Even my friends who are Packers fans. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We can do it right here. From my closest friends to complete strangers. Fox 9 anchor Jeff Passolt and his broken hip were motoring around his home pretty well behind a walker the day I interviewed him. Connect with others in a formal or informal capacity. Now, my next task. I am still that goofy guy from TV. Dad we all miss you thinking of you always and all the memories, all your Dad jokes and all that coffee you loved even on a hot day at the cabin, you were always there for all who needed any type of help or a tool from the garage that they said theyd borrow but forget to return it Im guilty of that and a few of your jackets. He said the Passolts loved Denver, and the job was a good one. She graduated with a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism, a grade point average of 3.97, and many accolades as a member of the golf team: two-year team captain; a four-time member of the All-American NCAA Division 1 National Golf Scholar Team; Most Valuable Player; and Sports Woman of the Year, among others. To have a picture of me in that beautiful new facility is quite an honor. Prince appointment. Yes Caribou coffee or Starbucks should have Dad be in their ad campaigns Bob never called in sick cause. I used my favorite club, an eight-iron, on a par 3. with You just cant be that human on television.. Kelsie Passolt is an American journalist working as an evening anchor for 10/11 News in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before joining the station in July 2021, she was working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was born on March 18, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. Kelsie is 32 years old. A day to heal. Since were at the beginning of a new era, now Close to home, but just far enough to feel like Copyright Hughes Media Corp. - All Rights Reserved, Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Justin is the founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms. Help keep everyone in the know by sharing this memorial website. Though I heard today from more than one source that the couple was on- and off-again quite a bit during their time together at Norman. Kelsie Passolt loves her work as a broadcast journalist. : Married former TV co-anchors are starting a parenting podcast for WCCO-AM, C.J. To know that when I am finally there I am healed. : Veteran sports writer John Feinstein says football is never safe, C.J. Lake Sessaganaga is 30,000 acres this was only Fish Camp on it at that time 1990 ! Healed", "Now my big choice. I can see past this. He said, 'That's it, you're outta here.' Yes Caribou coffee or Starbucks should have Dad be in their ad campaigns Bob never called in sick cause he never missed his many. Smile Network also got merchandise that will be auctioned at future events signed by Styx, Foreigner, Kansas, Sammy Hagar and Jonny Lang. Thank you Dad for. Time to heal. Initially they told me probably six weeks, Passolt said of his doctors. He calls it going green, said chief meteorologist Ian Leonard, piping in from the sets weather station. He wants to spend more time fishing, working on his Wisconsin cabin, traveling with his wife. Dad we all miss you thinking of you always and, all the memories, all your Dad jokes and all that coffee you loved even on a hot day at the cabin, you were always there for all who needed any type of help or a tool from the garage that they said theyd borrow but forget to return it Im guilty of that and a few of your jackets. After 23 years at the anchor desk, Passolt is retiring, the Twin Cities TV station announced Thursday. But theres also the sense that the industry is passing him by. It will get better. A day away from the blog. Every game Dad could be at it in those days seemed Josh lit it up! said Passolt. What a journey. Just some ideas Caribou or Starbucks, I can see the billboards now.. Overall, Passolts college experience was a success. Perhaps Brown went through with the shoot under a pseudonym during one of those temporary break-ups.". Passolt can recount in great detail a game at Bemidji State in the latter half of the 1980-81 season, his senior year, that cemented his place in history. Lesley-Anne did on-camera work at KMGH And, hes been missing for a few weeks on Fox 9. My dad says when I play in tournaments, my face looks like Im ready to storm the beaches at Normandy, Passolt says. Blessed by kindness. ", "Today was a day for family and friends. Memories tab of the memorial website. "Obviously, I don't" listen to Browne. Whether its a restaurant to go to or the history of a place were reporting on, hes just been a wealth of knowledge, said the Indiana native. Our Team; FAQs; Camille Williams and Cory Hepola shouldnt have any problems coming up with material for their new podcast, Hey, They Grow Up, In the final installment of my interview with Washington Post sports columnist John Feinstein, the author of 35 books, we talk about an, If youve spent any time with Fancy Ray McCloney, the self-proclaimed Best Looking Man in Comedy, you can empathize with the suffering of his. I hope they are enjoying themselves on a beach somewhere eating spicy tacos. We should all be so lucky to fill his shoes!!! Passolt spent nearly three years as a sportscaster in Denver, and broke the news that the Quebec Nordiques were moving to town to become the Colorado Avalanche, thanks to a tip from Nanne. Love you Dad, Hi Dad miss you always Im now working on my house alone on projects you would want to help us all with I rely on what you taught, me and how to go back to menards 10 times as we worked on the project and forgot the to get the right size screw or tool needed. "I bid you a heartfelt thank you, and "He had a short fuse, so he played the game with high skill and never gave less than 100 percent. ", "We all need each other. With Kelsie, the bigger the venue, the better she plays, says John. Well do our best to live by your examples. The closest Passolt ever came to losing it on camera was when Jacob Wetterlings body was found in 2016. He was also there for the opening of Coors Field and the height of John Elway's stardom for the Denver Broncos. Hes such a goof. ", "Skin cancer stole a piece of my kissing apparatus, yet according to my wife, I remain an enthusiastic kissing machine. That was Dads escape from 60 hour work weeks great you there enjoy the view from porch deck and fire pit, That was Dads escape from 60 hour work weeks great you there enjoy the view from porch deck and fire pit overlooking lake through, That was Dads escape from 60 hour work weeks great. I remember your dad at our hockey games and practices. In the end, he stayed with WTCN for $25,000 a year, enough that he could quit his part-time job as a salesman at American Eagle Outfitters. On Jan. 5, Ian shared with his viewers hell be off air for the next few weeks to undergo topical chemotherapy on his entire face. Not a great name. 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His 136 career points ranks him 11th on the all-time scoring chart at St. On May 5, after thousands of broadcasts and covering some of the biggest news events in Minnesota history, Passolt bid farewell to the anchor's desk in an emotional broadcast that even featured a surprise on-set appearance by Nanne to offer best wishes. Not too shabby for someone who just turned 24. Longtime Fox 9 anchor Jeff Passolt gets ready to sign off but not without a few final digs. The father of two said that his intended has no kids and that he is not planning to have more. Please consider supporting preservation of local footage!www.tcmedianow.com Mark Dayton. Dad & Family, Hi Dad miss you always Im now working on my house alone on projects you would want to help us all with I, rely on what you taught me and how to go back to menards 10 times as we worked on the project and forgot the to get the right size screw or tool needed. he never missed his many cups of coffee Bobs Blend or Up North blend??? wrote Garry. She joins 10/11 News after working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a Gray Television affiliate. Time to cook. Cloud State, back in the days when the Huskies played at the NCAA Division II level. Jeff was raised in St. Louis Park and has been lucky enough to be on the Twin Cities airwaves for more than 30 years. Evelyn runs a women's shelter for the victims of domestic abuse and other kinds of horrors. I had been told that this type of chemotherapy can have that effect on my taste buds and bam it happened, my taste buds left. "He's trying to get me to the box and there's some shouting and swearing going on, so I grabbed one of their players, because you always want to bring someone with you if you can," Passolt recalled, with a sly grin. Once it started to go I thought, Ive got enough to mess around with, and to be honest with you, I think as long as Ive been on TV, the people who comment about your looks, theyre never commenting on a guy so much. She was always at ease in front of the camera as a kid, creating up skits with her pals to perform on her familys VHS video camera. 1. Real discussion about cancer. #151 Jeff Passolt | The Tom Barnard Podcast http://t.co/6gTwdmSxRs #tombarnardpodcast via @radioTomBarnard great background stories, Loved the cabin stories. A: Thats what I was doing. Although he flirted with a different career once, with the Minnesota North Stars. About the only thing she loves more is the game of golf. Passolt has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million $5 Million which she has earned through his career as a Journalist. My journey is finished, now it is time for dialogue. Jeff Passolt, her uncle, had a long career in broadcast journalism in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and she looked up to him as a model for a future career when she was a teenager. "I wrote a letter to Herb Brooks when playing juniors and told him I'd always dreamed of playing for the Gophers," Passolt said. After working at KARE 11 for a decade, Passolt became sports director at Denvers KMGH-TV in 1993. After 38 years in the TV business, Passolt quoted the words of Johnny Carson in a short and sweet final farewell to viewers. Whammo. We love you Bob, and send our deepest condolences to the Passolt family. As for why she posed for Playboy, there's no tellin'. Cancer must not win. She also thinks he is 32, Silly girl.". When he got home, he realized they had been cut off at the knees. (His fourth is due this summer.) in their ad campaigns Bob never called in sick cause he never missed his many cups of coffee Bobs Blend or Up North blend??? The longtime KMSP anchor is retiring after a 23-year career at the station. Passolt developed a knack for golf from her dad. In high school, Passolt got her first taste of the news business when she wrote articles for the student newspaper. Ian started a blog as a therapeutic writing journey through his topical chemotherapy. Time to ponder time. One way to have kept this more private would have been not making a reference to a fiance during a radio appearance, eh? Passolt was found to have diabetes 40 years ago and Crohns disease 20 years ago. Not ready made. ", "My journey is almost complete. A Minnesota hockey legend helped him change his mind. Q: Why havent you gone blond? But the constant travel of covering sports be in Manhattan, Kansas, for a University of Colorado football game on Saturday, then get to Miami for the Broncos game by noon the next day took a toll on family life. She was always down the middle and never in trouble. Kelsie Passolt, 13 WREX reporter and news anchor, is passionate about her work on the golf course, where shes earned numerous accolades. One thing Im proud of from my college career is that I led in other ways, she says. Dad taught all of us so much and hes the hero I want to be. : 34 years of Gittelson Jewelers customer service, including a 3 a.m. It's Father's Day Dad!! "They were the line for the Huskies, and they were out there all the time power play, penalty kill, all the time," said Steve Carroll, who was the star goalie for Minnesota State, Mankato in that era, and later worked with Passolt in TV for a dozen years. Any news on who the lucky lady is?" 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