Congrats to Taylor!

mediation: I’ll save my acceptance speech for later, but for now let me thank some people.   First...

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New RSS Feed for DeRusha Blog

WCCO Has jumped into the blogging revolution with a REAL BLOG!  Yes, you can comment, trackback,...

Bloggers Up In Arms; Shelby Off the Air;...

Ugh. What a busy day. Between responding to a raging on-line discussion about a forum on New Media...

The Homosexual Lisp: Is it Real?

Last Thursday I did a story on accents and where they come from. While I was looking into the story,...

Note to Governor: Lay off The Coffee

As I drove in to work this morning, I was listening to “Good Morning Minnesota”, the...

How The McCain Story Blew Up: Good...

At the heart of tonight’s Good Question is an issue of blame. Who is to blame for focusing the...

Twitter For Breaking News

This morning while I was trying to line up tonight’s Good Question expert, I logged onto...

Lunar Eclipse... of my heart!

OK, not of my heart. But, I, like the rest of the free world, was looking at the lunar eclipse last...

Digital TV Resources

It’s one of the biggest things you guys are asking me about. The transition to digital...

Why Isn't WCCO News in Hi-Def? Good...

Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 — 10:38 a.m. Tonight’s Good Question has me taking on the bigwigs...

First, Happy Valentine’s Day to my wife, Alyssa. She’s amazing.Second, today’s a...

Why We Check The Facts

For tonight’s Good Question, we’re talking about pets (because of the Westminster Dog...

Thoughts On Online Obsession

I asked for thoughts on spending time online, and got some great answers on...

Help Me Answer Monday's Good Question

Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 — 11:24 a.m. Tonight, we’re answering a viewer’s good...

Outstanding Achievement In Press...

I wanted to draw your attention to this press release from the Washington County Sheriff’s...

Super Tuesday: Caucuses Don't Work

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 — 9:45 a.m. Not to say, “I told you so,” but, well, I...

Why I can't take Part in Super Tuesday

Primaries are difficult things for reporters, as taking part in an activity that is essentially...

The Walker, The Patriots, and The...

I’m on the Good Question beat again this week and next week. I’m enjoying it, and I hope...

“I’m sorry to hear that you are dropping out of the...”
— Brian, Faithful WCCO...

"Simple and a little bit slutty" Me in...

I really should just keep my mouth shut when I’m out doing interviews. Christy DeSmith of Rake...

Brilliant Web Poll @ wcco.com

You’ve got to do this today (January 30), but click over to our home page, scroll down, and...

I'm Also Dropping Out of The...

I thought I’d announce it here first. Since I haven’t raised enough money, or attracted...

Why Do We Caucus? Good Question

We’ve been getting tons of e-mails on this question. Why do we have caucuses in Minnesota?...

My Trip To Urgent Care: Good Question

So I’m back on days this week, doing the Good Question segment for the news at ten. (tonight...

Happy birfday, JD — mediation

Happy Birthday To Me: From Shelby...

My birthday is on January 24th, Thursday. I’m not telling you this so you can send me gifts,...

Ben Tracy Stealing His Own Material

Tonight on the CBS Evening News, Ben Tracy ripped himself off. What I should say, he recycled his...

From Heath to Homgren to Grammys: A Day...

The bulletins on the Associated Press news wire are always an interesting way to take the pulse of a...

Last Word on Target Billboard...

I promise this will be the last time I write about the Target billboard ad. But I’ve been...

Tons of E-mails on Target Billboard...

My e-mailbox was overflowing this morning, with your comments on last night’s story about a...

Target: Missing the Bullseye with...

So a bizarre chronology led to tonight’s story on the billboard controversy circling Target...

More Response to Parenting GQ

 believe I’m up to about 40 e-mail responses to our story on parents taking the sides of their...

Huge Response to Good Question On...

I got a ton of e-mail responses to the good question about why many parents seem likely to blindly...

Good Question: Why Do Parents Defend...

I think tonight’s good question is an interesting one, and perhaps you have thoughts on it...

Good Question Is Hard

So this is my third night doing Good Question, and I’m exhausted! It’s hard work. My hat...

Help Me Answer Tonight's Good Question

Tonight I’m going to attempt to answer the question: What do parents do to keep their kids...

Fishing on Mille Lacs + Good Question

It was quite a weekend on Lake Mille Lacs, and I’d like to apologize to the good people of...

GQ Reminder + I Shop With The Rake

Don’t forget, next week, I’m doing Good Question. So send in your questions via e-mail...

Random Iowa Caucus Observations

I used to work in Iowa, I remember covering the caucuses in 2000. I’ll never forget being a...

Happy Birthday From Frank And Amelia

My birthday is coming on January 24, and I’ve already received the best present ever. Browsing...

Christmas Recap (Why did I post a pic of...

I’ve been a little lax in sharing photos lately, which may come as a relief to those of you...

I'm Doing Good Question (next week)

Many of you have been wondering who will take over the Good Question segment now that Ben Tracy has...

Taylor's Excellent Round-up Of Cool Blog...

Awesome Overheard in Minneapolis.

Jason's Videoblog Year in Review

It’s been another great year at the blog. I’ve been blogging at WCCO.com for nearly 3...

How'd I Get That Interview? Twitter for...

Last week I was doing a story on how Christmas trees can cause serious allergy problems. Senior 10...

City Leaders Fuming About Stanek 35W...

When my colleague Caroline Lowe got a tip that city leaders were fuming about a training video...

More Shop Local Ideas

Thanks for all the e-mails about last night’s story on shopping local.Some of your favorite...

Shop Local, Shop Green? Maybe not.

I love shopping at local boutiques. Almost all of my Christmas gifts will come from...

Merry Christmas From Santa Jason

For all the kids who love reading the blog, I ask you to skip this entry. I know, it’s hard....

Best Buy Goes After Polo Shirt Bloggers

We all understand that a company’s brand and logo and image are extremely important assets...

Good Question Says Good Bye

Tonight at 10 p.m.: the final “Good Question” segment reported by Ben Tracy. As you may...

Dancin' DeRusha In Zubaz

Douglas Goherty is a genius.  I’ve been impressed with the number of e-mails I’ve...

More DeRusha on Zubaz: And how I got the...

UPDATE: WATCH/READ MY WCCO-TV ZUBAZ STORY HERE.  I never had a pair of Zubaz. In 1986, when Zubaz...

All you need to know about Monday night’s DeRusha...

Shocker! DeRusha wins National Media...

I’m really excited to share these pictures with you, from an award that I’m really proud...

Awesome Computerized Holiday Lights

I should have blogged this last night, but I was working on too many things in one day, and I forgot...

Snow Watch 2007: Minnesota Under Siege

I have an update on my last blog entry, the mystery has been solved. It was Chad. My neighbor at the...

Tay Zonday: Selling Out? His New Video

If you spend time on the web, you’ve probably heard of Tay Zonday. He was part of a story I...

Soldier's Blog Becomes Memorial

Last night, I covered the story of Bill Juneau, the former Chisago County Sheriff’s Deputy who...

Holy Crap. Cherry Chocolate Rain

DeBlog: Caroline Lowe: Cable Access...

So Caroline Lowe has finally hit the big time. Sure, she’s got her own blog here at WCCO,...

Did you Get Dumped On Thanksgiving...

This is the best solicitation I’ve ever seen for reader comment: Were you, or have you ever...

Things I'm Thankful For

I considered writing a snarky blog entry, listing all the things that I’m NOT thankful for....

Everyone's A Critic

I just got a phone call from my wife, mocking my 10 p.m. story from Tuesday on a professional ring...

(Useless) Witness to A Crime

Tonight, photographer Joe Mears and I stopped to get a bite to eat at Lotus, a frequent stop for...

Minnesotans On YouTube

I suppose you’re not going to be surprised to find that I have uploaded several videos to...

NewsTube: Old Twin Cities Newscasts On...

Tom Oszman is out of control. The dude has hundreds of videotapes in the basement of his Maplewood...

Help The Homeless: Party With ME!

Saturday night, I’m hosting a fund-raiser for People Serving People. It’s a downtown...

Talking with Tafoya: Videoblog

Last night before Michele Tafoya went on the air, I cornered her to ask her a couple questions for...

We Did It! We're The Best! WCCO to The...

Who wants to watch an awful football game? You do? Excellent! You’re in luck. Again, this...

Anchor Blooper: Thank Goodness It Wasn't...

As a tee-vee guy, I live in fear of one of my bloopers going viral and popping up all over the...

Obese-Turned-Skinny Doctor Goes From...

Remember the story I did on Dr. Chris Balgobin, the doctor who lost 120 pounds? No? You don’t?...

Do You Know This Crotch Grabber?

Touche, From Don Shelby

So Don and Amelia found out that I was mocking tonight’s newscast content, and Don pointed out...

Tonight On WCCO News; Paris Hilton &...

On my Associated Press newswire tonight, this BULLETIN popped up: “AP-Hilton-Drunk Elephants...

“AP-Hilton-Drunk Elephants BULLETIN KILL Stations: KILL...”
— I have no idea what this is...

Win An Emmy, Get A Toothbrush

So a couple weeks ago I won an Emmy Award for Online personality. Faithful readers of the blog are...

Whatever Happened To That Guy From TV?

The Twin Cities media writer with my favorite name wrote a really cool article this weekend....

Drinking On The Job

I thought you’d like to know how hard it is to be a reporter. It’s really, really hard....

Minn Post Launches

I’ve been watching with interest the buildup to the newest media Web site in Minnesota,...

“ ”Why do you anti-American, left wing wackos hate...”
— E-mail sent to Pat Kessler...

“I stopped watching WCCO whenever Amelia Santaniello was on...”
— Viewer phone call shows what...

“I just wanted to get myself a beer, but this is way better,”...”
— Derek Stiller of Chanhassen,...

“Web Site Helps People with Health Conditions and STDs Find...”
— Categories include: Hepatitis,...

“KLOBUCHAR: Somehow I got placed on the oceans subcommittee....”
— Washington Post interview...

“YOU are an IDIOT. Anyone who thinks scaring animals is...”
— An email received by JD, who...

“Is Bob Rainey trying to give women heart failure with that...”
— WCCO-TV Viewer Telephone...

“There’s a widespread hunger for authenticity, originality,...”
— Jim Cramer in NY Mag

“What are those tiny, tiny black flying bugs that flit around...”
— Viewer e-mail received at...

“U of M teen sex and depression study finds most teens’...”
— U of M News release: Ann...

“The Presidency of Franklin Pierce is about to emerge from...”
— Press release into WCCO...

“via Taylor, who finally has a blog (sort of) and it is teh...”
— Erica

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I just discovered Taylor’s Tumblr and it’s amazing.