Tim Blotz
A long-time member of the FOX 9 family, Tim currently anchors and reports for the early primetime newscasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on FOX 9 and FOX 9+.
During Tim’s 15 years with FOX 9, he started the very first transportation reporting beat in the Twin Cities and in recent years reported from the State Capitol heading up FOX 9’s political coverage. Tim’s peers have recognized his professional work with four Emmy Awards for best news anchor, along with the Edward R. Murrow award for writing.
Although Tim grew up in Wisconsin and lived for a while in New Mexico, he considers Minnesota his home and is a BIG Gophers fan. Most of that comes from him recently returning to grad school at the University of Minnesota and earning a master’s degree in strategic communication. Tim has used his degree to help some of the non-profits he volunteers with to arrive at better stakeholder insights and brand messaging.
One of Tim’s passions is working with his family to find a cure for Type-1 diabetes. Both of his daughters were diagnosed with T1D as children and that’s led Tim and his wife Susan to become actively involved over the years in JDRF. In 2012, the organization honored Tim with its award for public service.
Tim has also done extensive work with the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance by reporting on its ground-breaking "Unmasking Brain Injuries" project. Throughout the state, hundreds of people have painted and decorated masks that tell the stories of their own brain injuries that people normally would not see. Each year Tim hosts both the organization’s Walk for Thought and the Strides for Stroke Walk.
The latest from Tim Blotz
Country artist Jay Allen performing at Alzheimer’s Purple Gala
The fight against Alzheimer's will get extra help this weekend from a rising country music star who knows all too well the pain of the disease.
Strides for Stroke Walk highlights pediatric stroke
Nevaeh Anderson was simply going out for a winter walk with her family three years ago when something strange happened.
MN man climbs Mount Everest for Mental Health Awareness Month
After pulling himself up from the lowest of lows in the grips of addiction, Ryan Rivard is now readying to climb to new heights on Mount Everest.
Documentary tells the story of Glenwood facility for alcoholic men
A Catholic Charities residential facility called Glenwood is home to more than fifty men who've endured the rigors of alcoholism. It’s the place where men reach the end of the line through the bottom of a bottle.
Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation celebrates 75 years of addiction recovery
In the years before substance abuse was considered a medical disease, a small group of treatment pioneers hoped to start a program to change lives and ultimately change society. They did it at a secluded farmhouse in rural Center City, Minnesota.
After a year on waiting list, MN teen gets heart transplant
Courage sometimes hides in small places. For the better part of six months, it’s been living in room 5-686 at St. Marys Hospital. The name on the door and on the charts inside belongs to Aidden Tilly, a 14-year-old Minnesota boy with draining energy and endless hope.
After son needed transplant at 19 months, MN parents urge others to become donors
At two months old, both of Coyle's kidneys were shot. More than a year later, after months of waiting, Coyle got what his parents prayed for and what he needed desperately: a kidney transplant. Now, the Faribault family is urging others to sign up to become donors.
Coon Rapids PD officer and cardiac arrest survivor teach thousands to save lives
Bryan Platz is a police officer working the "heart beat". His rolling suitcase of rescue CPR equipment and an advanced AED are the tools he carries in his squad car every day to save lives. But on this day, they’re his teaching tools.
How Woody Fountain became the first Black Northwest Airlines pilot
After serving time in the United States Air Force, Woody Fountain became the first Black pilot for Northwest Airlines. His career took him across the globe, and he's now looking back at his time in the sky.
North Branch father donates carbon monoxide detectors in honor of his son
Heating company owner, William Sherk, has been donating carbon monoxide detectors to help save lives in honor of his son who died from CO poisoning 20 years ago.