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Adrenaline! CITY Magazine's June 2025 issue

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published June 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM EDT
Five people wearing headphones and holding up a magazine sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at front left has dark curly hair, a dark beard and is wearing a white t-shirt and brown pants; a woman at front left has long red hair and is wearing a yellow t-shirt and jeans; a man at back left has short brown hair, a brown beard and is wearing a beige t-shirt; a man at back right has a dark beard and is wearing glasses, a yellow baseball cap and black t-shirt; a man center has short dark hair and is wearing a blue button-down shirt, jeans and brown shoes.
1 of 14  — (foreground) Jacob Walsh and Leah Stacy, (background) Ryan Williamson and Roberto Lagares with host Evan Dawson on "Connections"
(foreground) Jacob Walsh and Leah Stacy, (background) Ryan Williamson and Roberto Lagares with host Evan Dawson on "Connections"(foreground) Jacob Walsh and Leah Stacy, (background) Ryan Williamson and Roberto Lagares with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, June 12, 2025
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A bearded man wearing a helmet, glasses and a blue jackets rides a bicycle outside.
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Patrick Hosken riding a bicycle.
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A man rides a bike while another man walks behind him.
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Patrick Hosken learns to ride a bicycle under the watchful eye of his instructor.
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A man wearing a helmet rides his bicyle by a blue house.
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Patrick Hosken rides a bicycle in a parking lot by a blue house
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A man wearing a helmet sits on a bicycle near a puddle in a parking lot.
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Patrick Hosken sits on a bicycle.
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A man wearing a helmet sits on his bicycle in front of a blue house and a garage.
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Patrick Hosken pauses on his bicycle during his riding lesson.
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A young woman with long blonde hair is wearing headphones and writing in a notebook.
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Ten Gardner
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A smiling skydiver collects her colorful parachute after landing.
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Robin Basalla
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Two skydivers float through the air.
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Two skydivers float through the air.
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Two skydivers hold hands while floating in the air.
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Two skydivers hold hands while floating in the air
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A woman prepares to jump out of a plane.
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Ten Gardner prepares to jump out of a plane.
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A group of women play roller derby.
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A group of women play roller derby
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Two women skate on a roller derby rink.
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Two women battle on the roller derby rink
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A group of women wearing roller derby gear stand in a circle
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A group of women huddle on the roller derby rink
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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.
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Skydiving! Roller derby! Toothpicks...yes, toothpicks! The June issue of CITY Magazine is all about adrenaline: the activities, events, and experiences that give us a thrill.

We talk with the CITY team and local thrill seekers about their adventures and what gets the adrenaline pumping for people in our region. This month's issue is also a preview of Jazz Fest.

Our guests:

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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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