Amy DuPont
News Anchor
Amy began her television career at WXOW in 2001.
Amy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Inver Grove Heights. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a degree in Communication Studies.
Amy interned with News 19 and was eventually promoted to weekend producer. She left La Crosse to become the weekend anchor at KSAX-TV in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Amy returned to WXOW in 2002 and assumed the duties of weekend weather anchor. She made the switch back to news a year later and was promoted to Daybreak anchor in March of 2004.
In September of 2011 Amy won her first Emmy award. She received the award for a special news report called "Healers at Wounded Knee". Amy has also been honored by the Associated Press of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for Best Morning Newscast, Best Series Reporting, Best Feature Reporting, Best Hard News Story, Best Sports Feature Reporting, and Best Photography.
Amy is also the head coach of the West Salem-Aquinas gymnastics team and the past president of the UW-La Crosse Alumni Association.
When she's not working or catching up on sleep, Amy enjoys spending time with her husband Erich and sons Bryce and Aiden, and walking her golden retriever Sergeant.
Contact Amy at adupont@wxow.com
