Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined Scripps News’ “Don’t Waste Your Money” to give tips for shoppers looking for the year’s hottest new toys. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A proud and profoundly weird graduate of SUNY Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah. ↙️↙️↙️

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