Melissa Townsend
Melissa Townsend is a senior producer for MPR News who worked with host Cathy Wurzer to design Minnesota Now. Prior to that she produced the Early Risers podcast from MPR and Little Moments Count.
Recent Contributions
- The Okee Dokee Brothers are back in town to tour their new album 'Brambletown'
- A train derailed outside Raymond, Minnesota: Here's what we know
- Minnesota Now for March 30, 2023
- What's new with the Minnesota Wild, Timberwolves and Twins? Our sports guys have the latest
- Following mild weather, spring thunderstorms forecasted to hit this weekend
- Minnesota Now - March 28, 2023
- Shawn McKenzie, James Beard-nominated Pastry Chef, tells us what's for lunch
- What's new in the Minnesota music scene? We asked 'The Local Show' host Diane Miller
- As Minnesota's opioid deaths surge, community and state leaders aim to address disparities
- Minnesota Now for March 27, 2023