Hi! I'm 23 News Anchor Andy Gannon. Thanks for checking up on me. First, the fun stuff. I used to have brown hair. I still have hair and one wife and a couple kids and one dog. The wife's name is Wendy. She is a Rockford native and a Guilford High School graduate. My daughter is Kelley. Her brother is Corey. Our dog is Payton. That's the Gannon clan. And yes, Payton is named after the late great Chicago Bear runningback who died shortly before Payton joined our family.
While I am not a Bears fan, I have much respect for the style, the hard work and sense of humor Walter Payton displayed both on and off the field. I should point out. I have a mixed marriage. My wife--the Rockford native--and my son are Bear fans. Me--a native of Wisconsin--and my daughter are Packer fans.
Now, on to the boring stuff. As previously mentioned, I grew up in Wisconsin. I was born and raised in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer. I was active in drama, forensics, track, cross country, choir...a bunch of stuff. I also served as a manager for the Brown Deer Falcons football and basketball teams. From there, it was off to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, too, I worked as a manager for the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team. I also attended a class or two. I got to enough classes to get an honors degree in Broadcast Journalism and a BS degree in Political Science. Shortly after graduation, my meteoric rise to national fame and fortune began at 23 WIFR in February of 1983. Over a quarter century later, that meteoric rise has pretty much fizzled...but your know what...that's fine with me.
Back to the good stuff. I like to golf. I used to bowl and still talk a pretty good game. I'm a Rotissiere Baseball "weenie" and I have what borders on an unhealthy relationship with the ESPN family of networks. I moonlight for ESPN Radio 1380AM co-hosting a nightly sports talk show and doing play-by-play for Hononegah H.S. football and basketball teams.
I enjoy living in the Rockford area. Heck, I'm the only "foreigner" in my family and I'm a lowly Cheesehead. I have been involved in a number of charitable/non-for-profit organizations over the years.
I serve my church as the lay treasurer, communications director and lowest bass in the choir. I have also been an active participant in our church's annual Corn Boil. The Rockford area has and continues to be good to me. Hopefully, I've been good to it.
Contact him at andy.gannon@wifr.com.
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