Tom Barnard, one of the most popular and powerful radio personalities in Twin Cities history, has decided to leave his KQRS morning show. "I cannot tell you the joy it has given me," the 70-year-old ...

After more than three decades as a dominant Twin Cities radio presence, KQRS morning show host Tom Barnard will soon be stepping away from the microphone. Barnard announced the news on the KQ morning ...

A Minnesota broadcasting icon has announced plans to retire near the end of this year. Thursday morning, Golden Valley-based radio station KQRS announced that Tom Barnard will leave the station on Dec ...

When Tom Barnard left his longtime home at KQRS last month, he teased that a new program was in the works. We now know some of the details. Hubbard Broadcasting, which operates several local radio ...

Tom Barnard is leaving the classic rock station after 36 years. Terri Traen may exit KQRS' morning show © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved ...

In the April 25, 1986, edition of Radio & Records, a single sentence in the “AOR” section of the former trade publication noted a change in morning drive at a successful Rock station serving the Twin ...

Love him or hate him, he’s been a staple on Twin Cities airwaves for more than 30 years. Tom Barnard has spent the past 36 years at KQRS. But in three months, the 2018 Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of ...

Former Black Crowes drummer and syndicated radio DJ Steve Gorman is the new host of the KQRS Morning Show. He’s stepping into the role filled by Tom Barnard, who spent 36 years at the station before ...

John Lassman is out as executive producer of "The KQ Morning Show With Tom Barnard." Lassman has filled many roles in radio both nationally and locally, but he is perhaps best known as an on-air ...

Michele Tafoya has one less assignment on her schedule. The well-known Edina resident, best known these days for covering the sidelines on NBC's "Sunday Night Football," has departed the KQRS radio ...

Tom Barnard isn't signing off anytime soon. The KQRS icon just signed a contract extension with Cumulus Media, the station's owner, that will keep him on the airwaves through 2028. And the 68-year-old ...

When Steve Perry decided to do his first extensive interview in more than 25 years, he flew to Minnesota to break radio silence with KQRS morning host Tom Barnard. The former Journey-man's choice may ...