WCCO Radio: 100 Years

Oct 01 2024 96 ep. 1 mins
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In 2024, WCCO Radio is celebrating 100 years on the air. We'll look back on some of the most important and entertaining moments from the last century as you heard right here on 830 WCCO Radio!

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WCCO 100 Days - Twins 2023 Playoff Run

Oct 01 2024 1 mins  
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! (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

WCCO 100 Days - George Floyd Riots and Unrest

Oct 01 2024 1 mins  
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. (Getty Images / Stephen Maturen / Stringer)

WCCO 100 Days - First Network Broadcast

Sep 30 2024 1 mins  
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!

WCCO 100 Days - Tom Burnett Memorial Service

Sep 30 2024 1 mins  
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.

WCCO 100 Days - Malik Sealy Death

Sep 30 2024 1 mins  
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. (Image: Todd Warshaw /Allsport)

WCCO 100 Days - 1991 World Series

Sep 26 2024 1 mins  
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! (Image: Rick Stewart / Stringer / Getty Images)

WCCO 100 Days - Dru Sjodin

Sep 26 2024 1 mins  
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. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

WCCO 100 Days - COVID Outbreak

Sep 25 2024 1 mins  
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.

WCCO 100 Days - Reagan Assassination Attempt

Sep 24 2024 1 mins  
Near the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot during an attempted assassination by John Hinckley. This is what it sounded like on WCCO Radio that day, one of the most memorable moments in the station's 100 years. (Photo By The White House/Getty Images)

WCCO 100 Days - Kirby Puckett's Death

Sep 23 2024 1 mins  
It was a shocking loss for Minnesota, when Twins Hall of Famer and World Series hero Kirby Puckett suddenly died in 2006. WCCO brought the tragic news to listeners and it's part of our 100 memorable moments in 100 years. (Photo: A memorial to Puck sprung up outside the Metrodome in March of 2006. David Sherman/Getty Images)