David Brauer points out a site called TCMedia Now (and points out that it’s got Mark Rosen in bell bottoms.) Also: Dave Moore’s final broadcast. So what is the site? From their home page: TCMedia Now is Twin Cities broadcasting media history and memories transmitted digitally now. News, commercials, local entertainment from WCCO, KSTP, KARE, KMSP and more can be relived instantly.
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Minneapolis Hardcore
Chuck gives us an old video of WCCO’s Pat Miles looking into the Minneapolis hardcore punk rock scene; features footage of the long-lost local hardcore band Willful Neglect.
Latest comment — noodleman: Wow. That report was looooong. Which is a good thing. Sadly, if something like that were explored today, it'd get a minute -- tops -- on the evenin...
Bud Freaking Kraehling
Stuff About Mpls publishes an awesome ode to WCCO weatherman Bud Kraehling: All I heard last night, and for most of the past week, was Thunderstorms are A-Comin! Nothing has happened. I’m not some big thunderstorm advocate, but you guys today (I’m talking to you Sven, and that skinny guy at Fox 9) seem to be wrong all the time now. If this continues, I swear to God I will use it in my power with this tumblr to pull Bud Kraehling out of retirement.
Latest comment — Moose: I do miss Bud and Paul Douglas. Mike Fairborne is one of the three best meteorologists on local stations right now; the othes are Dave Dahl on KS...
Favre Will Be At Vikings’ Training Camp
That is, if you can believe Mark Rosen: Barring some unforeseen major physical setback, Brett Favre will be at training camp in Mankato when they open up the end of July, a source has told WCCO’s Mark Rosen.
Latest comment — DouglasG: If I may talk sports for a moment... If Tavaris Jackson is so good, and Sage Rosenfelds is worth trading for, why the heck to we want Favre? Co...
RIP Steve Cannon
WCCO legend Steve Cannon has died at age 81. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the local broadcasting great, the Pavek Museum’s Broadcasting Hall of Fame page for Cannon has a good biograpy of him, as well as audio samples of his work. With Cannon’s death, a whole cast of characters he created and gave voice to passes on as well; all will be missed.
Latest comment — jjfromjackson: Did anyone remeber hearing him say the effenheimer word when he didn't know he was on the air? It was a rare afternoon that I didn't have to work ...
Jason Cam
Jason DeRusha now has a Webcam pointed at his desk all the time. I don’t know why.
Latest comment — noodleman: Jason attempts to retrieves Shelby's body, floating in space outside the studio pod hatch: "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Jason. I honestly t...
Overcoming Porn Addiction
WCCO runs a story on a local church that is helping men overcome an addiction to porn by having them dress up like soldiers. Nothing in the preceding sentence makes any sense to me — it’s like a random assemblage of nouns connected by verbs — but maybe you can make sense of it. Is it news? Or is it a long promotional piece for a right wing religious group’s puritanical agenda.
Latest comment — jane: What, no mention of his paramour? I'm offended. Nah, not really. But still.
Jeanette Trompeter no longer at WCCO
Via this tweet from Esme Murphy: “Totally, totally depressed – Jeanette Trompeter no longer at WCCO. Universally adored, she will so land on her feet. The recession sucks.”
I have to agree. The recession sucks.
Latest comment — noodleman: @Anonymous: You want straight news but complain that the news gets worse and worse each day? Buy a subscription to Grit, then.
WCCO Bloginar
Although it bears the ugliest neologism in recent memory (exclusing, perhaps, “tweeple”), the WCCO Bloginar has been a good source for local bloggers and other online professionals, and tomorrow they’re bringing in Kevin Gilbertson, who created TinyUrl, and WCCO’s Jeanette Trompeter.
Latest comment — Graeme Thickins: Looking forward to seeing you all this evening... cheers, Graeme
Paul Douglas Loses Another Job Thanks to WCCO
The Star-Tribune is now partnering with WCCO to cover the weather. What does this mean? That Paul Douglas, who was providing weather content for the Strib, has once again lost a job thanks to WCCO.
Latest comment — kwatt: I've done political ads in the Tribune and they require it to say that it's a paid advertisement. I agree with marklar, if there's payment exchang...
Latest comment — chuck: It's very cool, which makes it all the more frustrating that he doesn't allow embedding and sharing. :-(