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KARE News Director Jane Helmke Stepping Down

By Chris Ariens on Feb. 9, 2018 - 8:59 PM

She's been with the Minneapolis powerhouse NBC affiliate for 35 years.

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Eric Perkins Named Sports Director at KARE

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 19, 2012 - 3:22 PM

Eric Perkins has been named sports director at KARE, the NBC-affiliate in Minneapolis. Perkins is currently the weekend news and sports anchor for the station. He succeeds Randy Shaver, who is moving to the weeknight anchor desk a ...

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Longtime KARE Sports Director Named Main Anchor

By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 5, 2012 - 2:03 PM

Longtime KARE sports director Randy Shaver has been named co-anchor of the Minneapolis-St. Paul NBC-affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts, alongside Julie Nelson. He succeeds Mike Pomeranz, who left the station this spri ...

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Anchor Mike Pomeranz, a Former Minor League Pitcher, Leaving KARE for San Diego Padres

By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 27, 2012 - 6:10 PM

Mike Pomeranz is leaving KARE for a broadcasting job with the San Diego Padres, the station announced today. Pomeranz has been with KARE since 2006, anchoring the NBC-affiliate’s 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts. “It’ ...

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KARE Names Jane Helmke News Director

By Andrew Gauthier on Sep. 9, 2011 - 5:32 PM

KARE announced today that Jane Helmke, who’s been with the station for the past 28 years, has been promoted to news director. The news comes less than a day after KARE’s longtime newsroom leader Tom Lindner, who the ...

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Tom Lindner Leaving KARE After 19 Years

By Chris Ariens on Apr. 20, 2011 - 9:41 PM

After 19 years with KARE-TV the last 15 as VP of News, Tom Lindner is leaving the Gannett-owned station. The announcement came during an all-hands newsroom meeting late today. Lindner told the Star-Tribune the decision was not his ...

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