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, March 28, 2024, Rochester City School Board President Cynthia Elliott and Vice President Beatriz LeBron discuss the future of the district following the news of Superintendent Carmine Peluso's June departure.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, March 28, 2024, our guests discuss the inflation rate and how it has affected local small businesses.
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ConnectionsHere's what's coming up on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, our guests describe an upcoming event where you can share seeds, and they answer your spring planting questions.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, we talk with Gregg Sadwick, the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in New York's 25th Congressional District.
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ConnectionsHere's what's coming up on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
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ConnectionsSinger-songwriter Danielle Ponder wrote the theme song for Apple TV's "Manhunt." She talks about her craft and history professor Justin Behrend talks about the real life inspiration for the show, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, our guests discuss how a program at Ibero-American Action League is helping hundreds of migrants seek asylum in Rochester.
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ConnectionsHere's what's coming up on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, March 25, 2024, our guest discusses love, dating, sex, and the culture surrounding those topics. She's the host of a new podcast called "Sparks of Love."