Randy Meier
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Randy Meier served as an anchor for MSNBC
for 3 years. He joined the network in 2003 from KSTP-TV
(Minneapolis, Minnesota
). and exited on Friday June 23, 2006 after MSNBC decided not to renew his contract.
While at MSNBC, Meier was long-time host of the morning edition of "MSNBC Live".
Meier has received numerous awards for broadcast journalism. He received an Emmy Award
in 2002 for his work on Oil Field of Dreams, an investigative report on the environmental impact of oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
. He has also received two Edward R. Murrow Awards and a Page One Award from the Society of Professional Journalists
for Oil Field of Dreams. While at KSTP-TV
, Meier received three other Emmys, the 2003 National Headliner Award for Best Newscast, and a National Iris Award. On September 26, 2011 he began as an anchor on KMSP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is currently the anchor for 10 at 10 on Fox 9.
Meier is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications.
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
for 3 years. He joined the network in 2003 from KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....
(Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
). and exited on Friday June 23, 2006 after MSNBC decided not to renew his contract.
While at MSNBC, Meier was long-time host of the morning edition of "MSNBC Live".
Meier has received numerous awards for broadcast journalism. He received an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2002 for his work on Oil Field of Dreams, an investigative report on the environmental impact of oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
. He has also received two Edward R. Murrow Awards and a Page One Award from the Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
for Oil Field of Dreams. While at KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....
, Meier received three other Emmys, the 2003 National Headliner Award for Best Newscast, and a National Iris Award. On September 26, 2011 he began as an anchor on KMSP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is currently the anchor for 10 at 10 on Fox 9.
Meier is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications.