Rene Cloukey

Assistant News Director/ Sports Director
WAGM
Rene Cloukey

Rene has been a lifelong sports fan and this is his dream job. Cloukey grew up wanting to the voice of the Boston Red Sox, but instead he has has been reporting on local sports for the past 36 years. He has been to thousands of High School and College sporting events around Aroostook County and Western New Brunswick for over 3 and a half decades. He has been named the Maine Sportscaster of the Year on five different occasions. Cloukey has also received several Maine Association of Broadcaster Awards for his sportscast and feature stories. Rene also has a passion for Special Olympics serving on the Aroostook Area Management Team. He also has run a golf tournament to benefit Aroostook Special Olympics for the past 31 years. He is always looking for local sports to cover and to tell the story of the Student-Athletes.

Affiliations
  • National Sportscaster and Sports Writers Association
  • Awards
  • 5 time winner Maine Sportscaster of the year
  • Inducted into Maine Sports Legends Hall of Honors
  • Special Olympics Heroes Award