Danielle Ponder on her debut album, "Some of Us Are Brave"

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Emmarae Stein

Published October 19, 2022 at 8:16 AM EDT

Danielle Ponder celebrates her debut solo album "Some of Us Are Brave" and sings at the Record Archive in Rochester, NY, on Sept. 16, 2022.

As CITY Magazine's Daniel Kushner recently wrote, "Music fans everywhere are picking up on what Rochesterians have known for years: Danielle Ponder is a star." The former attorney has been traveling the world, performing songs from her debut album, "Some of Us Are Brave." She has appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and shared the stage with artists like Chaka Khan, Earth Wind & Fire, and Marcus Mumford.

This hour, we talk with Ponder before she comes back for a hometown concert. Our guest:

Danielle Ponder, singer-songwriter

Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack the producer of Connections with Evan Dawson and Unleashed: The Pet Show. She joined the WXXI News team from WHEC-TV, where she produced newscasts and The Olympic Zone, and from the University of Rochester, where she served as an assistant director of public relations. Her background extends to television sports and entertainment, and to communications and social media management for non-profits.

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Emmarae Stein