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Coming up on Connections: Friday, September 28

First hour: The state of the sex trafficking crisis in Rochester and Monroe County

Second hour: NPR's live coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh

Sex trafficking is considered a public health crisis in our community. We'll take a look at how various organizations are trying to intervene to help victims. Our guests will also discuss which populations are most at risk for trafficking. In studio:

  • Valerie Douglas, director of counseling and runaway and homeless youth services at The Center for Youth
  • Celia McIntosh, chair of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking
  • Melanie Blow, founder of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and COO of the Stop Abuse Campaign

Then in our second hour, we bring you NPR's live coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.