Tim Blotz
Tim Blotz is a long-time member of the FOX 9 family and anchors and reports for the 6:30-8 p.m. newscasts on FOX 9 and FOX 9+.
Tim spent many years covering the Minnesota state capitol as FOX 9's political reporter and shifted back to the studios when the station launched its new early primetime newscasts in 2018. With a love and passion for telling stories, Tim's peers have presented him with six regional Emmy Awards for his work as a news anchor in addition to multiple Emmys for reporting and writing along with the Edward R. Murrow Award for writing.
Like many journalists, Tim has worked at television and radio stations across the country. Having grown up in Wisconsin, he worked in Milwaukee and Green Bay before reporting in New Mexico and eventually arrived in Minnesota. Along the way he's planted substantial roots in the Twin Cities, even recently returning to graduate school at the University of Minnesota to earn a master's degree in strategic communication.
Tim works extensively with many nonprofit organizations including the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance to the Alzheimer's Association and Tee It Up For The Troops to help them tell stories about the work they do and the lives they help improve.
When not at the studios, you'll find Tim rehearsing and performing on trumpet with the concert band ensemble at Normandale Community College.
The latest from Tim Blotz
Eagan doctor donates liver in Mayo Clinic’s first paired chain transplant
In a Mayo Clinic surgical room in August, the patient on the operating table did something remarkable.
Mayo Clinic to study new experimental drug for ALS patients
Mayo Clinic researchers have just been awarded a new federal grant to start an investigation of an experimental drug on patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
‘Walk for Thought’ to raise money, awareness for brain injuries
The Minnesota Department of Health reports that more than 100,000 Minnesotans suffer from brain injury related disabilities. Each brain injury is unique and each survivor’s recovery is different.
MDH urges patients to vaccinate children for measles
What concerns epidemiologists about the recent measles cases in Minnesota is that none of the cases involve foreign travel or contact with someone who has traveled to an area where measles has not been eradicated.
Emerging Performers Ensemble raise curtain on 'Alice by Heart'
Plays are often about a journey. And a cast of college-aged performers are about to take their audience on a journey underneath the streets of London during World War II.
Twin Cities man summits Everest for Mental Health Awareness Month
During two previous expeditions to Nepal in 2022, Rivard summited both Lobuche and Amadablan. But on the horizon was the biggest of them all — Everest.
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.