Brooke Allen
Producer and Host of Morning EditionBrooke Allen served as local producer and host for Morning Edition, from June 2016-March 2018.
Before joining WKAR, Allen served as an anchor and reporter for WWJNewsradio 950 in Detroit. During her time at WWJ, Allen interviewed young offenders and their attorneys for Second Chance, a broadcast series that sought to provide those serving time an opportunity to turn their lives around.
Allen has also presented a number of stories and interviews, working with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD ), telling the tragic plight of victims of alcohol-related crashes, something that has also personally affected her family.
Before her stint at WWJ, Allen served as a news and traffic reporter at a number of stations in Michigan and California, including KFI, KOST and JILL-FM.
Allen studied theatre and communications at Eastern Michigan University, and is a graduate of the Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting in Huntington Beach, California.
When not delivering the news, you can find Allen acting in professional and community theatres.
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QuizBusters host Matt Ottinger talked with former Morning Edition host Brooke Allen about wrapping up this long-running series.1989… George H.W. Bush… -
WKAR, the NPR station for Michigan's Capital region, won seven awards from the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in… -
On this week's Current State: WKAR Connects, a series of stories looking at local organizations who offer support for survivors of sexual and domestic… -
Equality Michigan is known for working with the legislature to pass laws. But the organization also helps members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,… -
Two Michigan State University students showed their support for sexual abuse victims and survivors of Larry Nassar's assaults in a way you can download on… -
East Lansing mayor Mark Meadows joined WKAR's Brooke Allen on Monday, March 5 for the "Mondays with the Mayor" segment. -
Essex Township Supervisor Carla Wardin talked about family, farming and being in the close-knit community of 1900 in Clinton County. -
On the Feb. 24-25 edition of Current State: neighbors struggling with floodwaters & how you can help; learn where Michigan's gubernatorial candidates… -
WLNS-TV meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa joined WKAR Morning Edition host Brooke Allen in studio on Thursday morning to talk about the conditions that caused… -
On Wednesday, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs' Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation director Andrew Brisbo updated WKAR's Brooke…
