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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WKAR's Brooke Allen talked with Lansing Licensed Professional Counselor Karen Massoll about discussing the Las Vegas mass shooting with your children.…
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Meredian Township Manager Frank Walsh talked with Brooke Allen for our "Mondays with the Mayor" segment. He talked about families, nature trails and the…
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Every year, the owner of the Dunkin Donuts store in Okemos buys Michigan State University Spartan shirts for his employees. This year, he had a touching…
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60,000 people are expected to gather for the annual Labor Day walk across the Mackinac Bridge. There will be major security restrictions this year. From…
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Nathan Moore, associate professor of the Department of Geography, Environment and Spacial Sciences at Michigan State University talks with WKAR's Brooke…
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On the August 21 "Monday Morning with the Mayor" segment, Morning Edition host Brooke Allen talked with DeWitt mayor Sue Leeming about what makes her…
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WKAR's Brooke Allen talks with Delhi Township Supervisor and Holt Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hornak about issues in their community.
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When you think fashion, you think New York, Paris, Milan and Lansing. Yeah, that's right — Lansing. There are designers from Grand Ledge who are revamping…
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Owosso mayor Chris Eveleth joined WKAR's Brooke Allen for the "Monday Morning with the Mayor" segment on Monday, July 17. He talked about serving the…
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St. Johns Mayor Dana Beaman joined Brooke Allen for the "Monday Morning with the Mayor" segment on July 10, 2017. Mayor Beaman talked about the city's…