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
T. Mychael Rambo co-authors new children’s book about grandmothers
Twin Cities performer T. Mychael Rambo has just co-authored a children’s book intended to recognize the cultural importance of grandmothers in the Black community.
Minnesota father donates CO detectors to mark anniversary of son's death
Carbon monoxide detectors are not just a good idea, they’re the law in the State of Minnesota. But awareness of the law is not necessarily universal, and families who are struggling with finances may not be able to afford a CO detector for their home.
WWII pilot Bill Patten buried at Fort Snelling with military honors
Bill Patten, a World War II B-17 bomber pilot who flew 36 missions over Germany with the 15th Air Force, died in January at the age of 106. He has been laid to rest at Fort Snelling with military honors.
Catholic Charities Giving Tree opens this weekend at Mall of America
The Hope Street Youth Shelter on Cheatham Avenue in Minneapolis is a residential living facility housing up to 30 young men and women who are at risk of long-term homelessness.
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.