Alex Crichton
All Things Considered HostAlex Crichton is host of All Things Considered on WXXI-FM 105.9/AM 1370. Alex delivers local news, weather and traffic reports beginning at 4 p.m. each weekday.
He was born in Rochester, but “raised” in several other spots as part of an Army family. Those locations included Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Alex returned to Rochester in 1969 and has been here ever since.
After graduating from Ashland College (now University) in 1981, Alex landed his first radio job at WGMC in Greece. He also worked at WRTK Talk Radio (1370 on the AM dial, coincidentally), stayed on when the format was changed to country, and even worked a couple of weeks as a full-time country disc jockey. Alex also worked at WBBF when it had a talk lineup as Toby Gold’s engineer for his show, for those who remember. Also during this same time period, Alex was the regular fill-in for a service called Rochester Radio Sports.
In 1984, Alex joined WXXI, going on the air with a news/jazz/public affairs format. Here at WXXI, he has done sports, produced news and music programs, hosted a daily — then a weekly — jazz show, produced live remotes, worked on TV auctions, done interviews with all sorts of people from musicians to politicians, engineered talk shows, started doing newscasts for All Things Considered in the mid-1990s, then moved to Morning Edition in 1997.
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Local officials gathered in Highland Park on Thursday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the 9/11 First Responders Memorial. -
The New York Democrat said the program was created in 2011 to help those exposed to toxins on Ground Zero on and after the attack. -
Forced arbitration requires employees to waive their right to sue their employers in court over age discrimination. -
During a public safety update Tuesday morning, Mayor Malik Evans and his staff emphasized the centers’ role in supporting youth and their families. -
Artists Jim Victor and Marie Pelton carved the sculpture, something they’ve done every year since 2003. -
The “Champions of Change Summit, ” organized by the Rochester City Soccer League, runs this weekend at the Rochester Community Sports Complex on Oak Street. -
The organization said the Academy is structured like a home, with a kitchen, a laundry room, a bedroom and a bathroom. -
Temperatures are expected to hit the mid-90s Monday and Tuesday, but it'll feel like more than 100 degrees. -
The program will equip police officers with kits containing the overdose-reversing drug and information on harm-reduction strategies and resources to seek assistance.
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The Monroe County executive also said that the first county-owned emergency housing facility should open this summer.
