Sid Hartman has been at the center of Minnesota sports for more than 60 years, getting the inside scoop from players, coaches, owners, and his many "close personal friends." This fascinating tell-all reveals Sid's life and career, from his days as a newspaper boy in Minneapolis and his first scoops as a cub reporter with the Minneapolis Tribune, to his place as a true Minnesota legend. From his controversial role as de facto general manager of the...

If it happened in Minnesota sports in the last forty years, Dave Mona was there. Working the sports beat for print and radio, covering the big stories and the ones others missed, rubbing shoulders with the stars and introducing the rookies, Mona is a longtime fixture on the sports scene. Join Dave Mona as he revisits a lifetime of vignettes, each one a window onto Minnesota's sports world. As he recounts his days reporting on the Twins and the Gophers,...

"My Life in Broadcasting is an engaging memoir that takes you on an extraordinary journey from a humble Minnesota farm town to the global stage of broadcasting. It is a rich tapestry of experiences that gives you an insider's view into a career spanning over four decades in the dynamic world of news production. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a CBS News producer, highlighting the challenges, triumphs, and the inherent risks...

This true crime biography chronicles the misadventures of a lady outlaw who caused havoc across the late-19th century northern plains. The American historian Frederick Jackson Turner famously declared the 1890s to be the close of the American Frontier. But, from 1887 to 1893, a young woman known as Nellie King was far from being tamed. King scandalized the residents of the Dakotas, Minnesota and northern Wisconsin with her fetching appearance, eccentric...

Delivers a behind-the-scenes look at Minnesota media, featuring stories and photos of Minnesota television, radio, magazines, newspapers, advertising, and the personalities that made them great.

"Only a very few individuals in a profession can be called icons. Sid Hartman was one of them. From a humble start selling newspapers on the street in 1928, Hartman would go on to write about sports for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for the ensuing decades. At age 100 he was still writing three columns a week, his final one appearing on October 18, 2020 - the day he died. He became one of the most influential and popular figures ever to use a typewriter,...