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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Nearly 120 Rochester students were poised to take an annual outdoor trip on a remote island in Canada. But district leaders say crossing the border at this time is too risky. -
The Rochester City School District’s new superintendent, Eric Rosser, held the first of three planned open meetings with community members on Monday. -
Several international students at the Rochester of Institute of Technology whose legal status was terminated by the federal government are now reinstated in an immigration database. -
One will be held Monday, while others will be held in May and June. -
University of Rochester Ph.D. students were striking on Thursday for the fourth day this week. They are continuing to push for university leaders to agree to a process for student workers to form a union. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 23, 2025, guest host Noelle Evans leads a discussion on the importance of play for both children and adults. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" guest host Noelle Evans talks with Jamie Jacobs about his efforts to revive the Seneca language from historical texts written by Jesuit priests. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections" on 4/23/25, guest host Noelle Evans speaks with people working to preserve the Seneca language. Then, a whole hour on why — and how — we play. -
Local labor unions say they will support University of Rochester PhD students if they strike on Monday. -
The University of Rochester is joining the Association of American Universities in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy.
