WCCO | CBS News Minnesota

Pauleen Le will be heading down to Austin, Texas for the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)'s annual convention! Find her at the CBS booth to talk about the opportunities we have. She will be there for the entirety of the convention (August 7-11). Hope to see you there! #AAJA24

We will be at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career Fair in Chicago from July 31 to August 4! Stop by the CBS booth to talk with Larry Brown and Ubah Ali. Looking forward to seeing you there! #NABJ24

Meet one of our new photojournalists, Ray Campos! Raymond graduated from the University of Minnesota – Hubard School of Journalism. He was a photojournalist at WTKR News before joining us at WCCO. We are excited to have him on the team!

Welcome Alicia Esteban, our new Digital Line Producer. Alicia has lived not only in the U.S. but also Canada, Venezuela, and Spain! She is obsessed with soccer (says Athletic Club de Bilbao is the greatest team) and has run Disney’s Dopey Challenge TWICE. Welcome to the team Alicia! 

We are excited to be at the annual NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists) conference in Hollywood, California. Stop by our booth now to learn more about current job opportunities from our Assistant News Director, Patrick Armijo! #NAHJ24

Please join us in congratulating Cole Premo on his promotion to Digital Manager. Cole has been with us since 2005 as a high school journalist through the Emma Bowen Foundation. He continued to work with WCCO part time while in college at the University of Minnesota and joined us as a full-time producer in 2009. We are excited to see all the work he will do as a Digital Manager! 

Please welcome to the team David Giust as Assistant Director Broadcast Operations & Engineering! David is an avid musician focusing on guitar and vocals. He has played in bands since he was a teenager. He’s new to the Twin Cities area, but a wife and two dogs keep him feeling at home. We are happy to have you on the crew David!

Introducing our new Sales Account Executive, Eryka Fischer! She is a Marine Corps Veteran with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and currently pursuing a master’s degree in data analytics. She stays busy at home by hiking, mountain biking, tending to her vegetable garden and taking care of FOUR dogs. We are excited to have you on board Eryka!

Give a warm welcome to our Creative Services Intern this summer, Benjamin Hanson. Ben is currently a rising junior studying journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he is a sports reporter for the school’s student media organization. As a pastime, he loves to play ultimate frisbee, ski and hang out with friends. Welcome and great to have you, Ben!

Welcome our third and final News Intern for the summer, Ahmed Hassan! Ahmed is a rising junior at the University of Minnesota studying journalism. Besides rocking at WCCO, he’s passionate about soccer and loves hanging out with his friends. Congrats and welcome to the team Ahmed!