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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ConnectionsDuring this episode of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/25/26, Democrat Michael Mills discusses his campaign for Senate in NY's 54th district. Mills is running against Republican Pam Helming. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/25/26, we talk with NYS Senate candidate Michael Mills and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. Then, a powerful rebroadcast with a Holocaust survivor. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/24/26, we discuss what public media means to the community and reflect on WXXI's rich history and service to the region over the past 60 years. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/24/26, we celebrate 60 years of WXXI and discuss the future of public media. Then, a special rebroadcast about local civil rights pioneer Constance Mitchell. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/23/26, we speak with members of the Open World Program about the current state of Ukraine and what the country might look like going forward. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/23/26, what do Ukrainians need for a successful post-war future? Then, the Landmark Society shares its 2026 Five to Revive in this special rebroadcast. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/22/26, new data shows one out of three high school students in Monroe County is chronically absent. Experts from The Children's Agenda address the reasons why. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/22/26, what's driving chronic absenteeism in local schools? A new report provides answers. Then, a special rebroadcast about engaging with local history. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/21/26, conservative economist James Miller, Ph.D., explains why he thinks partisan politics has no place in the debate over AI. -
ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/21/26, a conservative economist explains why he thinks the AI debate should be nonpartisan. Then, a rebroadcast about the value of studying local history.
