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After KARE 11 Firing, Minnesota Public Radio Hires Sven Sundgaard
Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard was fired from KARE 11 in 2020. He then went on to work for BringMeTheNews.
SAINT PAUL, MN — Minnesota Public Radio announced Monday the hiring of local meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.
Sundgaard will write for the MPR News "Updraft" weather blog and be on air with Cathy Wurzer for "Morning Edition."
Sundgaard previously worked for local NBC affiliate KARE 11 from 2006 until he was fired in 2020 over what the news station called "continued violations of KARE 11's news and ethics and other policies."
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Sundgaard disputed those claims.
Sundgaard was later hired by the local news site, BringMeTheNews.com, and worked there until recently.
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Wurzer said on Twitter that Sundgaard will be on MPR airwaves starting Tuesday.
SO excited that @svensundgaard will join me on Morning Edition, starting Tuesday morning!! I’m a long time fan of Sven’s. Join us each morning at 7:50 am @MPRnews!
— Cathy Wurzer (@CathyWurzer) January 10, 2022
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