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.
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Rochester reaches a settlement on a long-contaminated industrial site in the city; students and parents have a chance to learn how to find money for college; and retired prosecutors weigh in on whether the Trump administration is weaponizing the Justice Department. -
A new men’s homeless shelter opens in Rochester, the governor blocks “propaganda videos” in New York airports, and Xerox announces major job cuts.
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RIT’s student EMTs get a new ambulance with state help, leaked racist GOP texts spark outrage, and movie music takes the spotlight in Rochester.
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Next year might bring more tourists to the port of Rochester; a new program helps Rochester residents get smarter about money; and local breast cancer advocates demand action from Congress.
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Doctors respond to President Trump's claims about vaccines, developers say their projects are halted by a lack of electrical power, and tick bites are at record highs.
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A Rochester relic from the first half of the 20th century is being restored at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in Rush. -
NY’s attorney general faces fraud charges, Kodak returns to the Olympics, and one local woman finds peace in cemeteries she calls sanctuaries.
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Photographer Jane Hopkins has visited hundreds of cemeteries, where she relishes the landscapes, the serenity, and the history. -
Rochester Council votes on Hotel Cadillac, terminally ill New Yorkers rally in Albany, and RCSD’s superintendent reflects on his first 100 days.
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Opening statements are made in Brooks murder trial; Schools serving students with disabilities ask for more support; and thousands will participate in a project to preserve memories of Highmark Stadium.
