WXXI Press Releases

WXXI HIRES NEW STAFF TO LEAD UPSTATE NEW YORK’S INNOVATION TRAIL (August, 2010)
WXXI HOSTS NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION DEBATE, A VOICE OF THE VOTER PRESENTATION (August, 2010)
WXXI HOSTS A MINOR LEAGUE MARATHON ON SEPTEMBER 4 (August, 2010)
WXXI HOSTS NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION VOICE OF THE VOTER DEBATE ON AUGUST 31 (August, 2010)
WXXI REMEMBERS THE LATE MITCH MILLER WITH A SPECIAL BROADCAST OF AN ARCHIVED PROGRAM FEATURING MR. MILLER (July, 2010)
WXXI’S SUMMER FILM SERIES FEATURES WOMEN AND GIRLS WORKING TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE (July, 2010)
WRUR-FM 88.5 CARRIES LIVE COVERAGE OF THE NEWPORT FOLK FEST (July, 2010)
VETERANS ADMINSTRATION’S “HELP A VET” PHONE BANK, HOSTED BY WXXI AND 13 WHAM-TV, WAS A RECORD SUCCESS (July, 2010)
WXXI NAMES JIM SHELDON THE 2009 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR (July, 2010)
WXXI AND 13 WHAM TV PARTNER THE VETERANS ADMINSTRATION TO REGISTER VETERANS FOR VA SERVICES (July, 2010)
WITH-FM BROADCASTS LIVE FROM THE GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL AT TRUMANSBURG FAIRGROUNDS ON FRIDAY, JULY 23 (July, 2010)
WXXI PRESENTS ROCHESTER’S STORYCORPS RECORDINGS IN A THREE-PART SPECIAL SERIES PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 18 AT 10 P.M. ON AM 1370 (July, 2010)
WXXI NAMES PETER DUBOIS NEW HOST OF ITS NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM WITH HEART AND VOICE (July, 2010)
BIZ KID$ WINS SILVER TELLY AWARD (July, 2010)
WXXI PRESENTS THE 8th ANNUAL SPEAKING OF WOMEN’S HEALTH CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 (June, 2010)
WITH-FM BROADCASTS LIVE FROM THE COMMONS JULY 9, 2010 (June, 2010)
WXXI WINS TWO NEW YORK STATE BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING (June, 2010)
WXXI TO CARRY LIVE COVERAGE OF ELENA KAGAN’S SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION HEARINGS (June, 2010)
WXXI WELCOMES FIVE MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES (June, 2010)
WXXI REMEMBERS THE LATE ANDREW LANGSTON WITH A SPECIAL BROADCAST OF AN ARCHIVED PROGRAM FEATURING MR. LANGSTON (June, 2010)
WXXI & THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER’S SECOND OPINION WINS THREE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS (June, 2010)
WXXI’S REACHOUT RADIO WINS A 2009 PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDIO INFORMATION SERVICES (June, 2010)
WXXI BRINGS SUPER WHY TO THE MAPLEWOOD ROSE FESTIVAL JUNE 19 & 20 (May, 2010)
WXXI’S KAREN DEWITT NAMED MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE WOMEN’S PRESS CLUB OF NEW YORK STATE (May, 2010)
WXXI & WEOS LAUNCH WITH-FM 90.1, A NEW PUBLIC RADIO STATION IN ITHACA, NY (May, 2010)
WXXI CALLS OUT TO KIDS FOR THEIR HEALTHY SNACK RECIPES (May, 2010)
MINOR LEAGUE, THE TV SERIES FEATURING THE ROCHESTER RED WINGS, MOVES ITS PREMIERE DATE TO JUNE 2010 (May, 2010)
WXXI-TV HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE 2010 REGENTS EXAMS WITH REGENTS REVIEW 2.0 (April, 2010)
WXXI NAMES 12 YOUNG AUTHORS AS LOCAL WINNERS OF THE  PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST (April, 2010)
WXXI TO PRESENT SIX COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH LOVE & FORGIVENESS AWARDS (April, 2010)
NINE HOMEWORK HOTLINE FANS WILL BE GUEST HOSTS OF WXXI’S LIVE, HOMEWORK HELP SHOW (April, 2010)
AREA TEENS PRODUCE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ON ISSUES THEY FACE AS EMERGING ADULTS IN A NATIONAL OUTREACH PROJECT (April, 2010)
WXXI 42ND ANNUAL ONLINE AUCTION KICKS OFF APRIL 24, 2010 (April, 2010)
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES CREATE PARTNERSHIP WITH WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING (April, 2010)
WXXI’S TRAVEL AND CULINARY SERIES, NEW YORK WINE & TABLE VISITS LAKE ERIE, HUDSON VALLEY, THE FINGER LAKES AND MORE (March, 2010)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN TO NARRATE WXXI’S EASTMAN THEATRE DOCUMENTARY (March, 2010)
WXXI CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING’S LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE (March, 2010)
WXXI RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (March, 2010)
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)