Megan Mack
Executive Producer at Connections Podcast
Executive Producer at WXXI-TV (Rochester, NY)
Executive Producer at WXXI News
Producer of Connections on NPR's Rochester and Finger Lakes stations; comedy improviser and coach; paster of faces on birthday cards. [email protected]
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wxxinews.org | Patrick Hosken |Megan Mack |Veronica Volk |Julie Williams
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson died on June 11. He was 82, but as writer Sam Sodomsky wrote in a remembrance for Pitchfork, “‘immortal’ is still the word that comes to mind.” Wilson’s forward-thinking musical compositions helped redefine pop music in the 1960s — as well as what anyone thought was possible at the time. Tributes have poured in, including from local musicians.
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3 days ago |
wxxinews.org | Patrick Hosken |Megan Mack |Veronica Volk |Julie Williams
Since its inception in 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival has always been, as its name states, international. Performers from Canada, Europe and elsewhere regularly make the trek to play at 18 different venues around town for audiences that can total 200,000. But 2025 feels different, backdropped by the Trump administration’s trade war with Canada and rising fears about border crossings and detainments.
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1 week ago |
wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Julie Williams
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” squeaked through the House of Representatives in late May. It would increase defense spending, cut Medicaid and SNAP, reduce health insurance coverage, and add trillions to the national debt, among other things. Congressman Joe Morelle joins us to work through the details. In studio:Rep. Joe Morelle, New York District 25
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1 week ago |
wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Julie Williams
An interview between Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson got nasty when Carlson accused Cruz of wanting to enter wars against countries he knows nothing about. Cruz countered that the United States has an obligation to work alongside Israel against Iran. Jose Peo served from 2000 to 2004 in the U.S. Army, and he says that experience has pushed him into the “no more wars” camp. He explains how this growing group sees American intervention.
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1 week ago |
wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack
12:00: Tucker Carlson and the “no more wars” camp1:00: Congressman Joe Morelle on the budget and moreAn interview between Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson got nasty when Carlson accused Cruz of wanting to enter wars against countries he knows nothing about. Cruz countered that the United States has an obligation to work alongside Israel against Iran. Jose Peo served from 2000 to 2004 in the U.S. Army, and he says that experience has pushed him into the “no more wars” camp.
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Today on Connections at 1:00, we talk about the history behind hundreds of unmarked graves in Mt. Hope Cemetery and Highland Park. A new memorial will honor the lives of these people; many were residents of the Monroe County Almshouse, Penitentiary and Insane Asylum in the 1800s. https://t.co/1otqsaKxOf
ROC: Open enrollment for Medicare begins October 15th. I'm looking for someone who is new to the process and has already started to think about it. What questions do you have? Do you need help? We're including a first-person perspective in our discussion. Any leads?
10 years and 100+ sketches later, Thank You Kiss is still having a blast, and we hope you are too! Just 2 more sketch comedy shows in this year's @RochesterFringe Festival: tomorrow (Friday) at 9 p.m. & Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tix: https://t.co/QQ20cfb4v2 Photo credit: Kathrine Kuo https://t.co/puDH5p0JNn