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Previewing Pride

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published June 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM EDT
Five people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a guest at foreground left curly brown hair and is wearing glasses, a green polo shirt, black pants and green sneakers; a woman at foreground right has short red hair and is wearing glasses, a black cardigan, purple shirt, jeans and brown sandals; a man at background left has dark braids and is wearing a black t-shirt with a rainbow on it; a man at background right has short blonde hair and is wearing a black t-shirt; a man at center has short dark hair and is wearing glasses, a light green button-down shirt, jeans and brown shoes.
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(foreground) Evan Dorscheid and Karen Treadwell-Collins, (foreground) Terence Pleasant and Nathan Bense on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
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Pride events are happening around the world. Some past sponsors are pulling out of festivals in different cities, citing pressures and politics.

This year, the events are focused on both celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and addressing the current climate. Our guests preview local events and discuss how they are responding to national conversations.

In studio:

Connections
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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