April Franklin
Before her current role as the local host of WXXI's Weekend Edition and reporter at WXXI News, April spent 12 years working in the Emergency Department at URMC.
Her passion for community and storytelling led her to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Broadcast from SUNY Brockport.
April is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the current Vice President of Rochester Association of Black Journalists.
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A new federal program will provide low-income residents with a monthly subsidy to help pay for internet service. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program...
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This week marks one year since Daniel Prude's encounter with Rochester Police that resulted in his suffocation, and ultimately, his death. Prude was in...
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While additional funding for home-based services was excluded from the first two coronavirus relief bills, people with disabilities and their families...
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Until March 2020, Joanne Gordon visited her 81-year-old mother at St. Ann’s nursing home every day, just like she had during the 12 years her mom lived...
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello gathered with community members on Sunday for a project 15 years in the making. It was the unveiling of the Frederick...
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State lawmakers are proposing reform after Rochester Police handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old Black girl Friday. New York State Senator Samra...
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COVID-19 infections are on the rise in Ontario County and officials say social gatherings are the reason. Interim Ontario County Administrator Brian...
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Many people in New York state are staying home this week to avoid being exposed and spreading the coronavirus, however healthcare workers and other...