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Zoie Henry is the new live desk anchor of ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ which airs weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Henry steps into this role starting June 3 to deliver breaking news, live updates, and cover the latest developments of stories impacting southeastern Wisconsin.
She will join the news desk co-anchors Gerron Jordan and Mallory Anderson, as well as Meteorologist Lindsey Slater and reporter Matt Salemme in News Chopper 12. Henry is taking over the role left by Mallory Anderson, who shifted to co-anchor of ‘WISN 12 News This Morning’ earlier this year.
“Zoie is a Midwest native with a true understanding of the issues that matter in our region and our community,” said Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN 12. “She has a lot of experience in broadcast journalism as both an anchor and a reporter.”
Before joining WISN 12, Henry served as the weekend morning anchor and a multimedia journalist at WLTX News19 in Columbia, South Carolina. Prior to that, she was the weekend evening anchor and a multimedia journalist at KFSM 5NEWS in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Henry began her career working as a reporter for KOMU 8 News in Columbia, Missouri.
“I’m so happy to be coming home to the Midwest bringing my contagious enthusiasm for storytelling and local news to WISN 12,” Henry said. “I can’t wait to explore and connect with Milwaukee and surrounding area residents and join in calling Wisconsin home.”
Henry earned her Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, with an emphasis on anchoring and reporting. While in college, she was an investigative news intern at WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Henry is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.