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Connections

2023 Oscars preview

(foreground) Jackie McGriff and Scott Pukos, and (background) Adam Lubitow and Matt DeTurck on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, February 24, 2023
Megan Mack
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WXXI News
(foreground) Jackie McGriff and Scott Pukos, and (background) Adam Lubitow and Matt DeTurck on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, February 24, 2023
A smiling man with short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a grey blazer. He is holding a pair of eyeglasses. The word "Connections" appears on the left side of the photo in vertical letters.
WXXI News

It’s our annual Oscars preview. Our guests discuss this year’s nominations and their picks for this year’s Academy Award winners. We also discuss trends in film, what’s popular among audiences at the box office, and an Oscars trivia party at the Little Theatre.
Our guests:

  • Scott Pukos, director of communications for the Little Theatre
  • Jackie McGriff, co-founder, director, and producer of the Our Voices Project, and owner of Jackie Photography
  • Adam Lubitow, programming director for the Anomaly Film Festival
  • Matt DeTurck, events and special programming coordinator for the Little Theatre, and creative director for the Anomaly Film Festival
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.