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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame 2025 inductees include Lou Nanne, Terri Traen
Seven pillars of broadcasting are joining the Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The Minnesota Broadcasters Association unveiled the 2025 inductees on Wednesday at the Pavek Museum in St. Louis Park. It's a list of people who have championed local news and supporting their communities. It's also got more than a couple of familiar voices, like former NHLer Lou Nanne and former "KG Morning Show" personality Terri Traen. Founded in 2001, the Broadcasters Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on Minnesota broadcasting, whether through their voice or behind the scenes. Here's the complete class of 2025. Veteran broadcaster, radio station owner, and local radio booster Dennis Carpenter of Milestone Radio, who spent a decade on air at KSTP AM from 1977 to 1987 and is currently the owner of BOB FM 106 in Ramsey. Emmy-winner Caroline Lowe, who was a reporter on the "I Team" at WCCO during her tenure, which lasted from 1977 to 2011 Former Minnesota North Star, current hockey broadcaster, and champion of the Minnesota State High School Hockey tournament, Lou Nanne Broadcaster Brett Paradis, who operates KXRA and KXRZ out of Alexandria Al and Linda Quarnstrom, who have owned and operated Q Media Group for decades with stations in Pine City, Mora, Red Wing, Lake City, and Wabasha Former "KQ Morning Show" personality Terri Traen These seven Hall of Famers will be inducted and honored during a ceremony in Stillwater on Sept. 30. The Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame is housed in the Pavek Museum.
CBS News
20-03-2025
- CBS News
Former WCCO investigative reporter Caroline Lowe inducted into Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame
WCCO-TV and I-Team alum Caroline Lowe was inducted into the 2025 Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame by another 'CCO alum, Pat Kessler, on Wednesday. Lowe's career with WCCO spanned over three decades. From 1977 to 2011, Lowe served as a reporter on the I-Team, where she received numerous accolades including the Alfred I. DuPont Columbia Award for Missing The Beat, two Regional Emmy Awards, Sweepstakes Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, an Associated Press award and a UPI award. Lowe was also awarded the Minnesota Association of Crime Victims Media Attention Service Award, the first time that award was given to a member of the media, in 1986. "Fearless reporting, industry leadership, and the deep-rooted commitment to service. Her contributions to broadcasting and investigative journalism remain an enduring inspiration for generations of journalists," Kessler said of Lowe. Kessler went on to call Lowe a "trailblazer in investigative journalism." While working as a reporter, she also earned a degree in police and criminal justice — even becoming a licensed police officer — all in order to better understand the people she covered. Aside from her professional endeavors, Lowe was committed to justice and motivated to "give a voice to the voiceless," as Kessler said on Wednesday. She later co-founded , a nonprofit dedicated to investigating the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit , a news anchor from Iowa who disappeared on June 27, 1995. Lowe was one of six inductees who were recognized on Wednesday. The other inductees for the 2025 Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame included Dennis Carpenter from Milestone Radio, Minnesota hockey broadcasting legend Lou Nanne , Brett Paradis from Leighton Media, Al and Linda Quarnstrom from Q-Media Group and Terri Traen from KQRS-FM.
