American radio personality
Andy Slater (born December 15, 1978), is an American sports radio talk show host.[ 1] The Andy Slater Show is syndicated on WMEN 640-AM Fox Sports in Royal Palm Beach, Florida[ 2] iHeartRadio .[ 3]
Education
Slater started his broadcasting career at Miami Killian Senior High and at Franklin Pierce College , located in Rindge, New Hampshire . Slater also received awards for Sports Show of the Year while attending Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida .
Career
In early 2008, Slater started hosting The Andy Slater Show .[ 4] ABC affiliate WPLG . Slater was the last person to sit down with and publicly interview O.J. Simpson in June 2008 before he was sentenced to prison.[ 5]
Slater was also one of six judges for Miss Florida USA 2016,[ 6] [ 7]
Slater breaks national stories, which he calls the "Slater Scoop." Among them are the tragic death of Jose Fernandez ,[ 8] Jason Pierre-Paul injuring his hand in a fireworks accident,[ 9] Dion Waiters gummy incident on the Miami Heat 's team plane.[ 10]
Recognition
The Miami Herald [ 11]
Slater was named best radio personality and the hardest-working radio reporter by the Miami New Times [ 12] [ 13]
References
^ "The Andy Slater Show" . WINZ . January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2014 .^ "Alpha Media's '640 The Hurricane' Names Andy Slater Afternoon Host" . talkers.com . October 15, 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2018 .^ "The Andy Slater Show" . iHeartRadio . January 6, 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014 .^ "More radio changes locally: Andy Slater is leaving his afternoon show" . Miami Herald . Retrieved 13 July 2014 .^ "O.J. Simpson Speaks to Andy Slater" . Miami Herald . Retrieved 14 August 2012 .^ "New Miss Florida USA crowned in Fort Lauderdale" . WPLG . July 12, 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .^ Burke, Peter; Malone, Shyann; Torres, Andrea (July 23, 2016). "Miss Florida USA stripped of title" . local10.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 . ^ "Marlins star Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident" . www.sportingnews.com . Retrieved 2022-07-24 .^ "Reports Indicate Jason Pierre-Paul Injures Hand In Fireworks Accident" . www.cbsnews.com . 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2022-07-24 .^ Armstrong, Megan. "Report: Heat's Dion Waiters Had Panic Attack on Team Plane After Eating Edible" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 2022-07-24 . ^ "The best and worst of sports media in 2015 | Sports Buzz" . miamiherald.typepad.com . Retrieved 2018-11-18 .^ "Best Radio Personality: Andy Slater | Best of Miami® 2019: Your Key to the City" . Miami New Times . Retrieved 2019-11-24 .^ Campbell, Luther (May 26, 2015). "Andy Slater: Miami's Hardest-Working Radio Reporter" . Miami New Times . Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
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