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A JAMS Program alumni will return to her Rockford roots via morning news broadcasts later this month. Maggie Polsean will join Andy Gannon and Aaron Wilson on 23 WIFR.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be joining such a talented and dynamic team,\u201d Polsean said in a news release. \u201cFrom starting my journalism career at WIFR as an intern to now being an anchor, it is a full-circle moment that I am incredibly thankful for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Polsean, who spent nearly three years as a morning anchor with 13 WREX, starts as a morning anchor with WIFR News this Morning on June 17.<\/p>\n
Polsean was raised in Rockford and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies. She started in television news career in 2017 as an intern for 23 WIFR before being hired full-time as a multimedia journalist and producer. She was then with WREX from late 2019 through fall 2022 before joining the marketing group Chartwell Agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaggie\u2019s knowledge and love of the Rockford region, her passion for journalism and her enthusiastic spirit are a welcome addition to the WIFR news team,\u201d Maggie Hradecky, WIFR news director, said in a news release. \u201cI couldn\u2019t think of a better choice to join Andy and Aaron in the mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Polsean lives Rockford region with her husband, Ben.<\/p>\n
WIFR is part of Gray Television, a subsidiary of Gray Media Group, which operates 180 stations across 114 markets in the U.S.<\/p>\n