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Connections

What makes your neighborhood special?

Five smiling people wearing headphones sit around a table in a radio talk studio: a woman front left has blonde hair in a ponytail, and is wearing a white top and black sweater; a man front center has short dark hair and is wearing a yellow and green short-sleeved button-down shirt; a woman back left has curly blonde hair and is wearing a black vest and long-sleeved light-colored shirt; a woman back right has long brown hair and is wearing glasses and a black tank top; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a long-sleeved button-down dress shirt and jeans
Gary Pudup
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WXXI News
(foreground) Marina Nothnagle, Chris Fanning, (background) Makenzie Wilson, and Elyssa Rossi on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, August 9, 2024
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

What makes your neighborhood different from others?

In Rochester, a set of local business associations and neighborhood groups have teamed up to celebrate what makes their parts of the city special. We talk to members of the Business Association for the South East about their efforts.

In studio:

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.