Gino Fanelli
Investigations/City Hall reporterGino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.
His interests include government and policy, policing, cannabis, and beer.
He spends much of his off time cooking or hiking in the Finger Lakes with a banjo on his back. You can catch him on most weekends at a local brewery or scrolling through the used metal rack at Record Archive.
Gino is a Rochester native who currently lives in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood.
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A photographer who set out to document Rochester's pay phones has now started a mission to revive the archaic infrastructure: one phone at a time. -
The list includes tackling financial challenges, rewriting Rochester's zoning codes and addressing homelessness and affordability. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/30/25, guest host Gino Fanelli and members of the WXXI news team look back at the local stories that piqued our interest this year. -
Participants in the program were shown to have better financial stability, planning, and lower levels of stress related to their finances. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/30/25, our news team reviews the biggest local stories of the year. Then, a special rebroadcast of our fun talk on new words added to the dictionary this year. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/29/25, guest host Gino Fanelli sits down with local experts to get definitive answers on what can be recycled and what is just "wishcycling." -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/29/25, our experts return to answer all your recycling questions. Then, a special rebroadcast of our recent show on the new guidelines for pediatric vaccines. -
The new complaint from the DOJ sets up a prolonged court battle over the same legal arguments that began in April over Rochester's sanctuary policy. -
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Three Rochester police officers were shot Friday night after responding to a call on Chili Avenue.
