an avid reader of historical fiction and a devoted animal lover. Beth is married to award-winning writer and author Scott Pitoniak.
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One person died and three people, including a firefighter, were injured in an multi-family house fire on Rochester's West Side early Friday morning. -
For the first time in 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for treating childhood obesity. Doctors now see obesity as a complex disease requiring immediate and multi-faceted treatments to offset the risk of long-term health risks.
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Researchers at Cornell University say there is a lower demand for a specific prescription pain killer in states that allow the recreational use of cannabis.
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Local organizations are helping people with disabilities enter the workforce by connecting them to potential employers.
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Dr. Christian Archer says his first two years in medicine have him questioning his choice of profession. Archer is disillusioned by the systemic challenges his patients face, which he says keeps him from effectively treating them.
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New York could soon become the 10th state to ban the manufacture and sale of cosmetics tested on animals. But pending legislation at the federal level may nullify such laws in New York and elsewhere.
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A portion of Monroe County's American Rescue Plan funds is going to the YMCA of Greater Rochester to support its existing neighborhood resource centers and open a new one.
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A Webster family is grateful to hear that a Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, nearly 34 years ago is now in U.S. custody.
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In an effort to help local organizations become more sustainable, the Climate Solutions Accelerator of The Genesee-Finger Lakes Region is offering a new, year-long program.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which mails free books to pre-school children, is expanding in Rochester. A pilot project last spring targeted families in some of Rochester's poorest neighborhoods. Now, it's available to kids city-wide from birth through five years old.
