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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ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/20/36, our weekly news roundup explores development in Rochester, a preview of festival season, and a new action film staring a local man with Down Syndrome. -
ConnectionsDuring the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/20/26, we bring you remarkable stories of advocacy during two episodes of the Move to Include Podcast. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/20/26, our news roundup explores new city development, a preview of festivals, and the film, "Strait Undercover." But first, the Move to Include Podcast. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/19/26, a former Meta employee breaks down the ways he expects augmented reality will become a routine part of our lives. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/19/26, we hear one woman's battle with heart disease and speak with local physicians about what women need to know about their heart health. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/19/26, cardiologists explain why younger women have unique risk factors for heart disease. Then, are you ready for augmented reality to be part of your life? -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/18/26, Andreas Delfs and Jeff Tyzik tell us what we have to look forward to during the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's upcoming season. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/18/26, members of the Rochester Police Department join us to discuss their staffing crisis and what it's really like to work in law enforcement. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/18/26, would you considering becoming a police officer? RPD is hiring. Then, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's leaders reveal the orchestra's new season. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/17/26, our guests tell us about their extended travels and discuss what they've learned and how they have been changed by life on the road.
