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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The student group organizing the demonstration, Rochester Students for Justice in Palestine, is calling on the university to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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The Rochester city school board has until next week to select an interim superintendent. And while board members are seeking public input, some may already have a candidate in mind.
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The Rochester Board of Education is expediting a search for a new interim superintendent at the Rochester City School District.
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A local college professor has been suspended after publishing a controversial article about the Israel-Hamas war in a blog on a left-wing book publisher’s site.
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Student well-being was top of mind for parents and community members at a Rochester City School District public budget hearing.
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The Rochester City School District reached a settlement this week with a former East High student.
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WXXI’s Education reporter Noelle Evans met up with three University of Rochester students who will contribute to scientific studies of one of the Sun’s most active phases.
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Librarian Melissa Bohrer's mission is to teach kindergarteners, first- and second-graders about Monday’s solar eclipse, and about the phenomenon that only a sliver of the planet will experience: totality.
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The Rochester City School District’s proposed budget for next school year is larger than last year’s — about $37.5 million larger.
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The contract is set to expire in 2025. University of Rochester officials say they remain committed to working with the district.