Mike Manzoni
Emmy award-winning journalist Mike Manzoni joined the FOX 9 team in August 2024.
Prior to arriving in the Twin Cities, he spent several years as a freelance reporter at NBC10 Boston and NECN. His many high-profile assignments there included covering the aftermath of the deadly Merrimack Valley gas explosions that made national headlines, reporting live outside the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, after the death of former President George H.W. Bush and delivering live reports during the George Floyd protests and related clashes with law enforcement across Boston.
He also uncovered suspected price gouging on a major online retailer's website, triggering an investigation by the state attorney general's office and prompting a corporate review of questionable sales transactions. In addition, he exposed serious community health concerns at an asbestos-laden, abandoned warehouse, which prompted the property owner to make changes to protect public health.
Prior to returning home to the Bay State, he was a reporter at ABC affiliate WFTV, the top-rated station in Orlando, Florida. During the two years he spent reporting in Central Florida, he covered several national stories, including the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, the deadly alligator attack at Disney World, President Obama's visit to Orlando, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Matthew.
Before his time in the Sunshine State, he spent two years at WSPA, the CBS affiliate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. While in the Palmetto State, he spent a week in Columbia covering the Confederate flag controversy at the South Carolina State House. He also covered the devastating flooding in Richland County.
In 2015, he traveled to North Charleston to lead the station's coverage of the Walter Scott police shooting that made national headlines. He also exposed a legal loophole in South Carolina's concealed weapons permit law that forced officials to allow legally blind applicants to carry handguns. He also unearthed oversight problems at elder care facilities that cost taxpayers and put a strain on public safety resources.
Before heading to the Palmetto State, he spent two years at KRIS and KZTV, the NBC and CBS duopoly in Corpus Christi, Texas. During his time in the Lone Star State, he uncovered dozens of sex offenders living near elementary schools, investigated food stamp fraud and exposed a tanning salon that broke the law.
He also traveled to West, where he filed reports on the aftermath of the fertilizer plant explosion that garnered national attention.
In 2015, he was part of a team honored with a Southeast Emmy Award for best newscast.
In 2013, the Lone Star chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized him with an honorable mention in the reporter craft achievement competition.
Manzoni earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and political science from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
The latest from Mike Manzoni
Hennepin County Attorney seeks reduced sentence for convicted murderer, draws backlash
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty wants a court to cut a convicted murderer's life sentence, but not everyone thinks that is the right move.
Hopkins utility pole death: Attorney calls for state investigation into Xcel inspections
A Minneapolis attorney is demanding answers after a utility pole crashed onto a car and killed a young father in Hopkins.
U of M police increase patrols in Dinkytown after shooting, stabbing
A shooting and a stabbing within 48 hours have University of Minnesota police on high alert as students return for the fall semester.
Trump's $5,000 dividend promise draws backlash, legal questions
President Trump made a bold pledge at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, something critics labeled a “desperate gimmick" and “half-baked political scheme."
'We can't basically afford it': Minneapolis residents react to proposed tax hike, budget
Minneapolis residents are pushing back on a proposed double-digit property tax hike — and some say it could force them out of their homes.
Minnesota hemp THC drinks: Federal ban deadline set as Minneapolis brewery faces revenue loss
A Minneapolis brewery is grappling with how to handle a federal deadline that could wipe out a major slice of its business overnight.
Shakopee Flock cameras: City defends surveillance tools amid misinformation concerns
Shakopee's Flock cameras are at the center of a growing debate over privacy, surveillance and who gets to see your data.
Everything Sprouts in Minneapolis expands recall as FDA eyes seed supplier in multistate outbreak
A Minneapolis sprouts distributor is now expanding its recall as federal investigators dig deeper into a nationwide salmonella and E. coli outbreak – and the seed supplier that may connect it all.
Hopkins utility pole death: Xcel Energy says it never got complaints about pole that killed man
A memorial continues to grow for Kenny Green, who was killed when a utility pole fell and crushed his car outside a Hopkins apartment complex Sunday afternoon, bursting into flames on impact.
Minneapolis sprouts company faces lawsuits after salmonella, E. coli outbreak sickens 55
A food safety attorney is questioning how a south Minneapolis sprouts distributor was still operating after federal inspectors found “serious violations" less than two years before a nationwide salmonella and E. coli outbreak.