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Rochester Mayor Malik Evans on the 2025 State of the City address

By Gino Fanelli,

Megan Mack, Veronica Volk, Julie Williams

Published April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM EDT

Two men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has short dark hair and is wearing a grey blazer, white button-down shirt and blue tie; a man at right has short brown hair, a brown beard and is wearing glasses and a blue hooded sweatshirt with white letters. — Malik Evans with guest host Gino Fanelli on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, April 24, 2025

A man with short light brown hair, mustache and beard, wearing glasses and a green jacket — Gino Fanelli

We're joined by Rochester Mayor Malik Evans.

Following up on the last State of the City address of his first term in office, the mayor sits down with guest host Gino Fanelli to discuss his administration's accomplishments and the challenges the city still faces — from public safety, to the economy, housing, and more.

Our guest:

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans

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Gino Fanelli

Gino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.

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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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Veronica Volk

Veronica Volk is a senior producer and editor for WXXI News.

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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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