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Andy Banker

Anchor/Reporter
andy.banker@tvstl.com

Andy Banker co-anchors FOX 2 News Saturday and Sunday Mornings and reports weeknights for FOX 2 News. Andy joined the FOX 2 News team in July 2002 and is from Millstadt, Illinois; a graduate of Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Andy worked as a reporter and anchor in Champaign, IL, and Dayton, Ohio, before returning home in 1994. He worked as a reporter and Weekend Anchor at KDNL, ABC 30 News, for 8 years. He is also the stadium announcer for the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome.

Andy's received multiple Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and Associated Press awards for his reporting. He's been named "Best Reporter" by the Illinois Associated Press 4 times. Andy volunteers with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation among other charities. He's a past honorary Chairman of the Walk to Cure Diabetes. Andy is a huge fan of the Rams, Cardinals, Blues, and Fighting Illini; plus musicians Jay Farrar, John Hiatt, and Bruce Springsteen.

Recent Articles

  • 1-Year-Old Run Over, Killed In East St. Louis

    Posted on: 9:35 pm, May 18, 2013, by , updated on: 05:50pm, May 19, 2013

    EAST ST. LOUIS, IL (KTVI) –A tragic accident in East St. Louis leads to the death of a 1-year-old child. ... Read More ›

    Jay’lah Keith

  • Ellisville City Council Votes Not To Reinstate Impeached Mayor

    Posted on: 9:35 pm, May 15, 2013, by , updated on: 10:30pm, May 15, 2013

    ELLISVILLE, MO (KTVI)– What could have been an end to the Ellisville impeachment saga Wednesday night,  instead set the stage... Read More ›

  • Graffiti War Brewing In St. Louis

    Posted on: 10:17 pm, May 14, 2013, by , updated on: 08:05am, May 17, 2013

    ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – There`s a graffiti war brewing in St. Louis. One victim was so fed up, he... Read More ›

  • Theft Can’t Stop Habitat For Humanity’s Mother’s Day Blitz

    Posted on: 10:52 pm, May 11, 2013, by , updated on: 08:52am, May 12, 2013

    ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) –A tool thief could not keep St. Louis moms from their mission this Mother’s Day weekend.... Read More ›

    Habitiat

  • Cleveland Story Brings Hope For Those Missing In St. Louis

    Posted on: 10:17 pm, May 7, 2013, by , updated on: 11:15am, May 8, 2013

    SPANISH LAKE, MO (KTVI)– There’s hope the news from Cleveland of three missing women being found close to home after... Read More ›

  • Three Men Rescued From Swollen Meramec River

    Posted on: 11:03 am, May 5, 2013, by , updated on: 11:32am, May 6, 2013

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO (KTVI)-Three men had to be rescued from the Meramec River Sunday morning after the canoe they were... Read More ›

    Canoe pulled from Meramec River

  • Flooding Fears Outside St. Peters Subside For Now

    Posted on: 10:22 am, May 5, 2013, by , updated on: 11:34am, May 6, 2013

    ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KTVI)-Many area river communities are still on the flood watch.  The latest area facing a flood... Read More ›

  • Impeached Ellisville Mayor Seeks To Get His Job Back

    Posted on: 10:38 pm, May 1, 2013, by , updated on: 10:57pm, May 1, 2013

    ELLISVILLE, MO. (KPLR) – Nearly a month after the Ellisville City Council voted to remove former mayor, Adam Paul, from... Read More ›

    ellisville

  • Blues Fans Hungry For A Playoff Win

    Posted on: 10:13 pm, April 30, 2013, by , updated on: 06:05am, May 1, 2013

    Update: Blues beat the LA Kings 2-1 in overtime. ST. LOUIS, MO. (KTVI) – The weather seemed to be the... Read More ›

    blues fans

  • Cardinals Get Award From EPA On Recycling Efforts

    Posted on: 10:45 pm, April 29, 2013, by , updated on: 10:46pm, April 29, 2013

    ST. LOUIS, MO. (KPLR) – There was a big story involving the Cardinals Monday for something that had almost nothing... Read More ›

    cardinals

  • Big Haul For DEA Drug Take Back

    Posted on: 9:14 am, April 28, 2013, by , updated on: 08:45pm, April 30, 2013

    Update:  795 pounds of unused prescriptions were turned over to law enforcement officials at the prescription take back event. LADUE,... Read More ›

  • Mother Convicted Of Beating Son’s Heroin Dealer

    Posted on: 10:30 pm, April 23, 2013, by , updated on: 12:36pm, April 24, 2013

    HILLSBORO, MO. (KTVI) – A mother accused of beating a heroin dealer with a baseball bat to protect her own... Read More ›

    Mother Convicted Of Beating Son's Former Heroin Dealer
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