Andy Slater (born December 15, 1978), is an American
sports radio talk show host. ''The Andy Slater Show'' is syndicated on
WMEN 640-AM Fox Sports in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and on
iHeartRadio
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.
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
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.
Career
In early 2008, Slater started hosting ''The Andy Slater Show''. 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
Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "Juice", is an American former football running back, actor, and broadcaster who played for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Once a popular figu ...
in June 2008 before he was sentenced to prison.
Slater was also one of six judges for
Miss Florida USA
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Up until the 2017 pageant, both Miss and Teen state pageants were held separately in different months. In recent ...
2016, and Miss Florida USA 2017.
Slater breaks national stories, which he calls the "Slater Scoop." Among them are the tragic death of
Jose Fernandez,
Jason Pierre-Paul
Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul (born January 1, 1989) is an American football outside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the New York Giants in t ...
injuring his hand in a fireworks accident, and
Dion Waiters gummy incident on the
Miami Heat's team plane.
Recognition
The ''
Miami Herald
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'' named Slater the best sports reporter in South Florida.
Slater was named best radio personality and the hardest-working radio reporter by the ''
Miami New Times
The ''Miami New Times'' is a newspaper published in Miami, Florida, United States, and distributed every Thursday. It primarily serves the Miami area and is headquartered in Miami's Wynwood Art District.
Overview
It was acquired by Village Voic ...
''.
References
External links
Andy Slater joins 940-AM WINZ weekday lineup640-AM WMEN Radio in South FloridaAndy Slater on WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach
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American sports radio personalities
Lynn University alumni
1978 births
Living people