Chad Hartman

A conversation with former Major League Baseball umpire Tim Tschida to start the second hour of The Chad Hartman Show. Chad asks his thoughts on when we will see robots take over behind the plate, Tim doesn’t think it will happen. They chat about how professionals make the difficult look so easy. “There’s no such thing as a routine play” says Tim. Chad then asks if Tim thinks Bob Manfred (Commissioner of MLB) is good or bad for their sport. Tim thinks too many suits have infiltrated the brass of the league and that they think they know everything. He also offers some names who he thinks would be a better fit for the Commissioner job. Chad is joined by local restauranter Vincent Francoul to talk about what happened in the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School's church in South Minneapolis. His daughter Chloe attends the school. We thank Vincent for his bravery and creating space to share his story with us today. Vincent details his experience learning that something was wrong and rushing to t

We thank Vincent for his bravery and creating space to share his story with us today. Chad is joined by local restauranter Vincent Francoul to talk about what happened in the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School's church in South Minneapolis. His daughter Chloe attends the school. Vincent details his experience learning that something was wrong and rushing to the school yesterday to find and retrieve his daughter. He talks about the humanity he’s seen on display in his community amidst this trauma.

A conversation with former Major League Baseball umpire Tim Tschida to start the second hour of The Chad Hartman Show. Chad asks his thoughts on when we will see robots take over behind the plate, Tim doesn’t think it will happen. They chat about how professionals make the difficult look so easy. “There’s no such thing as a routine play” says Tim. Chad then asks if Tim thinks Bob Manfred (Commissioner of MLB) is good or bad for their sport. Tim thinks too many suits have infiltrated the brass of the league and that they think they know everything. He also offers some names who he thinks would be a better fit for the Commissioner job. In the second segment, they try to make sense of the direction the Twins are taking and Tim details what’s different about the relationship between players/managers/umpires has changed over the years and why.

It’s the day after a horrific tragedy in our community. Chad will be bouncing back and forth between conversation grappling with what we experienced yesterday and our normally scheduled State Fair programming. First, a visit with Matt LLoyd (newly promoted General Manager of the Timberwolves) to kick off the first hour of the The Chad Hartman Show. Chad comes to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s defense about “thoughts and prayers aren’t enough”. Chad is joined by Congresswoman Angie Craig. Chad starts the conversation with what stood out most to her yesterday when she attended the candlelight vigil held in the community that’s suffering so heavily. Congresswoman Craig opens up about processing what happened through her lens as a grandmother. She then expands into her stance on banning assault rifles in our country and other pieces of legislation targeting gun violence that she’s involved in on the Hill.

Chad is joined by Congresswoman Angie Craig. Chad starts the conversation with what stood out most to her yesterday when she attended the candlelight vigil held in the community that’s suffering so heavily. Congresswoman Craig opens up about processing what happened through her lens as a grandmother. She then expands into her stance on banning assault rifles in our country and other pieces of legislation targeting gun violence that she’s involved in on the Hill. Chad challenges the President to rally his supporters to work to do SOMETHING to address this issue. In the second segment, Chad asks about reigning in social media usage and access for young people as levels of mental health continue to plummet. Congresswoman Craig also provides her reasoning why she thinks she’s the best candidate to represent the State of Minnesota in the United States Senate.

A visit with Matt LLoyd, the newly promoted General Manager of the Timberwolves, kicks off the first hour of the The Chad Hartman Show. Chad asks about the emphasis of continuity this offseason after several years in a row of major changes. Chad asks about young players he thinks are poised to take a big step into the regular rotation, how Chris Finch brings them along and the court vision he saw at Summer League from this year’s first round draft pick, Joan Beringer.

Hear from kids who got away, a father who ran in alongside first responders, and Minnesota's top political leaders as we grapple with something all-too familiar: a school shooting. Get the latest on the perpetrator, and insight into what -- if anything -- may finally change.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar reacts with strong emotion to the mass shooting that occurred in her district this morning and discusses the role of Congress in finding solutions to ending mass shootings.

Blair Anderson, former police chief in St. Cloud, joins Chad on a somber day to discuss the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, the problem we have in America with guns, violence we share with our kids and much more.

Another hour is devoted to covering the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis as Chad speaks with former FBI agent James Gagliano, State Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura, and Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Chad to share her feelings and reaction to the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis and what more the government can do to stop future tragedies.

Former FBI agent James Gagliano joins Chad to talk about how the FBI responds to a mass shooting as happened today in Minneapolis and more related to the terrible tragedy.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joins at the start of the show and we share updates and more reaction to the horrible mass shooting this morning in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joins Chad at the top of the show reacting with overwhelming emotion to the mass shooting in Minneapolis this morning.

Bob Motzko joins Chad Hartman to kick off the final hour of today’s edition of The Chad Hartman Show. Not only does he coach the Gopher Men’s Hockey team but he was also tasked to lead Team USA at the Men’s World Junior Championships this winter here in St. Paul. Chad asks Coach Bob what this summer has been like for him managing both teams. They also discuss the special opportunity that the state has to host this international competition and event. Coach Bob details a string of exhibition games across the state leading up to the tournament itself at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota hockey legend Lou Nanne then joins Chad Hartman and he isn’t surprised he’s got a hand in the restaurant business. Chad asks him about his three favorite places to eat in town. Lou and his wife have an anniversary coming up so he shares how he and Francine met many years ago. They switch to hockey conversation and Chad asks about Lou’s concern level in Wild’s ability to re-sign Kirill Kaprizov. There’s a lot of context swirling

Minnesota hockey legend Lou Nanne joins Chad Hartman and he isn’t surprised he’s got a hand in the restaurant business. Chad asks him about his three favorite places to eat in town. Lou and his wife have an anniversary coming up so he shares how he and Francine met many years ago. They switch to hockey conversation and Chad asks about Lou’s concern level in Wild’s ability to re-sign Kirill Kaprizov. There’s a lot of context swirling around and Lou provides a great picture of the challenges in signing Kaprizov long term in Minnesota. In the second segment, Chad poses the what if Bill Guerin and the Wild can’t sign Kirill?

Bob Motzko joins Chad Hartman to kick off the final hour of today’s edition of The Chad Hartman Show. Not only does he coach the Gopher Men’s Hockey team but he was also tasked to lead Team USA at the Men’s World Junior Championships this winter here in St. Paul. Chad asks Coach Bob what this summer has been like for him managing both teams. They also discuss the special opportunity that the state has to host this international competition and event. Coach Bob details a string of exhibition games across the state leading up to the tournament itself at Grand Casino Arena. In the second segment, Chad and Coach Bob wade into the unique college landscape that hockey programs have. NIL, opening of Canadian Juniors, transfer windows all contribute to an uncertainly structured future. They also chat about the upcoming Gopher senior and what they need to find success this season.

Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, Keith Ellison joins Chad to kick off the second hour of the show. They begin with some Vikings talk and a potential return to purple for Adam Thielen. Chad asks which question he’s hearing from folks the most at the fair this year. Attorney General Ellison gets permission to nerd out with a history lesson when Chad asks him what he would do if President Trump tried to deploy boots in Minnesota. Ellison makes the distinction between deployment of military versus sending additional funding to cities to help law enforcement. Chad also asks about those running for a variety of local political offices and whether or not Attorney General Ellison would consider running for those posts. They then wade into some listener texts about the fraud level in the state and his level of responsibility.

The Chad Hartman Show is LIVE at the WCCO Radio Booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Stop by and see us near the intersection of Carnes and Underwood. Chad opens the show with a discussion about an opinion column featured in the Star Tribune written by Sarah Clarke. Sarah is married to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry and she is in favor of peaceful protest in public spaces but thinks the line should be drawn outside places of residence. Chad takes listeners' texts about the topic. Chad agrees with Sarah and classifying politicians' place of residence off limits for protests. Adam Carter then joins for the weekly Ask Adam Anything segment of the week. Chad fields questions for Adam from the text line and crowd. Chad also breaks the news of the engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Plus, Adam’s thoughts on putting President Trump on Mount Rushmore, investing in an awning outside the WCCO radio booth and not tipping at the fair.

Adam Carter then joins for the weekly Ask Adam Anything segment of the week. Chad fields questions for Adam from the text line and crowd. Chad also breaks the news of the engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Plus, Adam’s thoughts on putting President Trump on Mount Rushmore, investing in an awning outside the WCCO radio booth and not tipping at the fair.