Barrett Andrews

Barrett Andrews is a reporter for FOX Toledo News and FOX Toledo News Weekend.

Barrett joined the FOX Toledo News team in the fall of 2004. He started as a "stringer" for the station, using his own camera to provide video of news events like car accidents and fires in his hometown of Perrysburg.

Not long after that, Barrett became a freelance weekend assignment editor -- making phone calls, listening to police and fire scanners, and planning out the day's stories.

He officially became a FOX Toledo News staffer in the spring of 2005 as a part-time weekend graphic artist while he continued chasing flashing lights across Wood County as a spot news photojournalist. When the scanners were silent, he made it a priority to learn every news and production job around the station.

That training has paid off because now, in addition to his usual reporting duties, Barrett also fills-in behind-the-scenes as everything from a graphic designer to producer.

A weather junkie and National Weather Service-trained storm spotter, Barrett's usually out storm chasing during severe weather or alongside Doug Moats and Bruce Slusher in the Stormtracker Weather Lab.

When he's not at FOX Toledo, Barrett works for the Rossford Fire Department as a part-time firefighter. In whatever spare time is left, he shoots still photos that you can check out on his Flickr page.

Have a story idea? Question? Breaking news tip? Here are a few ways to get in touch with Barrett:

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