| The bio above wasn't enough for you? Get to know Matt a little better below... |
| 1) Birth Date |
August 3 |
| 2) City you were born in: |
Ripon, WI |
| 3) Place you grew up in: |
Rosendale, WI (small town just west of Fond du Lac) |
| 4) Where did you go to college? What was your degree/major? |
UW-Green Bay, majored in Communications |
| 5) Favorite Sport |
Football, but baseball's a close second |
| 6) Favorite Sport teams (all sports) |
Brewers, Packers, Bucks and of course the Badgers |
| 7) Favorite Sport to watch |
Baseball in person, Football on TV (in high-def especially) |
| 8) Favorite Sport or game to play |
Basketball |
| 9) What pets do you have? |
No pets, but my parents have a dog |
| 10) Favorite thing about Madison? |
It's not Wausau |
| 11) Favorite movie? |
Spaceballs or Naked Gun 1 |
| 12) Favorite music artist/band: |
Don't really have one but if I have to pick it would be Pearl Jam |
| 13) Favorite Book or magazine |
Not much of a reader |
| 14) Favorite Website |
ESPN.com |
| 15) Favorite Restaurant (with location if not Madison) |
Whoever sponsors FOX 47 News |
| 16) What was the deciding factor for you wanting to get into the television business: |
Don't have any other marketable skills |
| 17) What is your favorite Color? |
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| 18) What was your funniest or most embarrasing moment in broadcasting? |
I'm sure that's still to come, so tune in |
| 19) What were your past jobs in broadcasting... Station/City/years/position held |
I spent the last 6 years in Wausau basically doing everything. Started as a sports reporter at one station, became a news/sports reporter at other station in town, then was promoted to weekend sports anchor, before eventually becoming sports director which was my job for the past two years |
| 20) Awards or accomplishments: |
Won an award for announcing work on golf tournament we broadcast in
Wausau |
| 21) Favorite charity or community event you are or have been involved with: |
Stayed up for 24 hours to raise money for something in middle school |
| 22) Favorite Hobby/thing to do in your spare time: |
Playing basketball or watching tv, so I'm lazy and athletic |
| 23) Strangest Job you ever had |
Pizza delivery guy, you see some weird things going on in people's
aparatments |
| 24) If you could interview anyone, who would it be? or... if you could just meet someone... past/present, who would it be? |
I'd want the person to be alive, so they could you know answer my
questions and not smell, so I'd go with Michael Jordan or the owner of
Sprint so I could punch him in the face |
| 26) If you could cover any news event from the past as a reporter, what would it be? |
The first Super Bowl |
