Beth Adams
Morning Edition hostBeth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester, where she was recognized for her work by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the New York State Humane Society. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.
Beth is active in the Rochester community, having volunteered for organizations including the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm, the Heart of Gold Children's Foundation, the Rochester Press Radio Club Children’s Charities, and the Rochester Broadway Theater League Education Committee.
She is an avid reader of historical fiction and a devoted animal lover. Beth is married to award-winning writer and author Scott Pitoniak.
Reach her at badams@wxxi.org.
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State leaders consider utility rebates for New Yorkers; land set aside for the only sanctioned homeless encampment in Rochester is at risk of foreclosure; and Epstein victims urge New York lawmakers to increase penalties for sex traffickers. -
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New York may ban ICE from renting space in local jails; a Wayne County woman dies in police custody; and Finger Lakes wineries feel the economic pain of a sharp decline in tourists from Canada.
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New York's governor seeks a new way to lower car insurance rates; Rochester General updates its security plan after an armed man threated staff; and a local firefighter faces a criminal charge after using a high-powered hose to get a cat out of a tree.
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Lollypop Farm charged a Spencerport firefighter with animal torture following the cat's death.
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Construction on High Falls State Park is slated to begin this fall; a bill awaiting Gov. Hochul's signature would ban certain food additives in New York; and independent journalist Amy Goodman discusses the state of journalism ahead of her Rochester visit.
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Supporters call for the release of a local farmworker detained by ICE; how exercise may help with the affects of chemotherapy; and the latest from Albany as talks on a state budget drag on.
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The Rochester school district reverses course on cuts to social workers and counselors; the discovery of forever chemicals on produce prompts calls for a statewide ban; and a local effort restores frog habitats.
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A local nonprofit is spearheading an effort to expand frog habitats throughout greater Rochester. -
An ICE check-in ends in detention for a local farmworker rights advocate; the city of Rochester is analyzing the condition of all of its paved streets; and in a candid interview, a retired major general discusses the Trump administration's dismissal of women military leaders.
