A: Well, I would pay people more, because they work very hard. I would give them more freedom to be creative in what they choose to cover. We used to be able to do that. I would make it more about news and less about personalities. I mean, there's so much news right now; there's not enough time in a minute newscast to give you a lot of information.
Basically, I am saying I would like more information and less … Dave Moore used to say this all the time. He used to talk about the good old days. And oh, my God, here we are talking about the good old days. But he used to hate what they call chitchat. A: It was fabulous. She met her soul mate. They really are soul mates. When you're around them they make you feel better.
And so it was just a joy, the whole thing was a joy. I'm so happy for both of them. A: And [Shelby] was a great. He's amazing, so it was a perfect song. And Tom Dolan [her new son-in-law] has a friend from New York, a literary person, who wrote a poem for them. So the whole thing was just really sweet.
A: She wasn't the subject but she turned out to be rather difficult to deal with — Roseanne Barr. We were actually doing a story about Tom [Arnold, who lived in Minnesota] but he, at the time, was married to her.
We went to the studio in LA where he was taping and accidentally parked in her spot. It was a call to get out of there. Q: What was the most extreme concession you ever had to make to book a subject for your specials? A: I'm not sure I had to make any extreme concessions but I had to be very extreme to get Garrison Keillor on.
He was living in Denmark at the time and he didn't want to do the interview and I said, "Well, we're going to come anyway. If you come all the way over here, I'm going to feel so guilty I'm going to end up doing it and I don't want to do it.
I said, "Well, we're going to come. Q: If you could do one last "Pat Miles Special," which four people would be your subjects? A: What's really interesting about that question: You know how life comes around full circle? There were two interviews that I wanted to do, that I never got.
One was with Prince and one was with Mrs. Pillsbury , who lives on the lake in the Pillsbury mansion. I used to just rag on George Pillsbury all the time to help me get an interview with his mother. Well, all of those years go by, and Kate ends up marrying a relative. Sally Pillsbury was at Kate's wedding, actually. A: You know, like you, I like to think about my interviews.
So off the top of my head, I would just like to ask him how he accomplished what he accomplished. It's a combination of talent and really hard work. I don't think he came from a background where he was given all kinds of open doors to go through, to make this happen, and he did it. A: My favorite historical figure is Lincoln.
I mean, never gonna happen [laugh] but wouldn't you love to talk to him? I'm captivated by the Civil War, crazy about that whole time in history. And I need one more. He always believed the law was up to the task. Zimmerman lived life fully outside of work, too. He loved playing golf, riding his motorcycle and traveling the world.
A tennis player at the University of Minnesota, he was a member of the Professional Tennis Association and obtained a national ranking.
After meeting on a blind date in the late s, they dated for several years but ultimately parted ways. Later in life after marrying and divorcing their respective spouses , they began dating again and married in His generosity was seemingly limitless — he helped Betsy buy property to operate an events business in Pulga. Rudd recalled in his eulogy that his partner was a "connector, not a divider. Bucky never forgot how connected we all are in our lives and in our communities.
He had a way of figuring out what we had in common. In addition to his wife and stepdaughters, Zimmerman is survived by his sister, Judy Rhodes of Anthem, Ariz. Transportation reporter Janet Moore covers trains, planes, automobiles, buses, bikes and pedestrians. Moore has been with the Star Tribune for 21 years, previously covering business news, including the retail, medical device and commercial real estate industries.
Home All Sections. Log In Welcome, User. Coronavirus Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth St. Surge in Twin Cities carjackings is putting drivers on edge. They were household names in Minnesota and beyond… and then they fell off the radar.
Don Shelby TV news anchor and radio host. Finally has time to perform as his hero, Mark Twain. Diablo Cody Oscar-winning screenwriter.
Jack Jablonski St. Louis Park teen paralyzed in a junior varsity hockey game in They debuted in the late s as forgiving gym garb for thick-thighed men, designed by two Minnesota bodybuilders, Dan Stock and Bob Truax. By the time the Super Bowl was held in Minneapolis, in , the baggy zebra-print pants were ubiquitous, synonymous with fashion-senseless fans of every, er, stripe.
The backlash was immediate. The company soon went bankrupt, in Then, nine days before the voting, the newspaper reported that he had been carrying on an affair. He dropped out of the race, soon moved to Australia, and opened an enormous cherry orchard. Pat Miles TV news anchor and radio host. Shuttles between Minnesota and Arizona.
For a time in the mids, every trip to the refrigerator was a creative experience. Magnetic Poetry was ubiquitous, the mix-and-match words inspiring spur-of-the-moment sonnets.
Even the poet laureate of the United States was a fan. He had allergies, though, and a sneeze would send his lyrics flying. The magnet idea stabilized his songwriting and his luck. When Magnetic Poetry took off, he plowed the proceeds into his musical career and also collected instruments—he has some 70 ukeleles at his home. He also worked the business, determined not to be a one-hit wonder.
He came out with variations every year—half a dozen or more—and several have stuck: an erotic-word version, a zombie-themed set. Stainless-steel fridges and texting have recently quashed sales—Facebook is the new fridge and autocorrect is the new serendipitous poetry. Among the latest themes for kits: bacon and beards. Erica, Jaclyn, and Nicole Dahm—identical blond sisters from Jordan—were attending the University of Minnesota in when they became three of the most popular models ever to appear in Playboy.
One and only one married Dr. Now all three are regulars on Dr. Arthur Phillips Best-selling novelist, five-time Jeopardy champ.
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