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St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

Eskola to leave WCCO-AM after 30 years

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A Minnesota Capitol reporter who is almost as much a part of the state political scene as the officials he covers has taken a buyout that will remove him from daily radio.

WCCO-AM's Eric Eskola said Tuesday he is leaving the Minneapolis-based station after 30 years.

Eskola has been covering the Capitol since 1985. He said he reported on his first political convention in Duluth in 1976 for a local station.

He says he will continue co-hosting the weekly "Almanac" public affairs show on public television.

Eskola joins an exodus of veterans from the station this spring, including Dark Star, Tim Russell and Jeff McKinney.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)