Q & A with Russ Brown, longtime photographer at KSTP-TV Russ Brown started working at KSTP-TV in 1972.  During that time, he’s covered everything from Watergate to the collapse of the 35W bridge.  Goff Public recently sat down with Russ to talk about how his job has changed over the past 41 years. How did [...]

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 [...]

KSTP story inspires change during sweeps month For television news, May is a ratings month.  This means that stations typically air highly publicized investigative pieces to draw as many viewers as possible.  While Twin Cities stations filed a number of reports that caught our eye, a certain KSTP story stood out above the rest. Donald [...]

Whitney Houston’s death, the threat of snow, and redistricting topped the headlines this month.  Below are the stories behind the stories. Twitter breaks news Whitney Houston’s tragic death on February 11 shocked the nation.  Notably, news of her death was first reported on Twitter by a niece of one of Houston’s staff, 27 minutes before [...]

There is a new online news source heading into our market that The GH Spin is watching closely. AOL-owned Patch is putting the hyper in hyper-local news. It is creating community-specific sites for suburbs in 18 states so far (mostly near the coasts). It covers everything from little league games to crime, business openings and [...]