WXXI Press Releases

WRUR-FM 88.5 TO BROADCAST NPR’S PRESENTATION OF THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FEST MARCH 17 AND 18 (March, 2010)
WXXI HOSTS A LIVE, TELEVISED FORUM TO ADDRESS MAYORAL CONTROL OF ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOLS (March, 2010)
WXXI EARNS TWO TELLY AWARDS FOR ITS NATIONAL TV SERIES, SECOND OPINION (March, 2010)
WXXI REMEMBERS THE LATE GILBERT G. McCURDY WITH A SPECIAL BROADCAST OF AN ARCHIVED PROGRAM FEATURING McCURDY (February, 2010)
WXXI-TV HOSTS "HEALTHY YOU: A FORUM ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY" TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING RIGHT AND BEING ACTIVE (February, 2010)
WXXI AND GEVA PRESENT “WHAT’S THE PRICE?”, A FREE ANTIQUE APPRAISAL EVENT ON MARCH 6, 2010 (February, 2010)
WXXI HOSTS FREE COMMUNITY CINEMA SCREENINGS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AROUND IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES (February, 2010)
WXXI HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A FREE FILM SERIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY (January, 2010)
NEW YORK GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON PARTICIPATES IN LIVE DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING ON JAN. 26 AT WXXI (January, 2010)
WXXI’S HOMEWORK HOTLINE SHOW FEATURES HEALTHY COOKING SEGMENTS HOSTED BY CANANDAIGUA TEEN NIKOLE BLOWERS (January, 2010)
WXXI AND AL SIGL COMMUNITY OF AGENCIES HOST THE EIGHTH ANNUAL DIALOGUE ON DISABILITY INITIATIVE (January, 2010)
WXXI AND ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER HOST PREVIEW SCREENING OF PBS’ THE HUMAN SPARK FOLLOWED BY A GROUP DISCUSSION ON WHAT MAKES US UNIQUELY HUMAN (January, 2010)

2009

WXXI NEWS LOOKS AT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS FACE AND THEIR EFFECT ON LEARNING (December, 2009)
ASSIGNMENT: THE WORLD NAMES CARLET CLEARE INTERIM HOST (December, 2009)
STEVE DAWE JOINS WXXI’S NEWS TEAM (November, 2009)
WXXI NAMES SUZANNE GOUVERNET ITS ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR (November, 2009)
WXXI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2009 BE MORE AWARDS, HONORING EXCELLENCE IN ROCHESTER (October, 2009)
WXXI PROVIDES CONTINUOUS ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE (October, 2009)
BIZ KID$ WINS PRESTIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AWARD (October, 2009)
SECOND OPINION ADDRESSES NATIONAL CONCERN ABOUT H1N1 VIRUS WITH A ONE-HOUR SPECIAL (October, 2009)
SECOND OPINION ADDRESSES NATIONAL CONCERN ABOUT H1N1 VIRUS WITH A ONE-HOUR SPECIAL (September, 2009)
1,110 ROCHESTER AREA WOMEN TO ATTEND WXXI’S SPEAKING OF WOMEN’S HEALTH CONFERENCE TOMORROW (September, 2009)
WXXI REACHOUT RADIO CELEBRATES 25 YEARS SERVING THOSE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (September, 2009)
HOMEWORK HOTLINE GIVES NEW YORK STATE STUDENTS A PLACE TO TURN FOR HOMEWORK HELP (September, 2009)
WXXI’S SHELLEY FIGUEROA ATTENDS PEACE SUMMIT, HOSTED BY THE DALIA LAMA (August, 2009)
ROCHESTER CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN A SERIES OF VOICE OF THE VOTER SEGMENTS (August, 2009)
WXXI PROMOTES IRENE FINK AND JAMES POSPULA (July, 2009)
WXXI NAMES BRENDA TREMBLAY CLASSICAL 91.5 MORNING DRIVE HOST (July, 2009)
WXXI TO CARRY LIVE STREAM SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF SOTOMAYOR SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION HEARINGS (July, 2009)
WXXI TO CARRY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR'S SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS (July, 2009)
WXXI-FM’S BACKSTAGE PASS BRINGS HOME A BRONZE FROM THE NEW YORK FESTIVAL AWARDS (July, 2009)
WXXI PRESENTS THE 7th ANNUAL SPEAKING OF WOMEN’S HEALTH CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 (July, 2009)
STORYCORPS, THE NATIONAL ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, COMES TO ROCHESTER (June, 2009)
WXXI’S REACHOUT RADIO BRINGS HOME FOUR PROGRAM AWARDS FROM (June, 2009)
WXXI’S SECOND OPINION EARNS TWO COMMUNICATOR AWARDS (June, 2009)
WXXI HOSTS A LIVE TELEVISED TOWN HALL MEETING TO DISCUSS HOW ROCHESTERIANS CAN LIVE WITHIN THEIR MEANS (June, 2009)
STORYCORPS, THE NATIONAL ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, COMES TO ROCHESTER (June, 2009)
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SERIES SECOND OPINION OFFERS CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS (May, 2009)
WXXI LAUNCHES A NEW KIDS’ SITE AT WXXI.ORG/KIDS (May, 2009)
WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL NAMES VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR (May, 2009)
AM1370 REPORTER RACHEL WARD CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NPR NEWS ECONOMIC TRAINING PROJECT (May, 2009)
FREE, OUTDOOR SCREENING OF WXXI-PRODUCED 15 MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL ON MAY 17 AT 7 P.M. (May, 2009)
WXXI-FM HOST SIMON PONTIN RETIRES AFTER 33 YEARS (May, 2009)
AREA TEENS PRODUCE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ON ISSUES THEY FACE AS EMERGING ADULTS IN A NATIONAL OUTREACH PROJECT (April, 2009)
WXXI PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF MAYOR BOB DUFFY’S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS ON APRIL 27 AT 7 P.M. (April, 2009)
WXXI-TV HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE 2009 REGENTS EXAMS WITH REGENTS REVIEW PROGRAMS (April, 2009)
WXXI’S ANNUAL AUCTION KICKS OFF APRIL 25 (April, 2009)
POPULAR RADIO SHOW THIS AMERICAN LIFE RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN WITH ACCLAIMED HOST IRA GLASS FOR A ONE-NIGHT EVENT IN OVER 400 MOVIE THEATERS ACROSS AMERICA (April, 2009)
WXXI AND BIZ KID$ PRESENT A LIVE TV SPECIAL FOCUSING ON YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY IN “LET’S TALK ABOUT MONEY” ON APRIL 21 (April, 2009)
WXXI’S BIZ KID$ TO RING THE CLOSING BELL ON NASDAQ APRIL 6 (April, 2009)
FREE SCREENING OF WXXI-PRODUCED JAZZ CONCERTS AT THE EASTMAN THEATRE ON JUNE 14 AS PART OF THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (March, 2009)
WXXI EARNS TWO TELLY AWARDS FOR ITS NATIONAL TV SERIES, SECOND OPINION (March, 2009)
PBS’ SECOND OPINION DISTRIBUTES 30,000 CAREGIVER GUIDES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MANAGE THEIR LOVED ONES’ HEALTH CARE (March, 2009)
GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON AND MAYOR BOB DUFFY ON CITYWISE AIRING ON CITY 12 FRIDAY (March, 2009)
WXXI-AM TO BROADCAST GOVERNOR PATERSON’S ROCHESTER TOWN HALL MEETING MARCH 11 (March, 2009)
WRUR-FM 88.5 TO BROADCAST NPR’S PRESENTATION OF THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FEST MARCH 18 & 19 (March, 2009)
WXXI ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PREPARE NEIGHBORS FOR THE DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION (March, 2009)
WXXI HEALTH CAMPAIGN TACKLES CHILD OBESITY (March, 2009)
WXXI’S NEED TO KNOW NOMINATED FOR A NEW YORK EMMY (February, 2009)
NUNDA YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR SHARES HOW THE ECONOMY HAS EFFECTED HIS BUSINESS ON THE NATIONAL KIDS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY SHOW, BIZ KID$ (February, 2009)
WXXI-TV VIEWERS MOST LOYAL IN THE NATION TO THEIR PUBLIC TV STATION (February, 2009)
PITTSFORD TEEN AND HIS DAD SHARE THEIR NEW BUSINESS STORY ON THE NATIONAL KIDS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY SHOW, BIZ KID$ (February, 2009)
"PIPEDREAMS LIVE!" COMES TO ROCHESTER (January, 2009)
DAVID CAY JOHNSTON JOINS WXXI’S CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO PRODUCE SPECIAL ECONOMIC PROGRAMS (January, 2009)
ROCHESTER’S U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE JOHN NINFO II DEBUTS ON THE NATIONAL KIDS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY SHOW, BIZ KID$ (January, 2009)
FORMER BRIGHTON RESIDENT TALKS ABOUT LIFE IN ISRAEL ON WXXI’S NEED TO KNOW (January, 2009)
WXXI HOSTS LIVE CALL-IN RADIO AND TV SHOWS TO HELP EDUCATE ROCHESTERAINS ABOUT DIGITAL TELEVISION (January, 2009)
WXXI PRESENTS COMPLETE COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION (January, 2009)
WXXI’S CARLET CLEARE AND NPR’S MARGOT ADLER TRAVEL TO THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION (January, 2009)
WXXI AND AL SIGL CENTER HOST THE SEVENTH ANNUAL DIALOGUE ON DISABILITY INITIATIVE (January, 2009)
FCC SELECTS WXXI TO LEAD THE REGION’S DTV OUTREACH EFFORT (January, 2009)