Matt McConico

News Director

Matt is happy to be in the Northland.

He spent time here with family and friends prior to making the move.  A few highlights include seeing the Concorde Supersonic Airliner do a touch-and-go at the Duluth Airshow, plus being chased by a bear on Madeline Island.  Both were exciting, but for very different reasons.

Since living here, Matt graduated from the Duluth Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Duluth program and has accompanied Honor Flight Northland on trips.  Matt is a supporter of Honor Flight, the group that takes Veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials in their honor – free of charge.

He has run television and digital newsrooms in Duluth, Woodbury, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.  Matt also worked in newsrooms in Florida and Wisconsin.

His newsrooms and work have won Edward R. Murrow, Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, Eric Sevareid and Regional Emmy Awards.

Matt graduated from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls with Broadcast Journalism and Marketing Communications degrees.

He grew-up in Golden Valley and attended Hopkins High School.

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