Flashback Twin Cities

Tom's guest today is local legend in the Journalism world with 40+ years under his belt. Don Effenberger is a local guy who understands state and local politics about as well as any journalist in town. He majored in journalism at the University of St. Thomas, started working as a reporter and then news editor at the Catholic Bulletin, and later moved on to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and MinnPost. One of MinnPost’s original editors when the site was launched in the fall of 2007.

Today, we pay tribute to Joyce Lamont. In December, 2014 she passed away at the age of 98. For 40 years she was broadcasting at WCCO and KLBB and was famous for her warm and folksy voice. Today we hope we can help you understand just how special she was to Minnesotan Broadcasting.

Today we talk with KLBB's own Stan Turner! Stan is well known as a pillar of Minnesotan Broadcasting, from KDWB-AM and KSTP-AM to anchor at KSTP. Tune in as we talk with him about his long career.

Josie Robinson published "The Gratitude Jar" in 2014, she invested everything she could afford in it and hoped for the best. Today her book is a best seller and is read all over the country. Today she's going to share her story and what she's been up to since publishing The Gratitude Jar.

Mike Gelfand was a part of the KQ Morning Show for many years and provided unique insight into cultural, political and topical issues with an extremely entertaining flair. Today he's going to join us and talk about his experience on KQ and what he's been up to since then.