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Megan Mack
Executive producer of 'Connections' and live/televised engagement programmingMegan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
She joined the WXXI News team from WHEC-TV, where she produced newscasts and "The Olympic Zone," and from the University of Rochester, where she served as an assistant director of public relations. Her background extends to television sports and entertainment, and to communications and social media management for nonprofits.
Megan earned her bachelor's degree in Television-Radio-Film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and her bachelor's degree in Italian Language, Literature, and Culture from the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. She is also a graduate of The Second City’s Conservatory program.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 25, 2024, we sit down with Kim Bixler to discuss her childhood growing up in Rochester's only Frank Lloyd Wright House.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, we speak with leaders of Upstate Interiors Academy about trade jobs and hear stories from some of their students.
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ConnectionsIn our first hour, we examine the state of construction trades jobs, particularly for minority applicants. In our second hour, we meet a woman who grew up in the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Rochester.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, July 24, 2024, we discuss plans for the new Maplewood Nature Center, the first nature center within the city of Rochester.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, we welcome state Sen. Samra Brouk for a discussion on her plans to address mental health issues for people of color.
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ConnectionsState Senator Samra Brouk addresses mental health and what the state can do about it. Then we discuss the City of Rochester's plans for its first nature center.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we speak with Robert P. Jones, author of "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future." He shares his thoughts on past American events and his hopes for the future of the country.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston to discuss his new teaching job and the changing world of journalism.
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ConnectionsWe discuss how to train future journalists, and we're joined by the author of "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future" during this edition of "Connections with Evan Dawson."
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, July 22, 2024, we continue our discussion on Biden leaving the presidential race with members of the local state Democratic delegation