Evan Dawson
'Connections' hostEvan 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.
Evan is also the author of Summer in a Glass: The Coming Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes and is the managing editor/Finger Lakes editor for the New York Cork Report, a website that offers independent news, reviews, and commentary about the New York wine industry.
He has written freelance articles on topics including politics, wine, travel, and Major League Baseball.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections" on Friday, Sept. 5, Andrew Brady joins us to talk about conscious capitalism (and how the Savannah Bananas fit into that). -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 4, 2025, Gary Craig, Substack-based journalist and former Democrat & Chronicle reporter, joins us. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 4, 2025, Adam Frank, author and professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester, joins us. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on September 3, 2025, Valery Perry, Ph.D., senior associate for the Democratization Policy Council, joins us. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 3, 2025, we discuss the effects that the recently passed federal budget could have on SNAP benefits. -
On "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/3/25: cuts to SNAP could impact millions; Foodlink leaders respond. Plus, Valery Perry on global democracy backsliding and U.S. civil service threats. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on September 2, 2025, the Quincy Institute's George Beebe joins us ahead of his talk to the local chapter of the World Affairs Council. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on September 2, 2025, we discuss how Democrats can accomplish more on the state and local levels. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/2/25, Senator Jeremy Cooney weighs in on the Abundance debate. Then in our second hour, we discuss the impact of the status of the Russia/Ukraine negotiations. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections" on Thursday, August 21, 2025, we bring you rebroadcasts of two of our favorite conversations.
