CBS taps him to succeed Kari Patey in overseeing journalism at its Minnesota O&O.
WUCW, KSTP, WCCO, KMSP and KARE are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
The Minnesota State Fair has wound down, but the 2022 affair made quite a mark. The Great Minnesota Get-Together goes for 12 days, ending on Sept. 5, and a stunning 1.84 million people turned up for it — 540,000 more than 2021. The Twin Cities TV stations were there too, setting up their news operations at the fair, as attendees grab a corn dog and take a seat in the bleachers to watch. Above: WCCO’s Lisa Meadows does the weather from the Minnesota State Fair. (WCCO photo)
Exclusives
Digital and streaming producers along with assignment editors at CBS-owned WCCO Minneapolis have voted unanimously to join SAG-AFTRA. The 15 employees started the talks with the union in January 2019. On-air WCCO employees and newsroom producers are already members of the union.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for two local sales managers, a western regional sales manager, two photojournalists, two news producers, an assignment editor, marketing producer, anchor/reporter and senior reporter.
The 1970 clip is a “miraculous” find, a former editor at the local CBS affiliate said. It shows an interview with Prince, 11, commenting on a teachers’ strike in Minneapolis.
CBS O&O WCCO Minneapolis will stream the Derek Chauvin trial, live and in its entirety, on the station’s OTT platform: CBSN Minnesota, beginning 9:30 a.m. CT on Monday, March 29. WCCO’s […]
Don’t underestimate the appeal to viewers of getting to know their favorite TV personalities in a more intimate way.
It marks the newest expansion of major market local news streaming services from CBS and features local news content produced by WCCO Minneapolis.
WCCO Meteorologist Leaving For Big Apple
WCCO’s Mark Rosen Makes Emotional Farewell
Anchor Kylie Bearse Leaves WCCO For KUSA
WCCO Fires News Director Mike Caputa
WCCO news director Mike Caputa was fired a week ago after six years of leading the CBS O&O’s newsroom. “They decided to make a change,” Caputa said Wednesday.
Anchor Natalie Nyhus Leaving WCCO
WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle Talks About Scoop
WCCO’s Last Of The Red-Hot Sportscasters
At 63, Mark Rosen has been a member of the WCCO Minneapolis family for 46 years, making him the longest-tenured TV sports personality in any U.S. market. But is time running out on what used to be the big game in town?
Diane Alexander Leaves KQDS For WCCO
WCCO’s Mike Binkley Announces Retirement
Jamie Yuccas Leaving WCCO For CBS’s Newspath
WCCO Makes Ann Ouellette Permanent GM
The CBS Minneapolis O&O’s former controller moves from interim GM to VP-GM following Brien Kennedy’s move to CBS’s Philly duopoly.
Bud Kraehling, WCCO Weather Pioneer, Dies
Retired WCCO Reporter R.J. Fritz Fighting Cancer
WCCO’s Clever Promo Launches 9 A.M. Newscast
The longtime WCCO Minneapolis executive, who instituted live broadcasts from the Minnesota State Fair, joined the station in 1954 and retired 38 years later. He was 89.
Aristea Brady Moves From WCCO To KDVR-KWGN
WCCO Reporter Edward Moody III Cuts Back
CBS-Owned WCCO Wins Mornings
Not only is WCCO Morning Show now the top-rated wake-up program in the Twin Cities, but CBS This Morning also has ascended to No. 1 in the Twin Cities for the first time in recent memory.
