Good To Know: Pawlenty’s Presidential Chances
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Washington Post columnist George Will wrote a column Sunday featuring Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty in the subject line. The subtext was Pawlenty’s Presidential aspirations. Don...
View ArticleGood To Know: Where’s The ‘Energy’ In Politics?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Election Day draws near, there is a certain subject that politicians are afraid to broach. The subject is energy policy. Don Shelby says somebody in leadership ought to start...
View ArticleGood To Know: Responses To ‘Energy’ In Politics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Tuesday night’s Good to Know got a lot of response. It was about why candidates for office this November aren’t talking about energy policy. So Don Shelby, opens the mailbag for...
View ArticleRevisiting Shelby’s Report On ‘The Iron Crib’
By Don Shelby, WCCO-TV (WCCO) — Of all the stories WCCO-TV Anchor Don Shelby has ever done, there is one that stands out above the rest. It stands out because if WCCO hadn’t done the story, thousands...
View ArticleRevisiting ‘The Iron Crib,’ Part 2
By Don Shelby, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When WCCO-TV first did the stories about the thousands of Romanian orphans in 1990, the pictures and stories shocked Minnesotans. People sent medical and...
View ArticleWCCO Veterans Talk About Their Service
In honor of Veteran’s Day, we decided to talk to some veterans who work here at WCCO. We spoke to seven former servicemen–guys who work behind the scenes as well as a few familiar faces. Here are a...
View ArticleWish Don Shelby Well On His Retirement
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the last 32 years, Don Shelby has called WCCO home while covering the important stories in Minnesota and abroad. On Nov. 22 he says goodbye to the anchor chair and hello to...
View ArticleBest Of Don Shelby’s Career
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 32 years after Don Shelby’s first newscast at WCCO-TV, Monday, Nov. 22 will be his last night of anchoring WCCO 4 News at 10 p.m. The following night, Frank Vascellaro...
View ArticleDon Shelby, Pat Miles Reminisce On Their Careers
WCCO-TV anchors Don Shelby and Pat Miles sat down to talk about the time when they worked together, starting in 1978. Miles: Well, we lived through a lot of history. Shelby: Well, we did. Do you...
View ArticleRecap: Pat Miles Reads News With Don Shelby
Did you miss Monday night’s 10 p.m. news? Don Shelby was reunited with former co-anchor Pat Miles to read the headlines. Click here for the full report of their reunion. But Pat wasn’t just here to...
View ArticleShelby, Needles Share Memories From The Desk
WCCO-TV Anchors Don Shelby and Colleen Needles talked about their years of anchoring together before Needles rejoined Shelby on the anchor desk. Needles: It was such a pleasure to learn about the...
View ArticleRecap: Colleen Needles Rejoins Don Shelby
We went back in time again on Tuesday night’s 10 p.m. news. Don Shelby was reunited with former co-anchor Colleen Needles to reminisce. (Pat Miles was in on Monday evening. If you missed the show,...
View ArticleDon Shelby, Paul Douglas Chat About Time At WCCO
WCCO-TV anchor Don Shelby and Meteorologist Paul Douglas sat down to talk about working together. Douglas: I never knew what was going to come out of your mouth. Shelby: I didn’t know what was going to...
View ArticleRecap: Paul Douglas & Don Shelby Reunite
Paul Douglas and Don Shelby. Like Peaches and Herb, they were not only reunited but were practically shaking their groove things on the 10 p.m. news Wednesday evening. Earlier this week, we had to...
View ArticleDon, Amelia On 14 Years Of Anchoring Together
WCCO-TV anchors Don Shelby and Amelia Santaniello sat down to reminisce about all the time they’ve spent together on the anchor desk. Starting at WCCO 1996, Amelia has been the longest co-anchor with...
View ArticleDeBlog: Record A Video Message To Don
By Jason DeRusha, WCCO-TV Monday night is Don Shelby’s last night on WCCO news. We need you to be a part of it. Monday, I’ll be putting together a story with viewer memories and messages to Don. I’d...
View ArticleKatie Couric Interviews Don Shelby Before Retirement
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’ve all been finding our own little ways to say thank you to WCCO-TV anchor Don Shelby, including CBS anchor Katie Couric. While in town recently, she paid a fellow journalist...
View ArticleRecap: Don Shelby’s Final Newscast
Thirty-two years later, the ride of a lifetime is over. Don Shelby signed off for the final time on Monday, ending his longtime career of anchoring the WCCO 4 News at 10 p.m. Shelby was hired at...
View ArticleEsme’s Blog: A Farewell To Don Shelby
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV I know there has been a lot of hype about you leaving. I think you would agree that is a bit of an understatement. But I have to tell you it is hard to believe you really won’t...
View ArticleDon Shelby’s First MinnPost Column
Retirement? What retirement? Shelby's as active as ever, and we've got a link to his first post on MinnPost.
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