Noelle E. C. Evans

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Education Reporter and Producer, WXXI News
Education Reporter, WXXI-TV (Rochester, NY)
Freelance Reporter, NPR
Freelance Reporter, BBC
Contributing Reporter, City Magazine (Rochester)

Rochester, United States

Education, U.S. Regional

As seen in: BBC, City Magazine (Rochester), NPR, WXXI News, WXXI-TV (Rochester, NY), Flipboard, EIN News, WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.), Daily Freeman, The Roundtable (Podcast), WRVO-FM (Oswego, NY), WSHU-FM (Fairfield, CT), WSHU Public Radio, WSKG-TV (Vestal, NY), Buffalo Toronto Public Media and

Covers: Education, Indigenous affairs

Education reporter/producer @WXXInews local public broadcasting 📻 heard on NPR and BBC • national Edward R. Murrow Award Winner • Hablo español.

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Noelle E. C. Evans’s Biography

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Noelle E. C. Evans is WXXI's Murrow Award-winning Education reporter/producer. She took on the role in 2022 after two-and-a-half years on general assignment.

In her tenure as Education reporter, Noelle has been awarded 2023 National and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Diversity Equity and Inclusion Coverage, a 2023 PMJA Award for News Feature, and a 2022 JANY Runner-up Award for Enterprise Reporting.

Her background in documentary filmmaking shapes her storytelling; her experi…

Noelle E. C. Evans’s Journalist Portfolio

Rochester students take on learning gap ahead of school year

Recent studies show that students in schools with high poverty rates, like in Rochester, tend to have greater…

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An Indigenous lacrosse team reclaims its native identity

A top lacrosse team - Haudenosaunee Nationals - is reclaiming its Indigenous identity after generations of be…

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Rochester kids are living in the middle of serious violence. One afterschool program tries to hel...

As violence increases, children are experiencing shootings and killings. A Rochester afterschool program help…

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Indian boarding schools tried to eradicate their language. Now, the Seneca are bringing it back

Noelle Evans won a national Edward R. Murrow award in the category of Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inc…

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Articles

Hoop 'N Holla camp mentors student-athletes on how to succeed at the college level Original

Aug 14, 2026 |

By Noelle E. C. Evans

| WXXI News

Cleats kick up grass, knees drive high, and with each decisive step, several dozen teenage athletes drive their way over ladders and ankle-high hurdles up a hill. After reaching the top, they descend slowly back down and, when cued, drop to the ground and begin pushups, mountain climbers, or shoulder taps from a plank position. Up and down the hill they go, pushing themselves as coaches call out orders under a blazing sun on a breezy summer morning at Nazareth University.

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Hoop 'N Holla camp mentors student-athletes on how to succeed at the college level

Aug 14, 2026 |

By Noelle E. C. Evans

| Flipboard

4 hours ago WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of turning a blind eye to harassment of Jewish students. Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules The decision from U.S. District Judge …

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State agency offers $8M for alternative fuel initiatives Original

Jul 30, 2026 |

By Noelle E. C. Evans

| WXXI News

A New York state initiative to reduce fossil fuel reliance and bolster alternative fuel advancements is getting a financial boost. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA, said this week that it is offering $8 million to fund proposals that would build technology and infrastructure for fuels that are considered low carbon, like hydrogen and ammonia.

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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be audacious. Ask questions. Reach out to people you look up to and you might be surprised who uplifts you.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Outdoors, playing ultimate frisbee, or training for ultimate frisbee.

Awards

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Edward R. Murrow Award

2023 - Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Of the awards given to journalists, the Murrows are one of the most respected in the world. This national award is an embodiment of the values, principles, ethics and standards set by broadcast journalism pioneer Edward R. Murrow. “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition does, I think the soul of America does with it.” — Edward R. Murrow

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Public Media Journalists Association

2023 - News Feature

Each year, PMJA recognizes the best of local public radio news. This national award is for excellence in news feature reporting.