News anchor Evie Allen thought her morning segment on New Year’s Day would consist of news and the weather — not a marriage proposal from her boyfriend. As the southern Illinois reporter listened to her co-anchor, Tony, say that they were getting reports of ice and that it was in fact coming “around the corner as we speak,” her boyfriend walked onto the set. As she looked on in shock, her boyfriend gave her a bouquet of roses and said: “Happy New Year. You know that I love you and I had something I wanted to ask you … Evie, will you marry me?” Through tears — and with no hesitation — she immediately said yes.
Beth Bradley is a radio personality and part of The Ellis and Bradley Show on WSSL 100.5. Listen to the show on weekday mornings from 5 to 10 am on...Full Bio