Editor

Adam Platt

Adam Platt is editor of Twin Cities Business magazine. He has been with the magazine since 2011.

Phone: 612-336-9275

Adam Platt is editor of Twin Cities Business. He still writes and reports while also setting the overall editorial course of TCB coverage. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul, became a staff writer and media critic for the Twin Cities Reader, moved on to become the founding editor of Casino Executive, a Minnesota-based trade magazine, and then joined Mpls.St.Paul magazine in 1998, where he served as executive editor until joining TCB in 2011.

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Game Theory in Local Radio

Game Theory in Local Radio

KFAN has never been a normal sports talk station, so perhaps it should not have surprised anyone that more and more at various times of day, I find it not
Tom Barnard to Depart KQRS

Tom Barnard to Depart KQRS

KQRS’ Tom Barnard has announced he’s retiring before, but the consensus seems to be this one may stick. The Twin Cities broadcast legend and national Radio Hall of Fame inductee
The Crisis in Care

The Crisis in Care

I had the good fortune of getting to know Chuck Mooty a bit for our Hall of Fame feature this issue, and he surely lives up to the hype. I
Jason DeRusha Switching ‘CCOs

Jason DeRusha Switching ‘CCOs

WCCO-TV chief morning anchor Jason DeRusha, who announced in May he was leaving TV to pursue other opportunities, will join WCCO Radio as its PM drive host on June 27.
Press Send. Rinse. Repeat.

Press Send. Rinse. Repeat.

In 2017, Ari Fertel was buried in laundry—five children’s worth, to be exact. Her teenage son Nachshon wasn’t interested in sorting colors and whites, but he thought he might design
School Dazed

School Dazed

It had to happen, of course. There was no way we were going to get out of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) without a strike. It’s been 20 years for
Mayor Frey at a Crossroads

Mayor Frey at a Crossroads

Minneapolis has two decimated zones of commerce right now: downtown and Uptown. Downtown may not be a lost cause, but it can’t rebound until corporations reopen their offices and the