Connections

Malik Evans, candidate for Rochester mayor

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Julie Williams

Published May 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM EDT

Two men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has very short dark hair and is wearing a grey blazer, white button-down shirt and maroon tie; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a lavender button-down shirt, black, white and purple plaid tie and jeans. — Malik Evans on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, May 14, 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.

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans is running for re-election.

We sit down with him to discuss his record, his campaign, and his goals for a second term. He also answers our questions and yours.

In studio:

Malik Evans, candidate for Rochester mayor

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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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