Sasha-Ann Simons
Arts InFocus Host/Reporter/ProducerSasha-Ann Simons joined the team at WXXI News in 2015 as a Multimedia Reporter/Producer. She tells stories about the innovation economy and technology in upstate New York and also does general assignment reporting. Sasha-Ann is the host of Arts InFocus, WXXI-TV's weekly arts and culture program. She is also a fill-in host and regular contributor to Need To Know.
A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Sasha-Ann comes to Rochester after spending her formative years growing up in Toronto, Canada. She studied broadcasting at Ryerson University, where she received a Bachelor of Journalism. Sasha-Ann earned her first news gig as a chase producer at CityTV, while still a college freshman. She subsequently took on various roles in other Toronto newsrooms as a videographer, host, and producer, and was part of the award-winning Global Television Network news team.
Sasha-Ann has covered and produced stories in the Canadian national spotlight, including Occupy Toronto, the Eaton Centre mall shooting, the Toronto Argos CFL championship win, and the Mayor Rob Ford crack scandal.
Sasha-Ann is fun-loving and sassy. She is also passionate about education issues. When she's not on the air, Sasha-Ann spends her time with family and exploring new recipes in the kitchen.
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Mayor Lovely Warren is seeking community input Wednesday evening about what to do with the vacant City-owned site at 151 Mt. Hope Ave.The nearly two-acre…
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Leaders of the opt-out movement say they're still not pleased with New York state's Common Core-based tests and the pressures they place on students and…
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Mayor Lovely Warren has named former Rochester Police Chief Cedric Alexander as the city's new deputy mayor.“He's a natural communicator, has a way of…
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Officials at Monroe Community College hosted a day-long seminar Wednesday to discuss how colleges can educate students and help stop sexual assault before…
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Reports indicate at least five Jewish Community Centers around the United States received bomb threats between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon.A…
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Keeping up with a rigid workout plan was like second nature to Bill Brewer, a human anatomy and exercise physiology professor at the Rochester Institute…
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Rochester businessman, Alex White, has officially put his hat in the ring for the mayoral race.At a news conference Thursday, White said he will run on…
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The annual campaign to end the R Word in Rochester is underway."The R word, retarded, is an ugly and demeaning word, and has no place at City Hall or…
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The 2016 crime statistics in Rochester show Part 1 crimes, those deemed most serious by the FBI, such as homicides, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault,…
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Mayor Lovely Warren announced Monday that the Rochester Public Library was named one of 10 Top Innovators during the 2016 Urban Libraries Council Annual…