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Evan Dawson
'Connections' hostEvan 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.
Evan is also the author of Summer in a Glass: The Coming Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes and is the managing editor/Finger Lakes editor for the New York Cork Report, a website that offers independent news, reviews, and commentary about the New York wine industry.
He has written freelance articles on topics including politics, wine, travel, and Major League Baseball.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 25, 2024, we sit down with Kim Bixler to discuss her childhood growing up in Rochester's only Frank Lloyd Wright House.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, we speak with leaders of Upstate Interiors Academy about trade jobs and hear stories from some of their students.
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ConnectionsIn our first hour, we examine the state of construction trades jobs, particularly for minority applicants. In our second hour, we meet a woman who grew up in the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Rochester.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 24, 2024, we discuss plans for the new Maplewood Nature Center, the first nature center within the city of Rochester.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, we welcome state Sen. Samra Brouk for a discussion on her plans to address mental health issues for people of color.
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ConnectionsState Senator Samra Brouk addresses mental health and what the state can do about it. Then we discuss the City of Rochester's plans for its first nature center.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we speak with Robert P. Jones, author of "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future." He shares his thoughts on past American events and his hopes for the future of the country.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston to discuss his new teaching job and the changing world of journalism.
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ConnectionsWe discuss how to train future journalists, and we're joined by the author of "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future" during this edition of "Connections with Evan Dawson."
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, July 22, 2024, we continue our discussion on Biden leaving the presidential race with members of the local state Democratic delegation