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 with Evan Dawson" on 5/22/2025, our guests discuss how a local music program aims to help veterans find connection and healing. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/22/2025, our guests make the case for a public utility in Monroe County. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/22/25, our guests make the case for a public utility in Monroe County. Then, how a local music program aims to help veterans find connection and healing. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/21/25, our guests discuss efforts to save a historic barn in Penfield, and how towns make decisions about preservation versus new development. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/21/25, local clinicians explain prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, in the wake of President Biden's diagnosis. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/21/25, clinicians explain prostate cancer, in the wake of President Biden's diagnosis. Then, how do towns make decisions about historic preservation? -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/25, we talk all things North American river otters and what their reintroduction to the region means for local ecosystems.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/25, WXXI journalists and interns discuss the state of journalism, media literacy, and the future of the press.
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ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/25, the Seneca Park Zoo has welcomed river otter pups. Zoo leaders describe the news as conservation success story. But first, journalism in 2025. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/19/25, we sit down with three candidates running in the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council. This is part one of a five-part series.
