Connections

International Plaza opens

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Julie Williams

Published May 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM EDT

Two men wearing headphones sit at a table covered in papers in a radio talk studio: a man at left has short grey hair, a greying beard and is wearing glasses, a green jacket and beige t-shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a light blue quilted pullover. — Jason Barber on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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.

The International Plaza opened this past weekend.

Our guest this hour discusses ways the event space and marketplace will celebrate Latino art and culture this season, amid anxiety and uncertainty related to national conversations.

In studio:

Jason Barber, International Plaza site manager for Ibero-American Development Corporation

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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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