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Tag: WCCO

Sports

First Mauer, now Rosen. Minnesota loses another legend

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 2, 2018, 6:34 AM Oct 2, 2018
14

Mark Rosen, the dean of TV broadcasting in the Twin Cities, is retiring after 50 years, WCCO has announced. That’s 50 years with one employer.
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Politics

Scenes from the patriarchal playbook

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2017, 7:50 AM Nov 27, 2017
142

A dustup from Republican operatives on Twitter yesterday was a perfect example of the ingrained cultural patriarchy. Three media outlets were allowed to interview Sen. Al Franken yesterday in separate interviews and all three reporters were women. Read more →

Arts & Culture

WCCO goes dark on Dish

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 21, 2017, 7:30 AM Nov 21, 2017
38

Dish Network has dropped WCCO and all CBS stations from its broadcast lineup in a dispute over the amount of money the satellite TV service pays to CBS. Read more →

Arts & Culture · Regional history

WCCO’s Roger Erickson dead at 89

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 31, 2017, 6:25 AM Oct 31, 2017
15

Generations are growing up now, having no idea of the glue that people like Erickson and his long-time radio partner Charlie Boone, provided to make a community a community. But generations of people, also declining in number, did. At one point, half of all radios in Minnesota were tuned to WCCO. Read more →

Sports

Ray Christensen dead at 92

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2017, 7:35 AM Feb 6, 2017
4

He was the voice of the Gophers for generations. Read more →

Mike Binkley signs off

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2015, 9:10 AM Sep 2, 2015
4

In the changing media landscape, there aren’t many people who can survive in radio and TV for 34 years; it just doesn’t work that way anymore.

That’s why the announcement from WCCO reporter/anchor Mike Binkley today is worth noting. He’s done. Read more →

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