The day was April 22, 1988.  Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” was the number one song in America.  Ronald Reagan was in the final year of his Presidency.  And Lynda Chilstrom, fresh out of college, arrived at Goff Public (Goff Wilkie & Associates at the time) for her first day of work as a [...]

Check your ticket and your radio dial The Twin Cities radio scene experienced another format change this week.  What was once Rev 105, X105, Zone 105, V105, Drive 105, and most recently Love 105 is now 105 FM The Ticket.  The station joins KFAN and AM1500 as the third sports radio station in the Twin [...]

Q&A with Ruben Rosario, award-winning columnist for the Pioneer Press Recently, Goff Public interviewed Ruben Rosario, the popular columnist for the Pioneer Press.  Since starting his column 16 years ago, Ruben has written thousands of memorable stories about remarkable Minnesotans – including himself. Tell us about your career prior to arriving at the Pioneer Press. [...]

It’s being called “the next big thing in social media,” and its name can conjure up images of wine country or perhaps Wrigley Field.  But I assure you that Vine, a new mobile app from Twitter, has absolutely nothing to do with alcohol or baseball, at least on the surface. While Vine is most simply [...]

Border battle produces Super Bowl-like ratings Most Minnesotans who had their TV sets on between 3:25 and 7:00 p.m. on December 30 were watching the Vikings squeeze into the playoffs by beating division rival Green Bay.  According to a Tweet by KSTP’s Darren Wolfson, adults ages 25-54 got a 35.0 rating and an 81 share.  [...]

Q & A with Elizabeth Ries, host of Twin Cities Live and MyTalk 107.1 FM Recently, Goff Public sat down with Elizabeth Ries, the upbeat co-host of Twin Cities Live who wears many hats, including radio personality (MyTalk 107.1 FM) and blogger (Home to Homestead).  The Apple Valley native started her career as a news [...]

The next time you sift through your community’s newspaper, pay careful attention to the byline.  If it says, “Murphy News Service” (MNS), the article was written by a student at the University of Minnesota.  The one-year-old program allows students enrolled in journalism classes to write stories for newspapers around Minnesota. The concept of students providing [...]

Q & A with Tom Scheck, political reporter at Minnesota Public Radio Since Election Day is tomorrow, we thought it would be appropriate to feature a political reporter on this installment of “Goff Public Grills a Reporter.”  Recently we sat down with Minnesota Public Radio political reporter Tom Scheck.  Tom started at MPR in 2000 [...]

TV stations experience ad revenue surge While political ads can be unpopular for viewers, local television stations view them interchangeably with dollar signs.  Between now and November 6, it’s safe to assume that every available television advertising spot will be purchased by political campaigns.  If presidential elections took place annually, local TV stations probably wouldn’t [...]

Q & A with Boyd Huppert, award-winning KARE-11 reporter (award-winning is an understatement) Recently, Goff Public sat down with Boyd Huppert, who has been a television reporter at KARE-11 since 1996.  Best known as the voice of KARE’s popular weekly feature, “Land of 10,000 Stories,” Boyd is nationally renowned for his superior writing and storytelling [...]