James Brown
WXXI News reporterJames Brown is a reporter with WXXI News. James previously spent a decade in marketing communications, while freelance writing for CITY Newspaper. While at CITY, his reporting focused primarily on arts and entertainment.
James cut his teeth in journalism as an associate producer and weekend assignment editor at WHEC-TV.
A Rochester native and an East High School graduate, James earned a bachelor of communications degree from Niagara University, where he won awards for his poetry and resurrected the school’s radio station.
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Used car values are rising around the country due to a microchip shortage causing low car production.
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The money will be used for proactive solutions to Rochester's surging violent crime. As of Friday, Rochester Police said there have been 80 homicides in Rochester so far in 2021 -- the most in recorded history and nearly triple the city’s 10-year average.
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Michael Wood, who has a three-decade track record New York law enforcement to take over the Greece Police Department. The department has been in the midst a scandal centered on former chief Drew Forsythe's alleged driving incident in October.
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Inspired by the death of a Rochester City School District student, a group plans outreach and de-escalation training.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that all businesses in the state must require masks or check vaccination status on entry starting Monday.
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A multi-year effort to rework New York state graduation requirements starts in the Finger Lakes region Wednesday night. A panel will incorporate the public input into their work in the coming months.
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Norman Jones started his career with the city of Rochester at the Baden Street Recreation Center in 1977, After college and a short stint in Syracuse, Jones was rehired by the city of Rochester in 1985 where he’s worked ever since. In the following decades, he rose from a dispatcher to Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services, the city’s largest department. Former Mayor Lovely Warren selected him for that post eight years ago.
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City leaders seek input as they plan next steps in Inner Loop North fill in. The project is expected to be funded by President Joe Biden's trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed last month.
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Hundreds watch as drag queen Kasha Davis lights Rochester's Liberty Pole. Last year's ceremony was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rochester Mayor-elect Malik Evans introduced the first members of his administration, including a staffer dedicated to violence prevention efforts. Evans is set to take office in the new year.