Rochester Today

John Marshall High School and University of Minnesota football star Darrell Thompson joins TJ Leverentz to preview the Gopher football season.

Andy Brownell and Tom Ostrom discuss current events, including the president's controversial decision to rename Lake Ontario and the resignation of the top civilian leader in the U.S. Army.

Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel joins Andy to discuss local education issues, including a proposed constitutional amendment that will appear on the fall ballot and, if approved, could provide the Rochester School District with several hundred thousand dollars in additional revenue with zero impact on taxes.

Comedian Charlie Berens joins Andy Brownell to talk about his upcoming show at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, how he came to be a performer known nationally for his Midwestern humor, and his activism against data centers.

Andy Brownell is joined by Patrick Seeb with the Destination Medical Center with an update on the new West Transit Village along Cascade Lake and the work of the Downtown Rochester Task force.

Tom Ostrom returns to Rochester Today and joins Andy Brownell to discuss recent news, including Robert F. Kennedy Junior's recent stop in Rochester and a criminal conviction involving a former aide to Doctor Fauci.

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton joins Andy Brownell to discuss her reasons for not vetoing a controversy all development project in downtown Rochester's historic district along with the ridership and financial troubles facing Rochester Public Transit.

Andy Brownell and TJ Leverentz discuss the mayor's decision not to veto a proposed development involving several historic buildings in downtown Rochester and the financial troubles facing the city's public transit system.

Chris Miksanek, The Med-City Movie Guy, explains what Ultra 4K is and why we may end up having to upgrade our TVs if it is widely adopted by filmmakers and other producers of the media. Of course, he also talks about some movies you may want to see.

Former Congressman Gil Gutknecht joins Andy Brownell to discuss the increasing number of Americans who support or have favorable views of socialism and possible reasons for the big shift.