This just in — We Energies is kicking off a newsworthy naming contest for its peregrine falcon chicks. This year, customers will vote to name the chicks after their favorite news anchors.
The names with the most votes will be given to the falcon chicks that hatch at We Energies power plants in the coming days.
The winners will have to be good sports, and weather the publicity that comes with having the world’s fastest animal named after them.
This year’s options include:
TMJ4
“Chick Benson” in honor of Charles Benson
“Adriana Mendeggs” in honor of Adriana Mendez
“Brian Nestnansky” in honor of Brian Niznansky
Fox6
“Kim Birdphy” in honor of Kim Murphy
“Rob Flieswell” in honor of Rob Haswell
“Ted Perrygrine” in honor of Ted Perry
WISN 12
“Mark Birden” in honor of Mark Baden
“Diana Flewtierrez” in honor of Diana Gutierrez
“Gerron Soardan” in honor of Gerron Jordan
CBS58
“Alex Chirpadetti” in honor of Alex Corradetti
“Jessob Reisbeak” in honor of Jessob Reisbeck
“Lance Talon” in honor of Lance Allan
Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin
“Courtny Airish” in honor of Courtny Gerrish
“Brooke Flighton” in honor of Brooke Brighton
“Sachelle Tweet” in honor of Sachelle Reed
Newsradio 620 WTMJ
“Vince Falcono” in honor of Vince Vitrano
“Julia Feathers” in honor of Julia Fello
“Flown Mercure” in honor of John Mercure
These are just some examples. To see all of the names from each station, go to this link.
You can vote as many times as you’d like between now and Tuesday, May 5, to make sure your favorite news anchor wins naming rights … as well as the ratings.
About the program
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) began installing peregrine falcon nest boxes at power plants in the early 1990s to support the species’ recovery in Wisconsin. Since then, 465 peregrine falcons have hatched at company facilities — representing 20% of all peregrine falcons born in the state. This program is just one way We Energies and WPS are building a bright, sustainable future.