Highlights Archive

Special Coverage of the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump • WXXI-TV and WXXI News

WXXI brings you live coverage of Inauguration Day 2025.

On Monday, January 20th PBS News coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on WXXI-TV and NPR coverage begins at 11 a.m. on WXXI News.

PBS News coverage will be co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from PBS News Hour White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López at the White House, Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins at the Capitol, and senior correspondent Judy Woodruff. Analysis will be provided by editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks.

NPR will provide live, anchored Special Coverage of the ceremonies on WXXI News (FM 105.9 and WXXINews.org).

“Connections with Evan Dawson” • Weekdays 12-2pm on WXXI News + YouTube

Now you can catch this live weekday talk show on YouTube!

“Connections with Evan Dawson” airs weekdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on air, streaming online, and now on YouTube.

To expand its reach and increase community dialogue around issues that matter most, “Connections with Evan Dawson,” WXXI News‘ daily talk radio show streams live on YouTube every weekday from noon to 2 p.m.

Watch live: yo utube.com/@WXXINews
Listen live: WXXI-FM 105.9 (Rochester) + WEOS 89.3/90.3 FM (Finger Lakes), WXXInews.org + weos.org
On-Demand: youtube.com/@WXXINews and on the PBS Player

Evan Dawson talks about what matters to you on Connections, every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Be part of the program with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255), email, Facebook or Twitter/X.

Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections.

Find out what’s coming up and to listen to past shows.

POV “Minted” • WXXI-WORLD

The rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon that transformed the art world.

POV “Minted” airs Sunday, January 12 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD

An insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world, for better and worse. Featuring verité footage and candid interviews with groundbreaking artists—like Beeple, Latasha Alcindor, and Loish— at the center of this phenomenon, Minted delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market.

POV: Fire Through Dry Grass • WXXI-WORLD

Wearing snapback caps and Air Jordans, the Reality Poets aren’t typical nursing home residents.

POV: Fire Through Dry Grass airs Monday, January 13 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD

In Fire Through Dry Grass, these young, Black and brown disabled artists document their lives on lockdown during COVID, their rhymes underscoring the danger and imprisonment they feel. In the face of institutional neglect, they refuse to be abused, confined, and erased.

This program is presented as part of Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies – in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. Dialogue on Disability is supported by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation with additional support from The Golisano Foundation. The weeklong initiative runs January 13-19, 2025

WXXI and Al Sigl have been hosting Dialogue on Disability since 2005. In 2014, with the support of businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Move to Include™ was formed. This initiative enables WXXI to present and develop programming that promotes inclusion year round.

Photo: Reality Poets Vince, Jay, Tito, Pete, and Var • Credit: Elias Williams

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan “Judy Woodruff” • WXXI-TV

Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff reflects on her perspectives on the changing American political landscape and raising a child with spina bifida.

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan “Judy Woodruff” airs Friday, January 17 at 8:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming on the WXXI app.

For five decades, Judy Woodruff has delivered exceptional coverage of politics to the American public. In this episode, she reflects on her career highlights, her perspectives on the changing American political landscape, and raising a child with spina bifida.

Travels with Darley “New York’s Empire Trail” • WXXI-CREATE

Darley travels along New York’s Empire State Trail, which stretches from New York City to the Canadian Border, and makes a stop at Letchworth State Park Autism Nature Trail and features Rochester Accessible Adventures.

Travels with Darley “New York’s Empire Trail” airs Saturday, January 18 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-CREATE and streaming live on the WXXI app.

Travels with Darley follows five-time Emmy nominated host Darley Newman as she travels with local people in beautiful and awe-inspiring locations to experience history, culture, food, music, art and adventure.

Each episode introduces viewers to diverse cultures and traditions and what makes each location truly unique.

Darley’s on-camera local counterparts are the true stars of each episode, as they lead Darley through their world.

Viewers learn about places and cultures that are less publicized by traditional media, as well as new things about places they thought they knew, bridging global cultures and inspiring viewers to look at the world in a new way.

Remembering President Jimmy Carter – A PBS News Special • WXXI-TV & WXXI-WORLD

PBS will provide live coverage around the National Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

Remembering President Jimmy Carter – A PBS News Special airs Thursday, January 9 beginning at 9 a.m. on WXXI-TV and WXXI-WORLD.

Thursday, January 9 is a national day of mourning in the United States to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, who was the longest-living president in US history. He became the 39th president of the United States in the 1976 election and served one term. PBS News coverage of his funeral on January will be approximately 3 1/2 hours in length.

Eno • The Little Theatre

The groundbreaking generative documentary about visionary musician and artist Brian Eno, a film that’s different every time it’s shown.

Eno screens Tuesday, January 7 at 7 p.m. at The Little Theatre.

For the past 50 years, Brian Eno has been at the forefront of musical creativity, technology, and artistic innovation. As a producer, Brian Eno has helped define and reinvent the sound of some of the most important artists in music, including David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, Coldplay, and dozens of others. He also composed what may be the most heard piece of music in the world: the startup sound for Microsoft Windows.

Rich with access to hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music, Gary Hustwit’s Eno employs groundbreaking technology to accomplish something that’s never been done before: a feature film that’s never the same twice. Hustwit and creative technologist Brendan Dawes have developed bespoke generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit’s original interviews with Eno, and Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live.

There will be a pre-recorded Q&A with director Gary Huswit after the film.

Click here to purchase tickets online.