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Coming Up On Connections: Thursday, July 14th

Buffalo Bills

First hour: The future of the Buffalo Bills in Western New York

Second hour: RPD Chief Michael Ciminelli discusses the Rochester protests

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has once again raised the issue of the a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. Goodell recently called it a "need." But Bills' ownership has pushed back a bit, saying they'll make decisions on their own timeline, not the league's. What if the league wants to move the team, without a revenue-machine stadium? What if the league pushes the Bills to ask taxpayers to foot the bill? Recent sports stadiums have run tabs past a billion dollars. We'll discuss the costs and benefits, while looking at the team's options, with our panel. Our guests:

  • Toby Motyka, weekend sports anchor for 13WHAM News
  • Chuck Wade, vice president and financial adviser for Brighton Securities
  • James Brown, Bills fan
  • Lindsay Nabozny, Bills fan

In our second hour, Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli and Commander Joseph Morabito join us in studio to discuss the events of the past week and their views of the relationship between police and the community. 

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Evan 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.