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 MICHELLE CAROLLA - Main Anchor
After an 1100 mile journey, I'm happy to now call Wisconsin home. Madison is an amazing city and I’m looking very forward to meeting our viewers and working to become a part of the community.
I'm passionate for traditional journalism and believe it serves a critical role in our world. I first started in TV news at 17 running cameras and master control. Fast forward a few years later and I still enjoy the art of the industry. I enjoy covering a variety of stories, but really love health and consumer stories that offer helpful info to viewers.
My career started in WV and spanned the southeast in TN, VA and SC, both in TV and Radio. Most recently I taught Journalism at Coastal Carolina University in SC. I learned a great deal from my students, most importantly to always keep the excitement for your passion. I completed a BA at Concord College in Athens, WV and an MA at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.
I'm married to my wonderful, supportive husband, Nick and we have one son, Enzo. Send me your thoughts and ideas, I'd love to hear from you.
Fun Facts:
Favorite season of the year: I love winter best
Favorite outdoor activity: I'm not really an outdoorsy person. My husband says my idea of roughing it is the penthouse suite.
Best thing I ever ate: My grandmother was a chef her entire life. Her coconut cream pie would top just about anything you could ever want to eat. My husband and I ate at the restaurant in Rome where Fettuccini Alfredo was invented and it was absolutely decadent.
Favorite place I've been: A toss between Paris and Rome. Both cities are insanely beautiful and exciting. My husband and I went to both on our honeymoon. We even met Pope John Paul II and received a personal marriage blessing at the Vatican. It was amazing.
I've always wanted to visit: The entire world. Since I can remember, I wanted to see every possible inch of the earth. I'm really behind on that goal, but hope to catch up!
Favorite Movie: Since the day I saw it in junior high in our hometown theater-Back to the Future. I think I know every line.
Favorite Band: The Eagles!! A super thrill for me was my interview with Glen Frey. I was so young and star-struck, but I managed to keep it together! Boston, Styx, all the great 70’s bands. Can’t forget disco...my friends know I’m also the disco queen. I also love Big Band, 50’s and 60’s.
Out-of-work Activities: My absolute favorite thing is waking up knowing I can spend the entire day with my family. Anything we do is a favorite for me. I also love cooking, although my husband would say I like cookbooks more! Trying new restaurants and traveling anywhere are also top of the list.
Fun Fact: I’d say singing the National Anthem. It seems to follow me wherever I live. I sang at Camden Yards twice and for the inaugural season of The Nationals. I also sang at nearly every possible event over the years!
 KARIN SWANSON - Meteorologist
I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 with degrees in Atmospheric Science and in Spanish. I don’t use my Spanish as much as I’d like, but I’m happy to be forecasting in Wisconsin. I grew up in the Twin Cities in a family of avid campers, and became interested in the weather and nature through my camping experiences. My Dad, a pilot, shares my love of the weather and enjoyed teaching me weather tidbits as a child.
I started out in this business working at a weather company here in Madison. After that, I moved to Wausau, WI for three years and worked at the FOX and ABC affiliates, as well as a private forecasting company. In 2003, I was lucky enough to make the move back to Madison, and have been forecasting for southern Wisconsin ever since. My forecasting has won me three Eric Sevareid awards for best weathercast. I am also a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM), and hold the AMS Seal of Approval. I am a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I reside in Madison with my husband, my son, and a diva of a cat.
Favorite season of the year: I love the change of seasons in Wisconsin…those hot and humid days and stormy nights of the summer; the beautiful colors and crisp air of the fall; getting to be a kid in the first big snowstorm of the year; the sound of the melting snowpack in the springtime.
Favorite outdoor activities: Gardening, camping, hiking, biking
Least favorite outdoor activity: Putting the lawn furniture away at the end of the summer
Best thing I ever ate: Hmmm…my mouth is watering thinking about all of the great meals I’ve shared.
Favorite sports team: The Badgers
Favorite places I've been: Prague is beautiful…the architecture is fantastic. I also loved getting to backpack through the Yucatan with my sister on our Mayan ruin tour. Hawaii with my husband was another great trip. Some of my favorite memories from growing up come from time at the cabin in northern Minnesota and camping in the Boundary Waters.
I've always wanted to visit: Anywhere I’ve never been before. I love adventure and getting to explore different places.
Favorite Movies: Pride and Prejudice, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music
My adventurous side: I’ve been skydiving, firewalking, rappelling, parasailing, and ziplining, just to name a few things. I’ll try most things once.
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