It was just a year ago that Tom Richards was sworn in as Rochester’s 66th mayor. So what has his first year been like?  

Tom Richards agrees -- he's the most unlikely mayor of Rochester in modern history.

The former chairman of RG&E was lured out of retirement by Bob Duffy to be the city's corporation counsel -- the city's chief attorney.

Four years later, Duffy then tapped Richards to be deputy mayor when Patty Malgieri left and Richards then won an election against a formidable challenger - former Mayor Bill Johnson. 

Tom Richards and News10NBC's Ray Levato spent a half-hour together in his office at City Hall. The Mayor thought it was unfair when asked to grade himself after one year in office. "Well, it's unfair in this sense. That's not the way to look at what I do. What is fair to hold me to is what kind of a job am I doing with respect to managing the city given the hand the city's been dealt.

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks has been named New York State’s republican Woman of the Year.

On Tuesday, Brooks was presented with the Henrietta Wells Livermore Woman of the Year Award by the New York State Federation of Republican Women during the organization's annual convention in Albany.

A very exciting announcement -- News10NBC's Janet Lomax will have an exclusive one-on-one interview with First Lady Michelle Obama.

Janet is traveling to Washington with Girl Scout Troop 60325 from Fairport.

The scouts have been learning about healthy eating and started growing tomato plants as part of their work toward their bronze award. They wrote a letter to the First Lady to let her know about the project and she invited them to the White House to help with spring planting for the White House Kitchen Garden.

The girls leave Sunday and meet with Mrs. Obama on Monday.

Janet will spend the day with the girls and the First Lady. Then she'll sit down one-on-one with Michelle Obama.

It's an exclusive interview you will only see on News10NBC. It all starts at 5 p.m. on Monday – don’t miss it.