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Rochester Native Becomes First Female Commander for U.S. Naval Forces

 

A Rochester native is the first woman to be named commander of U.S. Naval forces in Korea. Capt. Lisa Franchetti  has been nominated for the rank of Rear Admiral. 

She has been serving as Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in Washington, D.C. 

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.