Friday on Sly in the Morning:

Tom Nelson and T Wall's Write-In Campaign

Zack Stein is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. He's a recovering sports reporter who spent time covering news in Brunswick, Ga., Pensacola, and Orlando. He's won two AP radio awards and has covered breaking news including the Casey Anthony case in Orlando, Tiger Woods' car crash, and even a few shuttle launches. He prefers the serenity of Madison. He has no free time.
 

 

  

 

 News Director Zack Stein

 

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Dustin Weis grew up in South Central Wisconsin and graduated from the UW-Madison School of Journalism. A self-described "news-junky," he also writes a regular newspaper column and blogs on the news of the day in his spare time. Other, NON-news-related pursuits include Packers football, Badgers hockey, drumming for a rock band, making and frequently consuming films.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 
News Reporter / Anchor Dustin Weis

 

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Deana Wright hails from Madison, but has worked in several major markets including Detroit, Philadelphia, Los Angeles (where Stevie Wonder was her boss),  and New York.(at the #1 radio station in the country). Deana was bitten by the radio bug early and was offered her first job while attending Edgewood High School. She attended the University of Wisconsin, where she majored in Communications and Journalism. After college, she decided to make the leap from radio to television by accepting an Anchor/Reporter position at an NBC affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota. Years later Deana made the decision to return to her "first love": radio.

 

 

 

 

Anchor / Traffic Reporter Deana Wright

 

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Crystal McKenzie has made her way to Madison via Indianapolis, Indiana, where she had been co-hosting the morning show at WKLU 101.9.  Indy is her hometown, so there's racing in her blood... and fast cars in her past.  As a matter of fact, Crystal's first car was a 1972 Barracuda.    She has worked in cities such as Orlando, Sacramento, and Raleigh, NC... and loves the idea of theater of the mind...which is why she has chosen radio as her life long career. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News Anchor Crystal McKenzie

 

 

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 Amy has spent the better part of the last decade working as a broadcast journalist, first as an anchor/reporter at WCBI-TV in Columbus, Miss., then as an investigative reporter at WQAD-TV in Moline, Ill. Her stories have earned a number of professional awards, including Best Spot News, Best Feature and Best News Franchise from the Associated Press. Before turning her attention to journalism, Amy worked in entertainment television in Los Angeles on the short-lived BeastMaster syndicated series and the slightly more successful Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. When she's not anchoring the news on the Wisconsin Guys, Amy is a busy mom of two. She enjoys painting, running, biking and exploring all the great things the Madison area has to offer with her wonderful husband and kids.

 

 

 

News Anchor Amy Barrilleaux

 

 

 

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Jake Harris grew up in suburban Chicago and is a 2009 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism. A former sports-talk host at WSUM, he also writes for a website on all things Badger athletics and for a Wisconsin football magazine. He enjoys discussing politics, attempting to play golf, listening to music, surveying Madison's ethnic restaurants and keeping up with his beloved Chicago sports teams. An out-of-the-closet 'Survivor' fan, he is currently mourning the end of Jack Bauer and '24.'

 

 

 

 

Reporter Jake Harris

 

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Rex Charger was born in Appleton and grew up in and around the Fox Valley. Rex has worked at radio stations around the country, including several in Wisconsin: WAPL, WLUM, WJJO, and WZOR. Rex's hobbies include movies, music, beer, and poker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traffic reporter and WTDY Program Director Rex Charger

 

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Tara Arnold has 'Badger' running through her veins!  She was born in Waunakee and graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in broadcast journalism and mass communications.  She has worked as a News Producer at NBC 15 in Madison; a Reporter at CBS 44 in Evansville, Indiana; a Reporter at FOX 11 in Green Bay; and as a Morning Anchor at Channel 27 in Madison.   
Call her crazy, but despite her alarm going off at 2:45am everyday, Tara loves doing mornings and wouldn't have it any other way!!!

 

 

 

 

Anchor Tara Arnold