Cathy Wurzer
Host, Morning Edition and Minnesota Now
Cathy Wurzer is the long- time host of “Morning Edition” and noon-time program, “Minnesota Now.” Since 1994, she has been the co-host of “Almanac,” a weekly public affairs program produced by Twin Cities Public Television for Minnesota's statewide public television network.
“Almanac” is one of the longest running public affairs program of its kind in the country. Wurzer has won four Emmy Awards for her work on Almanac. Prior to her return to radio, she was an anchor and reporter for WCCO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis. She has also been a talk show host for WCCO-AM radio, a producer for KMSP-TV, and political reporter for KSTP-AM radio. Her body of work has landed her in the Minnesota Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame.
Wurzer is the author of Tales of the Road: Highway 61 and We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying. Outside of journalism, Cathy is a nonprofit founder, a horsewoman, a flyfishing angler and artist.
She holds degrees in broadcast journalism and urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Recent Contributions
- Minnesota Now: March 27, 2024
- Vital Signs: What’s causing a generational divide in happiness
- As state government rolls out legal cannabis, nonprofit works to prepare people to enter the market
- The numbers are in: How much snow fell on Minnesota earlier this week?
- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on lessons Baltimore can draw from 35W bridge collapse
- For people with invisible disabilities, getting accommodations involves a ‘constant calculus’
- I-35W survivor recalls tragedy in wake of Baltimore bridge collapse
- Minnesota Now: March 26, 2024
- Art exhibit showcases importance of the Mississippi to tribes at headwaters and delta
- A look at the risks of CTE in hockey following former Wild player Chris Simon’s death