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)
Fox Television Stations promotes her from news director to oversee all aspects of the Fox-MNT Minneapolis duopoly.
KMSP-WFTC Expands News, Names Anchors
Tim Blotz and Naomi Pescovitz have been named co-anchors of the Fox 9 News at 6:30 p.m. and the expanded hour-long Fox 9+ News at 7 p.m. at Fox owned […]
Fox Rebrands WFTC, Adds 7 P.M. Newscast
The Minneapolis My Network TV affiliate will be known as Fox 9+. In addition to the new evening newscast, it will also rebroadcast co-owned KMSP’s 10 p.m. news at 11.
WFTC Drops Local Show For ‘Hollywood Today Live’
Jason Sirek Named GSM Of KMSP-WFTC
Fox taps the former KARE Minneapolis local sales manager to head sales at its Minneapolis Fox-MNT duopoly.
Exclusives
KMSP-WFTC GM Carol Rueppel Retiring
The GM of Fox’s Minneapolis duopoly is stepping down after 17 years. She will be succeeded by Sheila Oliver, who’s being promoted from sales director.
WFTC Debuts Locally Produced ‘On The Fly’
Fox-owned MNT affiliate WFTC Minneapolis (DMA 15) introduced On the Fly, a one-hour entertainment program featuring Twin Cities radio personality Tony Fly, WFTC traffic reporter Kelsey Soby and former K-Twin […]
NBA Timberwolves And WFTC Renew TV Deal
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Fox-owned MNT affiliate WFTC Minneapolis-St. Paul (DMA 15) announced the two parties have reached an agreement to renew their television partnership for the upcoming 2012-13 NBA […]
