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.
Reach him at edawson@wxxi.org.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/21/26, Assemblymember Josh Jensen joins us to share his thoughts on why the NYS budget took so long to pass and what issues he would prioritize. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/21/26, Assemblymember Josh Jensen and the NYS budget. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," our guests discuss the connection between love and happiness. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/20/26, sociology professor Kyle Green joins us to explore the reasons why people can be so eager to embrace conspiracy theories these days. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/20/26, how conspiracy theories flourish in modern culture. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," we explore the future of human/AI relationships. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/17/26, "Recipes for the Melting Pot" author Nora L. Rubel tells us what lessons food can teach us about culture and assimilation. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/17/26, author Nora Rubel and stories from "The Settlement Cook Book." Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," how kids view changing technology. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/16/26, Assemblymember Andrea Bailey joins us to discuss the NYS budget and what she perceives as flaws in the budget approval process. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/16/26, Assemblymember Andrea Bailey on the NYS budget. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," a conversation with Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/15/26. we discuss what it means to be a patriot now and if America is still living up to the ideals the nation was founded on 250 years ago. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/15/26, are Americans living up to the country's founding ideals? Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," how America can move beyond toxic polarization.
