Connections: What Will 2015 Bring for Regional Innovation and Improvement?

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson

Published December 29, 2014 at 4:00 PM EST

We look at how 2015 could bring innovation and improvement in various parts of our community. Here are our three guests and what we'll discuss:

Mike Linehan, Yates County Chamber of Commerce – talking about recovery following the May floods, impact of casino development, and more.
Amy Oliveri, co-organizer of the upcoming EdCamp Rochester – talking about new ways of approaching teaching.
Rabbi Owen Gottlieb, RIT professor – talking about new game developments, and how education (and religion) can be linked to gaming.

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Evan Dawson

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.

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