Media

Nominate women across the Northland for the prestigious Rosie Awards

Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced during the 8th annual Rosie Awards event on Wednesday, March 5 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 1.

WCHA announces partnership with the Duluth News Tribune

"The DNT recognizes the continued importance of the growth of women's and girl's hockey and remains committed to telling the inspirational stories of these student athletes." -- Duluth News Tribune Publisher Neal Ronquist

Applications now open for The Minnesota Star Tribune’s 2025 Connect Grant

Underrepresented Minnesota businesses and nonprofits can now apply to receive marketing expertise and advertising credits

AIMCLEAR wins seven U.S. Search Awards

The recognitions continue AIMCLEAR’s strong performance in the U.S. Search Awards, the nation’s most competitive contest for paid and organic search conversion, data, public relations, programmatic media and other communication channels.

Out of many, one community paper

"Five of us chipped in money to make it happen: Rose Chu, Tim Franklin, Ann Markusen, Pete Radosevich and myself." -- Pine Knot News Editor Jana Peterson

WDIO 10/13 to host Minnesota 8th District debate

Minnesota 8th Congressional District candidates Pete Stauber (R) and Jen Schultz (DFL) will participate in a live, 40-minute debate on WDIO 10/13 on Tuesday, October 29. The event, which will begin at 6:20 p.m., will be moderated by WDIO’s Baihly Warfield and Darren Danielson. Read more

Breaking Sports News: MLB, Twins announce TV, streaming partnership

Note: Breaking Sports News is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. For the 2025 season, Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local games for the Minnesota Twins, offering fans more ways to watch the Twins on TV or via digital streaming. Last

Northland's Sports Page a must-listen

Support Our HowieHanson.com Publishing Efforts! The Northland's Sports Page, broadcast on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon on 106.5FM/AM 560 The Fan, will celebrate its 7th anniversary in November. "Dave Cook and I have had a blast along with others like Dave Hoops

Howie's Best in Local Media, Community Relations

WDIO.com has received the title of Northland's Best Local News, Weather, and Sports Website. The site is renowned for its superior, professional, and reliable hyper-local content. The Lift, airing on 10/13 and hosted by the local media sensation Baihly Warfield, is ranked number one in the

Good Watch: The legendary Marsh Nelson's final broadcast on KDLH-TV 3

Swim Creative returning to 4-day work week for summer months

Swim Creative, a leading full-service marketing and interactive agency, is returning to a four-day work week for the summer months starting May 31 and going through Labor Day. The summer policy allows Swim Creative's employees to complete their work Monday through Thursday while still receiving full-time salary and

CherryRoad Media to fill void left by closed Minnesota newspapers

Community journalism is alive and well in two central Minnesota communities today even as they face the loss of their historic local newspapers. CherryRoad Media, the nation’s fastest-growing newspaper company, announced that it will open newspapers in Hutchinson and Litchfield, Minnesota, to fill the void left by the closing

Duluth’s KQDS-TV, FOX21 ownership change completed

Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC is a Georgia-based company owned and operated by Coastal’s Founder and CEO Bill Fielder. Coastal owns or provides advertising sales and other services to 19 television stations with 28 Big Four Network and CW channels.

Brown transitions to news director at Northern News Now

Paul Brown has been named news director at Northern News Now, the umbrella organization for the NBC, CBS, CW and My Network local television affiliates. “Paul’s resume reads like the perfect news leader and the perfect news director," Northern News Now General Manager Todd Wentworth said in a

Swim Creative collects awards for outstanding digital work

The award-winning branding, interactive and advertising firm Swim Creative of Duluth has been recognized for creating outstanding digital media. The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals selected Swim for three awards in various categories for excellence in digital advertising with partner Brown Bag Potatoes. Swim Creative partnered with Vee’s

Duluth photographers declare 'We Want Winter Back!'

A group of contributing photographers for Destination Duluth's Facebook and Instagram pages has banded together to declare to the world that “We want winter back!” by posting photos from when we had real winters. “We've missed the beauty of our normal winters,” said Jerry Thoreson, the

Pine Knot News earns 28 Minnesota Newspaper Association awards

"It's fun being recognized by our peers, but that's not why we do it. We love covering the news and making sure our readers know what's going on." -- Pine Knot News editor Jana Peterson

Award-winning Pine Knot News celebrates fifth anniversary

The Pine Knot News observed its fifth anniversary at the end of October rather quietly, because staff members at the independent locally owned newspaper were busy working. From humble beginnings in October of 2018 when its five owners mailed free copies across northern Carlton County, the Pine Knot News has