News Team

Just The Facts

• What year did you join WCCO? 1997
• What is your favorite thing about WCCO? The memory of Dave Moore.
• What/who's on your iPod? Just about everything but country music.
• Do you embrace technology or run away from it? I use discretion and allow early adopters to be guinea pigs for most new products (i.e. the Apple iPhone).
• Do you text message? Do you know how? I do not text message even though I know how...it's a waste of time in my humble opinion.
• What do you watch on TV, if anything? Lost, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rome, The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Office, Weeds, Scrubs....I'd name a few more but I'm running out of space.
• What is the best thing you have ever read? Tie: In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien, American Pastoral by Phillip Roth and the book of John.
• What or who was your last Google? When did Google become a verb?
• Do you MySpace? No.
• What are you passionate about? My wife and daughter, film, writing and photography.
• What scares you? Bears. Seriously.
• What's the biggest risk you've taken? Jumping off a bridge into the Iowa River in 1992.
• If you could swap jobs with anyone for a day, who would it be? Why? Oprah Winfrey. Because it would be interesting to see what it's like to be catered to and admired, rightly or wrongly, by everyone for one day.
• Favorite word? Is this Inside Actor's Studio now? Hyperbole.
• Least favorite word? Surge.
• Sound or noise you love? My daugter's laughter.
• Sound or noise you hate? I don't know....a wood chipper at 7am on a Saturday?
• What profession other than yours would you never want to attempt? Politician.
• What is your favorite movie? Toughest question of the bunch...probably Raging Bull. Depends on when you ask me.
• What is your least favorite movie? Crash...the Paul Haggis "Crash", not David Cronenberg's.
• What is your favorite story you've covered? Kirby Puckett's memorial service at the Dome.
• Who is the most memorable person you've interviewed? Kirby Puckett
• Who is your dream interview? Martin Scorsese
• Who would you hate to interview? Bill O'Reilly
• Birthday? May 7th
• Hometown? Minneapolis
• Alma Mater? The University of Iowa
• Number of Kids? 1
• Number of Siblings? 3
• What are your hobbies? Writing, photography, biking.
• Least favorite household chore? Cleaning the bathroom.
• Favorite Food? My mother's Macaroni and Cheese.
• Favorite Sports team? The Minnesota Twins
• Favorite musician? Led Zeppelin, Pat Metheny, Seal, Radiohead...too many to name.
• Favorite movie star? I really enjoy what Cate Blanchett does onscreen.
• Favorite vacation spot? New York City