Andy Slater
{{Short description|American radio personality}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|15}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida
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| show = The Andy Slater Show
| station = WMEN (South Florida)
iHeartRadio (nationally)
| timeslot = Weekdays 3-5:00 p.m. EST
| style = Sports radio
| country = United States
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Andy Slater (born December 15, 1978), is an American sports radio talk show host.{{cite news|url=http://www.940winz.com/onair/the-andy-slater-show-53526/|title=The Andy Slater Show|date=January 6, 2014|work=WINZ|access-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326015243/http://www.940winz.com/onair/the-andy-slater-show-53526/|archive-date=26 March 2016|url-status=dead}} The Andy Slater Show is syndicated on WMEN 640-AM Fox Sports in Royal Palm Beach, Florida{{cite news|url=http://www.talkers.com/2018/10/15/monday-october-15-2018/|title=Alpha Media's '640 The Hurricane' Names Andy Slater Afternoon Host|date=October 15, 2018|work=talkers.com|access-date=18 November 2018|archive-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510042100/http://www.talkers.com/2018/10/15/monday-october-15-2018/|url-status=dead}} and on iHeartRadio.{{cite news|url=http://www.iheart.com/talk/show/139-The-Andy-Slater-Show/|title=The Andy Slater Show|date=January 6, 2014|work=iHeartRadio|access-date=13 July 2014}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2013/12/11/|title=More radio changes locally: Andy Slater is leaving his afternoon show|date=December 11, 2013|work=Miami Herald|access-date=13 July 2014}} He often appears on Miami's local 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.{{cite news|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/crime_scene/dade_county/page/2/|title=O.J. Simpson Speaks to Andy Slater|date=June 10, 2008|work=Miami Herald|access-date=14 August 2012}}
Slater was also one of six judges for Miss Florida USA 2016,{{cite news|url=http://www.local10.com/news/new-miss-florida-usa-crowned-fort-lauderdale/34117362|title=New Miss Florida USA crowned in Fort Lauderdale|date=July 12, 2015|work=WPLG|access-date=12 July 2015}} and Miss Florida USA 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/entertainment/miss-florida-usa-stripped-of-title|title=Miss Florida USA stripped of title|first1=Peter|last1=Burke|first2=Shyann|last2=Malone|first3=Andrea|last3=Torres|date=July 23, 2016|website=local10.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 20, 2016}}
Slater breaks national stories, which he calls the "Slater Scoop." Among them are the tragic death of Jose Fernandez,{{Cite web |title=Marlins star Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/jose-fernandez-death-boating-accident-miami-marlins/ovq9vxetj8o717qguxav8aoe4 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en}} Jason Pierre-Paul injuring his hand in a fireworks accident,{{Cite web |title=Reports Indicate Jason Pierre-Paul Injures Hand In Fireworks Accident |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/reports-indicate-jason-pierre-paul-injured-in-fireworks-accident/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=5 July 2015 |language=en-US}} and Dion Waiters gummy incident on the Miami Heat's team plane.{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |title=Report: Heat's Dion Waiters Had Panic Attack on Team Plane After Eating Edible |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861931-report-heats-dion-waiters-had-panic-attack-on-team-plane-after-eating-edible |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}
Recognition
The Miami Herald named Slater the best sports reporter in South Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2015/12/the-best-and-worst-of-sports-media-in-2015.html|title=The best and worst of sports media in 2015 {{!}} Sports Buzz|website=miamiherald.typepad.com|access-date=2018-11-18}}
Slater was named best radio personality and the hardest-working radio reporter by the Miami New Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/best-of/2019/arts-and-entertainment/best-radio-personality-11190813|title=Best Radio Personality: Andy Slater {{!}} Best of Miami® 2019: Your Key to the City|website=Miami New Times|access-date=2019-11-24}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/andy-slater-miamis-hardest-working-radio-reporter-7640619|title=Andy Slater: Miami's Hardest-Working Radio Reporter|last=Campbell|first=Luther|date=May 26, 2015|work=Miami New Times|access-date=November 25, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.940winz.com/articles/andy-slater-481765/introducing-the-andy-slater-show-11918444 Andy Slater joins 940-AM WINZ weekday lineup]
- [http://640sports.com 640-AM WMEN Radio in South Florida]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDRBTKoPUY&t=1m28s Andy Slater on WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach]
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Category:American sports radio personalities