Joni Michels is back...

ABOUT JONI MICHELS

An EMMY award winning TV host, writer, producer...

Joni Michels is a face AND voice familiar to Indianapolis audiences for over 25 years. Joni's a native Hoosier from New Palestine, who started sharing her passion for storytelling and love for kids and animals when she hosted "The FOX59 Kids Club" all before she graduated from IU in Bloomington.

Joni has been part of the Cumulus Media Indy family and Midday Host on 107.9 The MIX! Joni also shares her humor and life insights as Co-Host of The Morning Show” on 104.5 WJJK Classic Hits. Joni was part of the WRTV 6 Good Morning Indiana show where she reported traffic from her office in the “sky”, Chopper 6, as well as in studio. The skydiving enthusiast is also well known from her time on FOX59 as an original member of the morning news team where she was the traffic anchor, LIVE feature reporter and host/producer for The Emmy Award winning travel show "The Adventures of Indiana Joni". Michels was also instrumental in getting local & regional bands to perform LIVE on the FOX 59 Morning Show which was a first for local morning news programming.

Joni also worked as a Live Feature Reporter and Traffic Reporter for WCNC (ABC Affiliate) in Charlotte, NC but loves the fact that she's been able to enjoy most of her media career right here in her home state.

Michels an admitted “music junkie” also hit the red carpet for LIVE entertainment reports at the Billboard Music Awards, MTV Video Awards, Country Music Awards, and Grammy Awards.

Joni is an award winning freelance host/producer in media and communications hosting home & lifetime segments for HGTV & Animal Planet. She produced and hosted the only true local home & design show “Design Your Life” which aired on WRTV 6.

A pet advocate and animal lover, Joni has two shelter rescue dogs "Sonny & Lilly and says she gets pure joy from being a “pet mom”. Michels has added two more dogs to her home or as she call is it "The Dog Squad"! She volunteers for several non profit animal rescue groups.

Joni's Likes: People who make you laugh! Off the beaten path road trips, beaches, mountains, watching Westerns starring the OG's Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson and John Wayne, listening to great music aka "medicine for the mind"! Her motto: Kindness always matters and a good book can transport you anywhere you want to go!

Fun Fact: Joni worked one Summer in college for Walt Disney World as a "Cinderella" in the Magic Kingdom hence her catch phrase "Have a magical day".