"Tales of the Road:

More Stories of Highway 61"

Presented By:
Cathy Wurzer

            
Author of "Tales of the Road: Highway 61
Host of Morning Edition, MPR
Co-Host of Almanac, MPT

Thursday May 13th, 2010
5:30-6:30p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium
Admission: FREE

Cathy Wurzer, host of Morning Edition on MPR and co-host of Almanac on Minnesota Public Television, will be May's Voice of the Lake Speaker Series presenter at Great Lakes Aquarium. Ms. Wurzer is also the author of the book "Tales Of The Road: Highway61." Join us as she prepares for a sequel to her book and shares more stories of her travels to familiar historic sites on Minnesota Highway 61. Uncover lost bits of highway history and hear some of the history that she has found in the Duluth Region!

About Cathy Wurzer:   

Cathy Wurzer is currently the host of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio. She is also the co-host of Almanac, a weekly public affairs program produced by Twin Cities Public Television for Minnesota's statewide public television network. Wurzer has won four Emmy Awards for her work on Almanac. Prior to her return to radio, she was an anchor and reporter for WCCO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis. She has also been a talk show host for WCCO-AM radio, a producer for KMSP-TV, and political reporter for KSTP-AM radio. She holds degrees in broadcast journalism and urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Wurzer was a trustee for the UW-River Falls Foundation and a member and past president of the Society for Professional Journalists Minnesota chapter. She is the author of "Tales of the Road: Highway 61." In her spare time, Cathy rides, trains and shows horses, fly fishes for trout, and loves clay sculpture and creating mosaics.


For more information please contact Sara Kubarek at 218-740-2013 or skubarek@glaquarium.org