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Cathy Wurzer

Host, Morning Edition

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Meet Cathy Wurzer

Cathy Wurzer is the host of Morning Edition on MPR News, where she brings you all the news that happened overnight and the information you need to start your day.  

Since 1994, she has also been the co-host of “Almanac,” a weekly public affairs program produced by Twin Cities PBS for Minnesota's statewide public television network. “Almanac” is one of the longest running public affairs programs of its kind in the country. Wurzer has won four Emmy Awards for her work on Almanac. Before her return to radio, Cathy was an anchor and reporter for WCCO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis. She has also been a talk show host for WCCO-AM radio, a producer for KMSP-TV and political reporter for KSTP-AM radio.  

Cathy has received numerous awards during her career, including several Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards for her radio work and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for “Bruce Kramer: An ALS Journey” for MPR News. Her body of work has also landed her in the Minnesota Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame. 

Wurzer is the author of  “Tales of the Road: Highway 61” and “We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying.” In 2024, Cathy co-produced “Broadcast Wars” with Twin Cities PBS. Outside of journalism, Cathy is a nonprofit founder, a horsewoman, a flyfishing angler and artist. 

She holds degrees in broadcast journalism and urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where she was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018. She is currently working on a master’s degree in thanatology. 

You can find Cathy on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and her website.