KSTP-TV “The World Today” sports segment from April 1972 featuring Tom Ryther along with Ted O’Brien and Barry ZeVan. This team was selected through a national search by Frank Magid in 1970 and went on the air in July 1971. While not an instant hit with viewers, The World Today (and later in 1973 Eyewitness News) set record highs in Twin Cities news ratings.

TC Media Now’s exclusive interview with former KSTP and KARE sportscaster Tom Ryther. A native of St. Louis, Tom came to KSTP in 1971 to head the station’s sports coverage, eventually being part of a KSTP news team earning record setting ratings that have yet to be matched. During this time Tom also hosted the Twin Cities version of Bowling for Dollars, recording over 500 half hour shows. In 1979 Tom joined station WTCN in it’s earliest days as an NBC affiliate. Best remembered today as the sports side of KARE’s news team of Paul Magers, Diana Pierce, and Paul Douglas, Tom has kept a relatively low profile since leaving KARE-TV in 1991. Listen to Tom tell his journey to the Twin Cities in his own words, as well as a final sign off he did not get to do on the air.

KSTP-TV’s Eyewitness News from March 1977 with Stan Turner (for Ron Magers), Tom Ryther, and Dr. Walt Lyons.

News11 (KARE-TV) from January 18, 1988, Martin Luther King Day. Featured here along with a visit from a bear in Paul Douglas’ backyard is a feature by KSTP’s Cyndy Brucato. Cyndy worked at KARE-11 off and on for about a year after leaving KSTP-TV. In this report Cyndy covers the labor movement in Minnesota.

October 1987: Twins are in the World Series and the stock market was tanking. See both stories covered in this 6pm edition of News11 anchored by weekend anchor Kevin MacDowell, Diana Pierce and the backyard with Paul Douglas. Paul Magers and Tom Ryther report live from St. Louis minutes before World Series Game 3. (we lost that one)

October 1987: Twins are in the World Series and the stock market was tanking. See both stories covered in this 5pm edition of News11 anchored by weekend anchor Kevin MacDowell, Kirstin Lindquist, and the backyard with Paul Douglas. Paul Magers and Tom Ryther report live from St. Louis minutes before World Series Game 3. (we lost that one)

Found and restored for generations to come. A 1977 episode of Bowling for Dollars. Bowling for Dollars was a game show produced and aired locally on KSTP-TV in the 1970s. The premise was simple enough, contestants bowl for a jackpot and prizes. I understand from individuals that worked on the show, it was taped on Sunday morning about 6am and then aired on Thursday and Friday nights. Bowling for Dollars like Bozo was a regional “franchise” program, every market had their own version with a general format.