Chris Hastings CEO, WXXI
@chrishast.bsky.social
President and CEO of WXXI Public Media, Rochester, NY Curator of stories that need to heard #wxxiceo
Can’t believe it’s already a year at @wxxirochester.bsky.social
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Celebrate with me by hitting play on the WXXI News Daily News Podcast — your daily dose of Rochester.
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WXXI Daily News
Business News Podcast · Complete · WXXI Daily News brings you up-to-date local news headlines and in-depth stories from Rochester and beyond. Updated every weekday morning with reporting from our awar...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Can’t believe it’s already a year at @wxxirochester.bsky.social
Celebrate with me by hitting play on the WXXI News Daily News Podcast — your daily dose of Rochester.
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#wxxiceo
Celebrate with me by hitting play on the WXXI News Daily News Podcast — your daily dose of Rochester.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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#wxxiceo
🗳️ Local elections are happening now — and every vote counts.
Hear from every candidate on Connections with Evan Dawson.
🎧 Watch the full conversations in our WXXI News Election Playlist.
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Hear from every candidate on Connections with Evan Dawson.
🎧 Watch the full conversations in our WXXI News Election Playlist.
📲 Subscribe & stay informed: #Roc #Election2025 #WXXINews
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2025 Monroe County Election Candidates - YouTube
WXXI's Evan Dawson speaks with candidates running for office in Monroe County, offering in-depth discussion about local government and the elections that fil...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🗳️ Local elections are happening now — and every vote counts.
Hear from every candidate on Connections with Evan Dawson.
🎧 Watch the full conversations in our WXXI News Election Playlist.
📲 Subscribe & stay informed: #Roc #Election2025 #WXXINews
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Hear from every candidate on Connections with Evan Dawson.
🎧 Watch the full conversations in our WXXI News Election Playlist.
📲 Subscribe & stay informed: #Roc #Election2025 #WXXINews
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"Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission. Public media exists to serve — with facts, with trust, with culture." - @chrishast.bsky.social of @wxxirochester.bsky.social
https://pressingissues.org/how-public-media-can-survive-this-crisis-without-losing-its-soul/
https://pressingissues.org/how-public-media-can-survive-this-crisis-without-losing-its-soul/
How Public Media Can Survive this Crisis Without Losing Its Soul
“Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission,” Chris Hastings of WXXI tells Pressing Issues.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission. Public media exists to serve — with facts, with trust, with culture." - @chrishast.bsky.social of @wxxirochester.bsky.social
https://pressingissues.org/how-public-media-can-survive-this-crisis-without-losing-its-soul/
https://pressingissues.org/how-public-media-can-survive-this-crisis-without-losing-its-soul/
We still here : www.wxxi.org/highlights/a...
A Difficult Moment for Public Media — But We’re Not Going Anywhere — A message from WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings
Last night, Congress passed a bill that eliminates all federal funding for public media, including support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This decision strikes at the heart of stat...
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July 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We still here : www.wxxi.org/highlights/a...
It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/b...
It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV
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June 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/b...
Tonight 👉🏾 www.wxxi.org/highlights/w...
WXXI Community Town Hall • Virtual
The future of public media is being debated, and the voices that value and rely on WXXI need to be heard — now more than ever. WXXI Virtual Community Town Hall on Tuesday, June 17 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tonight 👉🏾 www.wxxi.org/highlights/w...
Call your representatives protectmypublicmedia.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Call your representatives protectmypublicmedia.org
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The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.
Should federal rental aid come with a time limit? Here's how it works in one place
The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.
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June 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.
🚨 The White House has officially sent a rescission request to Congress—putting federal funding for @PBS, @NPR, and local stations like @WXXI at risk.
📣 Take action at protectmypublicmedia.org
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📣 Take action at protectmypublicmedia.org
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Protect My Public Media
Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🚨 The White House has officially sent a rescission request to Congress—putting federal funding for @PBS, @NPR, and local stations like @WXXI at risk.
📣 Take action at protectmypublicmedia.org
www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...
📣 Take action at protectmypublicmedia.org
www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...
If you missed the WXXI Voice of the voter debate its streaming on youtube
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The Voice of the Voter: 2025 Democratic Mayoral Primary Candidate Debate
YouTube video by WXXINews
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May 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you missed the WXXI Voice of the voter debate its streaming on youtube
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Highlight from #pbsam Breaking the Deadlock which is actually airing tonight on @pbs.org
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May 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Highlight from #pbsam Breaking the Deadlock which is actually airing tonight on @pbs.org
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Last week I “found” the falls behind the @wxxirochester.bsky.social office. Where else should walk at lunch near high falls #rochester?
May 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last week I “found” the falls behind the @wxxirochester.bsky.social office. Where else should walk at lunch near high falls #rochester?
NEA Grantees with Terminated Grants or Withdrawn Funding: You have 7 calendar days to appeal, so for those receiving their letters late yesterday (May 2), you have until Friday, May 9 to appeal.
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile.
Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.
Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.
New: Here's a chart of the top conservative / liberal accounts on X. See that small blue dot? That's @acyn.bsky.social. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - and basically no one knows who he is. So I profiled him. wapo.st/3RpEvJ7
April 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile.
Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.
Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.
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Help us welcome The World reporter Durrie Bouscaren (@durriethekid.bsky.social) to Bluesky! 🌐👋🏽
Hi BlueSky! I’m a reporter for @theworld.org, producing segments from Turkey, Iran and beyond. You can also find me on Instagram @durriethekid. Let me know what you’d like to learn about, and welcome to my little piece of Istanbul 💜
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Help us welcome The World reporter Durrie Bouscaren (@durriethekid.bsky.social) to Bluesky! 🌐👋🏽
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In this NPR talk from December, three Western governors - two Republicans, one Democrat - talked about the potential effect of tariffs and particularly how their states trade with Canada and Mexico. Worth listening again.
www.npr.org/2024/12/13/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/13/n...
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
In this NPR talk from December, three Western governors - two Republicans, one Democrat - talked about the potential effect of tariffs and particularly how their states trade with Canada and Mexico. Worth listening again.
www.npr.org/2024/12/13/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/13/n...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
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February 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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The Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas will reopen after the Palisades Fire tore through nearly 40 square miles of homes, commercial areas and wilderness – more than three weeks after the fire started in early January. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires are now 100% contained.
via @laist.com
via @laist.com
Palisades to reopen Sunday morning, as LA fires reach full containment
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass says a “zero tolerance policy” for crime — and a LAPD “surge” will accompany the reopening.
laist.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas will reopen after the Palisades Fire tore through nearly 40 square miles of homes, commercial areas and wilderness – more than three weeks after the fire started in early January. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires are now 100% contained.
via @laist.com
via @laist.com
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The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
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It never ends well.
January 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It never ends well.