Meet Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer is the host of “Morning Edition.”
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
- January cold snap was challenging, not record-breaking
- Minnesota Public Radio founder reflects on 20 years of The Current
- Parting Thoughts: Remembering Paul Richard, who loved planes and died at 97 in St. Paul
- Top Minnesota attorney: Birthright citizenship suit against Trump just the beginning
- Mapping Prejudice Project granted access to Stearns County property records
- Indigenous historian: Peltier commutation a victory, 50 years too late
- How to talk to kids about the Los Angeles wildfires and other climate crises
- What cabinet appointments for Sean Duffy, Kristi Noem, and Doug Burgum could mean for Minnesota
- Listen: Sen. Amy Klobuchar on leading Inauguration Day proceedings
- Beyond pink hats: Minnesota People’s March seeks to change approach to protests