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Norm Bell
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was playing football at Tulane University in New Orleans when he first
became interested in photojournalism. His career took him to Fargo in 2000
when he was hired as a photojournalist for KXJB-TV.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Norm sports a big smile. He loves spending
time with his wife and pets. Norm is a huge fan of college football, and
recently became a hockey fan...so if you see him at the rink, stop and say
hi! Norm loves summertime in Minnesota and North Dakota and says that
college football and hockey get him through the winters....... |
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Matt Bradley -
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an anchor and reporter, Matt Bradley says he has the best of both worlds in
TV news. You’ll catch him reporting Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, and
he’ll help you get ready for the week ahead while anchoring Valley News Live
weekends.
Matt boasts ten years of broadcast journalism experience. He began
in AM news radio, gaining valuable experience while a college student at St.
John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Also during that time, he
spent two summers and a winter as an intern in WCCO-TV's Dimension Unit.
After earning a degree in Communication from St. John's, Matt jumped right
into television news, working as a reporter and weekend anchor at KEYC-TV in
Mankato, Minnesota. He then moved on to the Minneapolis area, as anchor of
Channel 12 News, a local cable station focusing on news, sports, and events
affecting the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities.
In January of 2006, Matt journeyed further north, and joined
KVLY-TV as a reporter. Now, being behind the anchor desk on weekends, and
reporting live during the week, Matt has the best of both aspects of TV
news.
Matt enjoys most spending time with his wife, Danielle, and their son, Mark |
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Lisa Budeau -
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has a wealth of experience covering news here in the
valley. Before joining KVLY-News11 in 2002 as a reporter
and fill-in anchor, Lisa was a reporter and producer for the
local TV Fox affiliate in Fargo. Lisa has won a number of
awards for her reporting from the North Dakota and Minnesota
Associate Press, North Dakota Broadcasters and the Northwest
Broadcast News Association. She has also received a regional
Emmy nomination for continuing coverage of the abduction of
UND student, Dru Sjodin.
In addition to her television job, Lisa works in radio news
at Fargo’s KFGO-AM. Her first job in the media was in
Wahpeton at KBMW-AM.
Lisa graduated from Minnesota State University-Moorhead with
a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication and from
North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, with a
degree in Liberal Arts.
Lisa says being a mom is her #1 job (but she does love the
news). She and her husband live in West Fargo with
daughter, Marley Marie. Lisa enjoys summertime Harley rides
with her husband, talking on her cell phone with family and
friends. |
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Neil Carlson -
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has been covering the northern Red River Valley for 27 years. He’s the only
reporter in North Dakota to cover our troops at war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That makes him one of the most seasoned reported operating out of the
Midwest--- TV, radio or newspaper. And that seasoning shows. Neil knows
what’s going on in the northern valley, and his unique perspective
frequently takes our viewers one step beyond the competition’s report.
Neil is a native of Cleveland, North Dakota and lives in Crookston with his
family. |
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Nick Carlson -
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before Nick became a photographer for Valley News Live in 2001, he was
definitely no stranger to the camera! He has been a contributing
photographer to the Associated Press for over 20 years.
Nick came to TV11 from a local newspaper, The Forum, where he worked for 15
years. Twice he earned “Photographer of the Year” honors from the Dakota
Chapter of the National Press, and placed several times in competition with
the National Press Photographers Association.
Aside from having “a good eye,” Nick’s enthusiasm is second to none. He’s
always ready to go when there’s a spot news story to cover, and greets every
shoot with a smile. |
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Mike Cary -
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 Mike
is a “One-man Band” at our Grand Forks bureau, meaning he’s a reporter and a
photographer at the same time. Although he’s originally from Crosby, North
Dakota, Mike now considers Grand Forks to be home. Even before he graduated
from the University of North Dakota, Mike started working professionally in
the Grand Forks TV market, and he’s been there ever since!
For an avid Sioux
fan like Mike, his job couldn’t more fun. His media pass gets him into all
of UND’s athletic events. Of course, he’s shooting sports highlights and
getting interviews, but he’s still at the games. In fact Mike says his most
enjoyable TV experience was accompanying the Sioux football team to national
playoff games in Pennsylvania and Alabama!
A lot of people have seen Mike’s reporting on News11 for years, but
have no idea what he looks like. That’s because he doesn’t do a lot of
on-camera “stand-ups.” Mike says he doesn’t seem to “fit the mold of the
airbrushed TV guy,” and jokes that his most frequently asked question is:
“Is there a reporter with you?”
Mike and his wife Angela live in Grand Forks with the newest
addition to their family, a parakeet named “Kiwi.” |
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Dave Erickson -
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is a photographer for Valley News Live. He came to KVLY in April 1999 after
working over 6 years at KXJB in Fargo. Dave graduated from the University
of North Dakota, Grand Forks, in 1991 with a Mass Communications degree. He
moved to Fargo two years later and says he really enjoys the community.
Among the memorable
stories Dave has covered include Washington D.C. & the Pentagon for the 1st
anniversary of 9/11, and following Concordia students to New Orleans
post-Hurricane Katrina. He has also traveled to Colorado, Florida and
Chicago to cover stories.
Dave enjoys the outdoors
a great deal, mainly hunting and golfing. That is also what he enjoys about
his job... getting out into surrounding communities, meeting people and
letting them tell their stories. |
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Barbara Garrity
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she's never been a “morning person,” Barbara now enjoys
getting up early to help viewers start their day along with
crew at the Valley Today.
Originally from Rochester, MN, Barbara has always considered
Fargo-Moorhead “home away from home.” Her parents were born
and raised here and she still has many relatives living in
the area. Her grandpa served as Clay County Judge for
several years.
As a kid,
she spent every summer at the family cabin by Lake Park and
looks forward to spending even more time there now! She
hopes that since she will be living closer to the lake, she
can finally get a pink fishing boat to match her pink
fishing rod.
Some of
her hobbies include fishing, snowmobiling, baking (but not
cooking), traveling and spending time on the lake. Barbara
also volunteers as a coach of the 8U North Stars girl’s
hockey team and walks dogs for the Humane Society.
Barbara
is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities
with a degree in Journalism and History. While in college,
Barbara interned at WCCO in Minneapolis, KTTC in Rochester
and CTV in Roseville. She is also an alumni member of Delta
Gamma Sorority. |
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Rebecca Gilbuena
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Rebecca
is Valley News Live Producer of our 5:00, 5:30 and 10:00
shows.
She
graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2008
with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mass Communications,
with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism. In college,
Rebecca received a Regional Emmy Award for Student
Documentary, and Best Student Documentary in the 2009 Fargo
Film Festival Previously, she worked at the local FOX
affiliate as a reporter and producer with some anchoring
responsibilities.
Rebecca
loves to travel. She spent a semester studying in Oxford,
England and traveled Europe. When she’s not at work,
Rebecca makes quality time for family and friends. |
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Dave Grant -
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is THE senior member of the Valley News Live team. He started working at
Channel 11 in 1978, and has outlasted a long succession of news directors,
anchors and general managers.
Dave's outstanding
video skills are the glue that holds many of our television news stories
together, and he's had a lasting, positive influence on many younger
photographers who've worked in the news room.
Photography is one
of Dave's hobbies, as well as his profession, and that artistic bent extends
to drawing, sculpting and woodworking. Dave also spends time gardening,
fishing and dabbling in the stock market. Dave's wife Debbie is a counselor
and they have 3 grown children. |
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Lisa Green -
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 Lisa
is a key member of our team of four meteorologists, providing accurate
forecasts and a watchful eye on the weather around the clock. Aside from
her meteorology duties, Lisa is also a reporter for Valley News Live. She
joined the team in 2004 as Weekend Meteorologist.
Lisa graduated with degrees in Atmospheric Science with a
concentration in Synoptic Meteorology from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, Indiana. She interned in the weather department of WISH-TV in
Indianapolis and WNDU-TV, South Bend.
Lisa’s hometown is Plymouth, Indiana. When she’s not watching
the weather, she loves to travel, shop, read, volunteer, spending time with
family and friends...and loves a good thunderstorm! |
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Eric Hanson -
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says he loves his job covering sports because of the people
he meets, the thrill of the games, and knowing you're going
to see something different each night.
He went to college at UND in Grand Forks, finishing during the 1997 flood,
with a major in Broadcasting. Eric earned the School of Communication’s top
award as “Best Undergraduate.”
After college, Eric worked for KX4 News in Grand Forks following the 1997
flood. He moved to the Fargo bureau in 1999, and soon switched to full-time
Sports reporting, photography and anchoring. He's won numerous awards for
his sports reports in that span including the North Dakota Broadcaster’s
"Teddy Award" twice for Best Sports Anchor in North Dakota."
Eric remembers what a thrill it was to go to Twins games as a child and
watching players like Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett. He also enjoyed
following teams like the North Stars, who are now in Dallas.
In his spare time Eric like to golf, fish, deer
hunt and spend time with his wife Sharnell and their five children.
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Kristin Helgeson -
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first experience at Valley News Live was as an intern during
the big story of 2009, the spring
 flood. She helped with
the massive “team coverage” effort as a reporter and at
times a “one-man band” reporter/photographer. In the end,
she was offered a position in the news department!
Every day
is a new adventure for Kristin. She gladly shifts from
reporting (often as a one man band), to shooting a story or
anchoring cut-ins on Saturday morning.
A 2009 graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead,
Kristen has a B.A. in English and Mass Communication. At
MSU-M she worked on Campus News, a weekly news program
broadcast on Prairie Public Television. She also took an
exchange course in England on media production at the
University of Lincoln and worked with former members of the
BBC.
Kristin
grew up in Hankinson. She enjoys this part of the country
because of the friendly people and wide-open spaces. Kristin has a huge family loves to spend time with
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Julie Holgate -
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 Julie
Holgate got the news bug in college and worked her way up to
editor of The Spectrum at North Dakota State University. She
started her broadcast career as an intern at KXJB and was
hired full-time after graduation, working as a reporter
and later as assignment editor. Julie left her hometown for
a short time to help start a new leased-access cable news
station in Minnesota lakes country. She came back to KVLY in
Fargo-Moorhead, and has worked as a reporter and assignment
manager before most recently stepping in as a producer for
Valley News Live.
Away from the station, Julie spends time gardening, cooking for friends and
training for the next half marathon. |
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Robin Huebner -
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interest in television reporting began when she was
interviewed as a college athlete. Journalism and athletics
played important roles for Robin as a student, and still do
today.
In high school, Robin was a national gymnastics champion. She
traveled the world with the US Gymnastics Team and had a chance to compete
against Nadia Comaneci. Robin was also a Big 10 champion competing for the
University of Minnesota, where she received her degree in Broadcast
Journalism, and was later named to the Women’s Athletics Hall of Fame. In
2006, she was named to the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.
Robin’s first job out of college? What else? She was able to
combine athletics and journalism as a sports anchor for a Twin Cities TV
station. In 1985, she began her career with TV11 as a reporter at our Grand
Forks bureau. It wasn’t long before she was anchoring News11 on the
weekends and in 1990 Robin was promoted to 6 and 10 PM producer and anchor.
Robin took on the additional duties of Assistant News Director when Charley
Johnson was named General Manager.
Robin is still personally active in athletics and professionally as
a commentator for collegiate gymnastics competitions. She and her husband,
Terry, have a son named Andrew and a daughter, Alexandra. They live in
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