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Previewing the new presidential administration

By Evan Dawson,

Published January 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM EST

A split screen photo of two smiling men: the man at left has short brown hair and is wearing a dark blazer, white button-down shirt, and red and blue patterned tie; the man at right has short grey hair and is wearing a dark blue blazer and red and white checked button-down shirt. — Richard Dollinger and Luis Martínez

Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Evan Dawson and guests discuss the day's historic event, while previewing the new administration.

Our guests:

Richard Dollinger, retired judge and state senator
Luis Martínez, management consultant and former candidate for NYS Senate

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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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