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Singer, Songwriter Bat McGrath Honored by Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction

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Singer and songwriter Bat McGrath got his start as a drummer playing gigs in bars around Upstate New   York in 1960.  He has gone on to work with major recording artists and has written songs for Kenny Rogers, Wynonna Judd, and Harlan Howard, to name just a few.

This Sunday, Bat will be inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame. He'll join the other class of inductees including George Eastman, Lou Gramm, Eddie James "Son" House, Don Potter, Nick Nickson and Jack Palvino.  

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.