# Andy Slater

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{{Short description|American radio personality}}
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{{Infobox presenter
|image = AndySlaterTV.jpg
| name       = Andy Slater
| caption    = Slater in 2014
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1978|12|15}}
| birth_place = [Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida)
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| show       = ''The Andy Slater Show''
| station    = [WMEN](/source/WMEN) ([South Florida](/source/South_Florida))<br>[iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio) (nationally)
| timeslot   = Weekdays 3-5:00 p.m. [EST](/source/North_American_Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone)
| style      = [Sports radio](/source/Sports_radio)
| country    = [United States](/source/United_States)
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'''Andy Slater''' (born December 15, 1978), is an American [sports radio](/source/sports_radio) [talk show](/source/talk_show) host.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''The Andy Slater Show'' is syndicated on [WMEN 640-AM Fox Sports](/source/WMEN) in Royal Palm Beach, Florida<ref>{{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}}</ref> and on [iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Education==
Slater started his broadcasting career at [Miami Killian Senior High](/source/Miami_Killian_Senior_High) and at [Franklin Pierce College](/source/Franklin_Pierce_College), located in [Rindge, New Hampshire](/source/Rindge%2C_New_Hampshire). Slater also received awards for Sports Show of the Year while attending [Lynn University](/source/Lynn_University) in [Boca Raton, Florida](/source/Boca_Raton%2C_Florida).

==Career==
In early 2008, Slater started hosting ''The Andy Slater Show''.<ref>{{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](/source/Miami_Herald)|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> He often appears on Miami's local [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) affiliate [WPLG](/source/WPLG). Slater was the last person to sit down with and publicly interview [O.J. Simpson](/source/O._J._Simpson) in June 2008 before he was sentenced to prison.<ref>{{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](/source/Miami_Herald)|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref>

Slater was also one of six judges for [Miss Florida USA](/source/Miss_Florida_USA) 2016,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and Miss Florida USA 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Slater breaks national stories, which he calls the "Slater Scoop." Among them are the tragic death of [Jose Fernandez](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(right-handed_pitcher)),<ref>{{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}}</ref> [Jason Pierre-Paul](/source/Jason_Pierre-Paul) injuring his hand in a fireworks accident,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and [Dion Waiters](/source/Dion_Waiters) gummy incident on the [Miami Heat](/source/Miami_Heat)'s team plane.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Recognition==
The ''[Miami Herald](/source/Miami_Herald)'' named Slater the best sports reporter in South Florida.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Slater was named best radio personality and the hardest-working radio reporter by the ''[Miami New Times](/source/Miami_New_Times)''.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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](/source/Miami_New_Times)|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>

==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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