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Joe Crain Gus who? Joe Crain, who is closing in on a full decade at WICS, doesn’t do scandals or sports or crime. He’s a weather guy, and not even in prime time – he’s up early to deliver the morning forecast and he leaves after the midday news show. A native Midwesterner, Crain has quietly earned the distinction of being the longest tenured member of the station’s news team, and it’s not hard to see why. His delivery is nothing fancy, but it is solid and professional, as if the guy next door is telling you what the skies will bring. No wonder so many readers have made Crain part of their day. Runner-up: Liz Foster