WCCO Radio: 100 Years

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In 2023, the Minnesota Twins broke a historic (bad) streak. They won their first playoff game since 2004. Then won their first postseason series since 2002 and fans ate it up. Another of our 100 moments in 100 years!

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The morning of May 27th, 2020, 36 hours after the killing of George Floyd in South Minneapolis, widespread protests, unrest and even riots broke out. It was one of the most shocking and unforgettable moments in WCCO's 100 years.

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Early in WCCO's history, the station became one of the first to air "network programming" when NBC began in 1926. For the first time, coast-to-coast live broadcasts became a reality and WCCO was part of those legendary early shows, another of our 100 moments in 100 years!

Bloomington native Tom Burnett is considered one of the heroes of flight 93 on 9/11, when passengers helped take down a hijacked plane heading for Washington. WCCO covered his memorial, another memorable moment in our 100 years.

In 2000, Minnesota sports fans were shocked to hear about an accident involving Timberwolves player Malik Sealy. He was killed in the crash. It's another memorable moment in WCCO's 100 years.

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In one of the most unexpected World Series matchups ever, the Twins and Atlanta Braves battled it out in 1991, one year after each finished in last place, a first in MLB history. It turned out it would be the most nerve-wracking and greatest World Series ever. And it's one of WCCO's 100 greatest moments in 100 years!

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Dru Sjodin was abducted from a mall parking lot in Grand Forks in 2003. Convicted Sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez was arrested and convicted in her abduction and murder. It's another of the most significant moments as heard on WCCO in the last 100 years.

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March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two weeks later, on March 25th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced a stay-at-home executive order, kicking off one of the more incredible moments in the 100 years, another of our memorable moments looking back on a century on the air.