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How to encourage recent college and trade school grads to stay in Rochester

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published August 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM EDT
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(foreground) Maria Richart, Andrea Tuttle, (background) Barb Egenhofer, and Waleed Nadeem on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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What motivates college and trade school graduates to stay in Rochester post-graduation?

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Monroe County are partnering on a program that offers graduates a financial incentive and professional development opportunities. We discuss the RETAIN program and the upcoming ROC Exploration Weekend, which showcases Rochester’s arts, culture, and tech scenes.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
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.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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