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While everyone's financial goals are different, money is on the minds of many Minnesotans.
Derek James anchors Saturday and Sunday evening newscasts and contributes stories during the week on "The 4."
Before joining WCCO, Derek spent almost 18 years at WCCB-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more than a decade he worked as a morning co-anchor and is excited to no longer have a 1:30am wake-up call.
This is a return to the Midwest for the Wisconsin native. The move brings Derek closer to his family and friends in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Wisconsin is where Derek developed his passion for news and broadcasting. Derek began his broadcasting career at the age of 15 as host and executive producer of "Video News Live," a live weekly cable access program. Shortly thereafter, he was hired as a radio news anchor for WDUX AM/FM. While a sophomore in high school Derek gained national exposure for his coverage of a propane train tanker derailment/fire and 18 day evacuation of residents in Weyauwega, Wisconsin in 1996. He also hosted morning radio shows in Green Bay & Wausau before moving to Charlotte in 2000.
Derek has a certificate of Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Derek has received a Best Weathercast Award by the Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas (RTNDAC) and a Best Sports Reporting Award for a story on how weather impacts NASCAR teams. While in Charlotte, he was also regularly voted "Favorite Anchor" by magazine readers.
Derek enjoys volunteering and hosting events for charities, especially those that support children and animals. He also enjoys coaching youth running and flag football.
Derek, his wife Kristen and their middle-school aged sons live in Maple Grove with their rescue dog, McGregor, a Staffordshire Terrier.
While everyone's financial goals are different, money is on the minds of many Minnesotans.
For four decades, Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge has provided substance abuse services to Minnesotans.
A patient at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital is raising funds and awareness for a program that comforted her during life-saving surgery and recovery.
Children stuff mailboxes with their hand-crafted letters of wishes and questions for the jolly man in the big red suit. Santa enlists the help of adults all over the world to answer those notes.
New holiday pop-up bars are open for those in search of festive fun.
Being in tune with listeners and the communities they serve has been key to making Cities 97.1 as their slogan states, "Uniquely Twin Cities" for close to 40 years.
At the heart of music is the shared experience. Emily Pearl and her mother, Kaye, have been part of the Giving Voice Chorus in St. Paul since 2018. The vocalists making the three- and four-part harmonies are living with dementia.
It's the time of year when ice cream shops are closing down as the cold sets in, but there is one that's embracing winter and everything that comes with it.
A two-year rehabilitation and improvement project features a final piece — a new exhibit called "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place."
The program allows shoppers to brighten the holiday for those in need by picking up personalized gifts for older adults, who they adopt through displays at local stores.
At Thanksgiving, it always seems there's more food than we know what to do with. Leftover turkey sandwiches are great but there are other easy options.
It's Thanksgiving morning. You don't have time to bake a pie but need a dessert.
Thanksgiving is all about family. Kids of almost any age can help prepare the meal and the table.
Derek James visited Mary Matthews of Way Cool Cooking School in Eden Prairie for cooking tips and hacks, what you can do to get the kids involved, and new ideas for leftovers!
Derek James visited Mary Matthews of Way Cool Cooking School in Eden Prairie for cooking tips and hacks, what you can do to get the kids involved, and new ideas for leftovers!