Connections

Penfield town supervisor race

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Elissa Orlando, Julie Williams

Published October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM EDT

Two men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a bald man at left is wearing glasses, a blue blazer, light blue button-down shirt and striped tie; a man at left has short dark hair and is wearing a puffy navy vest over a bright blue button-down shirt. — Kevin Berry with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, October 23, 2025

We sit down with Kevin Berry, the Democratic candidate* for Penfield town supervisor.

The current town council member discusses his platform and priorities for Penfield and answers our questions and yours about a range of issues.

Our guest:

Kevin Berry, candidate for Penfield town supervisor

*Note: Kevin Berry's opponent in the Penfield town supervisor race is Republican Jeffrey Leenhouts. He did not respond to multiple invitations to join the program.

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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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Elissa Orlando

Elissa Orlando is a producer for “Connections with Evan Dawson.” She returns part-time to WXXI News after stepping back from a long career in public media and in translational science.

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Julie Williams

Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.

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