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Fox 9 Meteorologist Dies After Battle With Cancer

Tributes to Frazier from his friends and colleagues flooded social media after the news broke.

TWIN CITIES, MN — Fox 9 meteorologist Steve Frazier died Wednesday, the news station announced. Frazier had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2015.

"Steve had a lot of loyal friends from here at Fox 9 and all around the media community," KMSP said. "He told many of those friends recently that he was 'at peace.'"

Frazier was perhaps best known in the public as the newscaster who left a hanger in his suit and pulled it out on-air. The hilarious moment went viral and was seen across the world.

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Tributes to Frazier from his friends and colleagues flooded social media after the news broke.

Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.


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