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
Minnesota, US see 'extremely concerning' rise in threats to lawmakers
The town hall attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis on Tuesday once again ignited the debate over political rhetoric, as "extremely concerning" new data show a surge in threats against lawmakers.
Venezuelan family released, Justice Department officials apologize after St. Paul raid
A Venezuelan family detained after an armed raid at their home in St. Paul earlier this month is now home.
Hopkins family from Ecuador detained; judge orders feds not to move them
A federal judge is ordering ICE not to remove a detained Hopkins family out of the state.
Minnesota church protest: Activists still in jail after judge orders release
Two Twin Cities activists, including Nekima Levy Armstrong, have been arrested for their roles in planning a protest at a St. Paul church over the weekend, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Thursday.
After St. Paul raid, questions remain over warrant found outside
Questions remain about a warrant after a family of six was detained by immigration enforcement agents in St. Paul. A day after the raid, a warrant appeared on the doorstep, though its authenticity could not be verified.
Judge orders DHS, ICE to release detained Venezuelan family after failing to produce warrant
A U.S. District Court ruled on Monday that DHS had missed a deadline to produce the warrant, ordering their release within 72 hours.
Federal agents raid St. Paul home without warrant, neighbors say, 12-year-old among 6 detained
Federal agents broke through a door and raided a home on Nevada Avenue East in St. Paul on Thursday afternoon, storming in with assault rifles and detaining six residents, including a 12-year-old boy, according to neighbors.
Woodbury man with rare skin disorder released from ICE custody, brother says
A Woodbury man from Libya who was detained by federal immigration agents over the weekend is now free on bond, his brother said.
ICE agents to check documents at MSP Airport, employee says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will spend three weeks at MSP Airport, checking and verifying documents of both customers and employees, an airport employee said.
ICE agents shackled patient to bed at HCMC, advocacy group says
In a rally outside Hennepin County Medical Center’s emergency room Tuesday afternoon, community leaders and health care workers called on the hospital to do more to stop immigration enforcement on its downtown Minneapolis campus.