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.
Reach him at edawson@wxxi.org.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/8/26, Rochester Hispanic Business Association members celebrate award winner Julio Sáenz and discuss the landscape for Latino-owned businesses. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/8/26, Rochester Hispanic Business Person of the Year, Julio Sáenz. Then, a rebroadcast of our conversation with the man behind the "Connections" theme song. -
ConnectionsSpecial programming: An 'untold story' of how we remember 9/11; then, time for a four-day work week?We bring you special programming in honor of the holiday on 9/7/26. First, how the anniversary of the 9/11attacks became a National Day of Service. Then, the push for a four-day work week in America. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/4/26, members of the Talented Tenth program share the lessons they learned on a birthright trip to Ghana. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/4/26, local youth share lessons from a birthright trip to Ghana. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," do you know the newest words in the dictionary? -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/3/26, guests from Leadership Rochester discuss how current and future leaders can better manage challenges like gun violence in the community. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/3/26, how to train budding community leaders to address issues like gun violence in Rochester. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," author Jeff VanderMeer. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/2/26, local educators explain how advancements in AI are affecting teaching and learning, and how they are reconsidering the grading process. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/2/26, educators discuss how to grade students in the age of AI. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," a neuroscientist who discovered he is a psychopath. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/1/26, we talk with the organizer of the upcoming Rochester Fringe Festival and preview some of the exciting acts on the schedule.
