Noelle E. C. Evans
Education reporter/producerNoelle E. C. Evans is WXXI's Murrow Award-winning Education reporter/producer. She took on the role in 2022 after two-and-a-half years on general assignment.
In her tenure as Education reporter, Noelle has been awarded 2023 National and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Diversity Equity and Inclusion, a 2023 PMJA Award for News Feature, and a 2022 JANY Runner-up Award for Enterprise Reporting.
Her background in documentary filmmaking shapes her storytelling; her experience in education informs her on-the-ground human interest approach to news features.
Noelle's first newsroom position was in Quito, Ecuador, where she worked for a multi-national Latin American media organization. There she developed a nuanced understanding of the role of freedom of the press in democracy. She also sharpened her Spanish language skills (conversational, not yet fluent).
In 2016, Noelle was named a BBC Grace Wyndham Goldie scholar. While living in Cardiff, Wales, she worked with BBC Radio Wales and the BBC World Service. She received her master's degree in international journalism from Cardiff University, one of the top 10 ranking journalism schools in the U.K. Noelle was awarded the university’s USA Excellence Scholarship.
She freelances for NPR and BBC with a particular focus on Indigenous affairs and environment reporting. Her career began as an intern at WXXI in 2014 under the leadership of News Director Randy Gorbman.
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Catch the first episode of this podcast about self-advocacy, disability, and everyday life. -
A new head librarian at the University of Rochester is preparing to take on a growing challenge — adapting to generative artificial intelligence. -
Schools across New York state have one more year before any new school buses they buy must be electric. The Monroe County School Boards Association is calling for a pause on that deadline. -
New York state testing results are in for primary schools, and the results reflect a long-standing trend that a new statewide policy is looking to upend. -
Payroll errors persist at the Rochester City School District, some six months after they were first detected. -
Shoot for the moon and you may land among the stars, as the saying goes. Or, in the case of 14 local college students, aim for Mars and you may arrive on Earth. -
The Rochester city school district is transitioning to community schools across the board by 2028. -
The Rochester City School District’s ad hoc mental health committee is calling for more training and more funding for programs that support students — before a crisis. -
The University of Rochester is partnering with the Strong National Museum of Play to expand access to a wide range of archives and resources for researchers and scholars to dig into. -
The Greece Central School District is facing a growing need for support services for students with disabilities.
