Member Organizations

The Associated Press in Minnesota has member organizations for broadcast, newspapers and sports. The groups sponsor contests, hold seminars and oversee the work of the Minnesota Associated Press.

Newspapers: Minnesota AP Association (MAPA)

Broadcast: Minnesota AP Association (MAPB)

Sports: Minnesota AP Sports Association (MAPSA)


Minnesota Associated Press Association

President
Jay Furst
Managing Editor
Post-Bulletin of Rochester
E-mail: furst@postbulletin.com
Phone: 507-285-7742

First Vice President
Susan Ihne
Executive Editor
St. Cloud Times
E-mail: sihne@stcloud.gannett.com
Phone: 320-255-8764

Second Vice President
Kelly Boldan
Editor
West Central Tribune of Willmar
E-mail: kboldan@wctrib.com
Phone: 320-235-1150

Third Vice President
Dana Yost
Editor
Independent of Marshall
E-mail: dyost@marshallindependent.com
Phone: 507-537-1551

At-large members
Howard Sinker
State/general assignment editor
Star Tribune of Minneapolis
E-mail: hsinker@startribune.com
Phone: 612-673-4385

Dennis Doeden
Publisher
The Pioneer of Bemidji
E-mail: ddoeden@bemidjipioneer.com
Phone: 218-751-3740

Cathy Straight,
Managing editor for features, sports and visuals
Pioneer Press.
Phone: 651-228-5336.
E-mail: cstraight@pioneerpress.com


Minnesota AP Broadcasters Association

PRESIDENT
(one-year term expires March 2005)
Matt Crosby
KQAD/KLQL
P.O. Box 599
Luverne, MN 56156
(507) 283-4444
FAX: 283-4445
Email: mcrosby@kqad.threeeagles.com


VICE PRESIDENT/WIRE PERFORMANCE CHAIR
(one-year term, expires March 2005)
J.P. Cola
KWLM/KQIC Radio
P.O. Box 838
Willmar, MN 56201
(320) 214-6627
FAX: 235-9111
Email: jpcola@kwlm.com

CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Mark Wodarczyk,
KDUZ/KARP Radio,
P.O. Box 366,
Hutchinson, MN 55350
(320) 587-2140 or 1-800-955-6113,
FAX: (320) 587-5158
E-mail: news@kduz.com

SE REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Dennis Grant
KTTC-TV
6301 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 280-5130
FAX: 288-6278
Email: dgrant@kttc.com


GENERAL MANAGER REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Joel Swanson
KDLM-AM
P.O. Box 746
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
(218) 847-5624
FAX: 847-7657
Email: jswansonkdlm@yahoo.com


NE REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Steve Goodspeed
WDIO-TV
P.O. Box 16897
Duluth, MN 55816
(218) 727-6864
FAX 727-4415
Email: sgoodspeed@wdio.com


NW REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Brian Lokken
KBRF Radio
P.O. Box 495
Fergus Falls, MN 56538-0495
(218) 736-5553
FAX: 736-2836
Email: kbrfkzcr@prtel.com


METRO REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Bill Wareham
Minnesota Public Radio
45 E. 7th St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 290-1474
FAX: 290-1295
Email: bwareham@mpr.org


SW REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Aaron Ziemer
KMHL Radio
P.O. Box 61
Marshall, MN 56258
(507) 532-2282
FAX: 532-3739
Email: zman@marshallradio.net


NON-COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE
(two-year term, expires March 2005)
Tom Bonar
KTIG Radio
P.O. Box 409
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
(218) 568-4422
FAX: 568-5950
Email: tom@ktig.org


Minnesota AP Sports Association

MAPSA Officers

President Kevin Fee
Grand Forks Herald
E-mail: kfee@gfherald.com

First Vice President Tom Elliott
St. Cloud Times
E-mail: telliott@stcloudtimes.com
Phone: 320-255-8764

Second Vice President Dave Nevanen
Duluth News Tribune
E-mail: dnevanen@duluthnews.com
Phone: 218-723-5313

Newspapers
Winners
Contest Rules

Minnesota AP Newsletter

MAPA and
MAPSA Meeting Minutes

(Jan. 26, 2005)

Photo Sharing


Broadcast
Broadcast Survey
for MAPB meeting
(doc)
(due March 11)

Winners
Contest Rules
Contest Entry Form

Contribution Tip
s

Minnesota AP Broadcast Log
(Feb 2005)

Minnesota AP Broadcast Schedule


Minnesota AP Broadcast Awards Banquet


MAPB Business Meeting

Minnesota AP Broadcast 2004 Contributions

 


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