Michele Fiore

Michele Fiore is happy and proud to be working in the city she loves — in the place where she grew up.

Fiore landed her first job at a country radio station in Decatur, Illinois, just two months after receiving a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism. I worked the night shift attending city council, school board and county board meetings…as well as delivering quick news updates for WDZQ and its sister station, WDZ.

“Country music really grew on me and I continue to be a fan of some of the stars I got to meet backstage like Pam Tillis, the Oak Ridge Boys and yes, ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ man-Billy Ray Cyrus.”

“I left Decatur about a year later and have since done news for both radio and television including a stint as political reporter for WAND-TV where I ran the Springfield bureau at the state capitol. I also reported and covered the assignment desks for CBS-58 and WISN-TV in Milwaukee, and worked as a free lance reporter for more than three years at Chicagoland Television News.”

“I started at WBBM Newsradio 780s a writer while I was still at CLTV, then progressed rather quickly to anchor and field reporter. Mostly, what I love about my job are the people that I’ve come to know at the station and the ones I meet for the first time every day while reporting.”

“I find myself searching for different ways to tell their stories, .for that one interesting fact that may not jump out at you right away, but when developed appropriately, it’s the coolest thing. Thanks for listening.”