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@KFANRosen

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KFAN radio with Power Trip and Common Man, retired TV sportscaster, movie buff, broadcasting HOF, class of 2013, Father to Nick and Chloe, Cat Dad

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@KFANRosen
Mark Rosen
4 years
Humanity not politics. Joe Biden sent this personal letter 2 years ago after my wife was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the same brain cancer which took his son Beau’s life. It inspires me when I am feeling crushed by the weight of this insidious disease
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3 years
Our 44th anniversary weekend. Despite the ravages of her brain cancer, Denise still possesses that sparkling smile. We are here to take care of one another
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3 years
A personal update. My wife’s 2 plus year battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer has evolved into more home care. I have a wonderful therapist who encourages the balance between being at home and time at @KFAN1003 to be with my very good friends. I so appreciate all of you
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2 years
After nearly 4 years of grieving, I asked myself about the kind of life I wanted. I have a wonderful woman in my life who has answered those questions. Karin Nelsen, the executive VP and Chief legal officer of the Vikings is that woman. Thanks to my kitty Willow who “found us”
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Mark Rosen
2 years
First Christmas without Denise, her favorite holiday to celebrate with family and friends. She always came up with the most thoughtful, original gifts. It’s the little things that hit me square between the eyes, a Xmas song, her favorite winter coat, cookbooks. It hurts, a lot
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Mark Rosen
3 years
So I find these on my desk at ⁦ @KFAN1003 ⁩ upon my return today, handwritten notes of condolences from every Gopher football player including a very personal one from QB Tanner Morgan who lost his Dad to brain cancer recently. #classy
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Mark Rosen
1 year
Karin has brought pure joy back into my life and heart. I’m ecstatic she said YES! We are blessed with wonderful families and friends to share in our present and future together
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6 years
Sometimes you just have to vent. My wife is having surgery today to remove a brain tumor. It was discovered in a blink of an eye. “When you see how fragile life can be all else fades into the backround.” Support the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Why not get your first tattoo in Palm Springs. Dedicated to Denise’s favorite images
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Mark Rosen
3 years
So honored the @Vikings asked me to sound the Gjallarhorn to honor my late wife Denise as part of their “Crucial Catch” campaign on Sunday to intercept cancer. It will be emotional and inspirational
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Mark Rosen
3 years
My new “baby” Willow! Thanks to ⁦ @elliieejo ⁩ and the Golden Valley Humane society
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2 years
Ya that’s really Carlos Santana at Wolves game before his show at XCel tomorrow night. Ok this is cool.
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Mark Rosen
3 years
My heart is full of gratitude for all the love in this time of grieving. “Trust that everything will be okay but that doesn’t mean everything will be restored. Look around and look ahead”. Looking forward to being back with my ⁦ @KFAN1003 ⁩ family on Monday
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Mark Rosen
2 years
There will be lots of firsts. My first Thanksgiving without Denise but tons to be thankful for. “You can’t go back, you have no choice but to go forward, walk don’t crawl toward your new life, your next life”. Give the present the gift of your full attention” Love you Nisie
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Mark Rosen
2 years
One year ago this Monday, Denise passed away after first being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. She endured everything from surgery to rounds of radiation and chemo without nary a complaint. She chose love and made every day more livable than yesterday❤️❤️❤️
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Mark Rosen
3 years
Big thanks to the Vikings for honoring Denise by sounding the Gjallarhorn on Crucial Catch Intercept Cancer day
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Mark Rosen
4 years
My wife has terminal brain cancer. Her window of opportunity to travel to see famiy and friends is closing every day. I want to reopen more than you can imagine but in the meantime will listen to the health experts when it’s safer
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Jason Lewis
4 years
@realDonaldTrump Minnesota is being held hostage. We must #ReopenMN and we need to do it now!
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9 months
Magical night with my now wife Karin . Best of family and friends
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Mark Rosen
6 years
It’s only been a week since my wife’s surgery for a brain tumor but I wanted to thank all of you for the truly staggering positive feedback. I have already seen first hand how many others are going thru similar battles against this insidious disease. Awash in optimism.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
I want to share one more picture of Denise. Nearly every time after getting treatment at Abbott hospital she wanted to stop at the DQ nearby for her favorite treat. It brought her such joy. She would never let this insidious cancer define who she was.
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Mark Rosen
4 years
The voters may very well kick Walz to the curb but for now how about teaching your niece about being selfless and understanding life isn’t fair. Our hospitals are filled with people from both parties, explain how dedicated our healthcare workers are. It’s a teachable moment
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Sometimes it just hurts to watch Jeopardy
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Mark Rosen
2 years
There are constant reminders, the first Mother’s Day without Denise. This was taken on Mom’s Day the year before she was diagnosed with brain cancer 4 years ago. My heart belongs to my kids, Nick and Chloe today. Her favorite flowers to be placed at her final resting place❤️
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Mark Rosen
6 years
Mauer puts on catchers gear to rousing standing ovation in 9th!
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Their schedule was too soft, the stage was too big, they would crash and burn on the national stage, how sweet it is!
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Not even his latest health scare could keep my “big brother” Don Shelby from keeping our long standing tradition of watching the title game together, christening my new apartment. This man means the world to me
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Mark Rosen
1 year
Bud was like a 2nd father to me. I learned so much from him, life lessons I carry around every day. There will never be another like him. Love you eternally Bud
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Mark Rosen
6 years
Holy shit!
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Today I honor my Dad who landed at Utah Beach in 1944. I have his dog tags, scrapbook, and memories of all he told me about what it was like to be there. I wish I had asked more
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Mark Rosen
2 years
49ers strike Gould and the silence you hear is Lambeau Field
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Mark Rosen
5 years
THANK YOU! Love you all.
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Mark Rosen
4 years
I honestly haven’t watched much MNF this year but now I know why so many fans think this announcing crew is brutal
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Overcame early interception and kick return for a TD and Gophers flat out dominated Auburn. PJ has earned this
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Wow and yes I am already crying.
@WCCO
WCCO | CBS News Minnesota
5 years
It's @WCCORosen 's last day at WCCO, and the @CBSThisMorning crew are wishing Rosie all the best as he closes his 50-year stint here tonight at 10 p.m.!
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Happy Birthday Denise. I believe the beauty of what is lost still belongs to this world. Everything comes down to this: love is what remains. It is the only thing that can fill us.
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Mark Rosen
9 months
I am sharing this very personal day to say the unpredictability of life can produce a jumbo mass of emotions. From 2018 until this day in 2021 I was feeling the weight of despair and uncertainty. A wonderful support system kept me moving forward which has led me to this Friday
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Mark Rosen
6 years
Now I’m reaching for the Kleenex box on my desk.
@Lindsay_13
Lindsay Whalen
6 years
Thank you for everything @WCCORosen . My first ever live interview was with you at @wcco . Thank you for putting up with me when I was 19!! #legend
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Mark Rosen
6 years
I've never heard so many horrific stories from Vikings fans who were subject to unsolicited hot dog, beer, battery throwing Eagles fans beyond the verbal abuse. One guy just told me he's been treated better in 3rd world countries. Yes it was scary for them
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Big thanks to the @mnwild for finishing the Rosie farewell tour with Let's Play Hockey! Photo by @crosen414
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Timing is everything, the opening of the boxes can wait, it’s Pizza Luce and Final Four time. I’m home
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Mark Rosen
3 years
Appreciate the birthday wishes and more importantly helping me get thru the worst year of my life. The kindness from so many of you will never be forgotten. I’ve learned you are not betraying your grief by feeling joy
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Mark Rosen
7 years
My Dad landed at Utah Beach in 1944 to fight the Nazi's with his band of brothers. These asshats who dare walk with a swastika are scum.
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Mark Rosen
5 years
On my final week @WCCO I am going to share some of my favorite pics. I am 18, and Willie Mays was not happy I asked his opinion of interleague play someday.
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Couldn’t be prouder of Maxie! Remember this next time you tell people in our business to “stick to sports”. Reporters are reporters.
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Madeleine Baran
4 years
.⁦ @MaxWCCO ⁩ is a sports reporter who is doing a seriously impressive job out on the streets of south Minneapolis tonight. Thank you for helping us understand what’s happening.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Early Dad’s day gift. Going to the Twins game with my daughter. Priceless!
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Mark Rosen
4 years
My first question, what other video do you need to see?
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Appreciate the well intended ribbing from everyone on the show for my sketchy phone video etc.This was the first time in over 3 years when I haven’t felt the crush of depression over the ultimate fate of Denise. Sharing a great week, I hope will help others to live your best life
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Power Trip KFAN
2 years
It was easily the biggest news of the entire weekend hands down!! Did you follow #JeffAndMarkMadness this weekend?! #lasvegas #vegas @KFANRosen @LawyerLambert
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Mark Rosen
6 years
I hope the Lions posted a picture
@thehill
The Hill
6 years
Lions eat suspected rhino poachers on game reserve
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2 years
Goosebumps for our guy ⁦ @johnkriesel
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Got home after a long day to find Willow playing with Denise’s makeup brush which she somehow latched on to from her makeup counter at a spot I thought was out of her reach. Made me smile and just wonder
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Visiting Little Hospice House where Denise spent her final weeks. Gideon is the comfort dog who spent every Monday at her bedside. Gideon is leaving soon for Uvalde to help the kids who are going back to school!
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2 years
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Mark Rosen
6 years
Looking forward to returning to the airwaves tomorrow starting with the @Coach_Fleck show at noon on @KFAN1003 from Senser’s and the 6 and 10 sportscasts on @WCCO . Much love to all for the continued support.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
First Wolves playoff game with my son,⁦ @DJsixseven ⁩ since 2004 when he was a HS senior. So happy!
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Its a never ending process but hit my goal of dropping 30 pounds through some very stressful times thanks to the team at Profile. The journey continues
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Mark Rosen
5 years
My heartfelt thanks to Gov.Dayton for his personal message!
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Jason DeRusha
5 years
So grateful to @GovMarkDayton for declaring today @WCCORosen Day in Minnesota!
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Mark Rosen
4 years
We all knew this day would come, yet it still feels so shocking. The stories will be flowing for years to come. My sympathies Chad and my eternal gratefulness for being one of Sid’s “close personal friends.”
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Chad Hartman
4 years
My father’s extraordinary and resilient life has come to a peaceful conclusion surrounded by his family.
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2 years
We are going to party with Wally S like it’s 2004
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Mark Rosen
3 years
Willow getting her first look at the outside world and feeling the fresh air pouring in. Sorry she is just too adorable #comfortkittty
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Yup, Happy Fathers Day to me!
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Favorite interview of all time. My sports hero, Sandy Koufax, after pitching batting practice as honorary captain in '85 All-Star game at Dome. Sandy rarely did interviews, i could barely breathe.
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Mark Rosen
3 years
The best of times shared with Tom Hanneman. We were roommates, he was the best man at my wedding and beyond his tremendous skill set as a writer and broadcaster never lost his wit or deep sense of what was important. I am absolutely gutted by his loss
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Never seen this picture before. State HS hockey tournament at Civic Center. The gang is all here, Herbie, Louie, Wooger, RJ, Hanneman, Cuthbert, Tony Parker etc. They sure loved those 4 patches
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2 years
Running thru the gamut of emotions in my final night in this apartment. So much joy, so much grief, so much to look forward to
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4 years
Maeda getting a standing ovation in living rooms all around Minnesota
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4 years
The stories are flowing with the legends, Bud Grant and Tony Dungy
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Mark Rosen
6 years
To all the young parents, enjoy the journey, 22 years between pictures went by in a flash.
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5 months
I am thinking of my long time friend and colleague, Tom Hanneman who sadly passed way too soon and how much he would have enjoyed this season after decades of covering the misery of Wolves ineptitude
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Mark Rosen
2 years
You need to look at this through the lens of the fans,not through the eyes if a sportswriter or broadcaster. After two plus years of Covid and years of inept basketball, this was a reason to celebrate. No one thought they won the NBA title, there was pure joy, no more, no less
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LaVelle E. Neal III
2 years
But they are right. This is ridiculous .
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Mark Rosen
5 years
It feels like we haven’t seen a clutch post season hit since Kirby in Game six in 1991.
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Couldn’t get back to sleep upon hearing of the passing of Chris Doleman, a gentle giant of a defensive end who always had a curious outlook on life, Glioblastoma brain cancer. Insidious, unrelenting. We cherish every day since my wife’s diagnosis 18 months ago. #cancerwarrior
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Mark Rosen
8 months
The Twins long national postseason nightmare is finally OVER at 18.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
32 years ago today this precious baby came into our lives from Korea and has brought me pure joy and unconditional love in the best and toughest of times. My everlasting love, Chloe❤️❤️
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6 years
No matter what happens in OT, I think Kirk Cousins just answered plenty of questions
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6 years
Most meaningful birthday present. Color designated for Brain Cancer. #beatcancer
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Mark Rosen
3 years
One of the last nice days to take in the beauty and the nature at Loring Park, a place I walked with Denise every week
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4 years
Ok we get it, Auburn cares about winning this football game, my God just stop.
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Coming out of the Dark is a meaningful song. It’s also my current state of mind after nearly 4 years of grieving. Thanks to the unconditional love of my kids, my old friends and the comfort of new ones, I feel whole again. The grief will be there, but committed to the present
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Allow me to be bursting with pride for my daughter, @ChloeBRosen , named new digital producer for CBSN, staying in the @WCCO newsroom where she has been an assignment editor since 2015. Chloe has been my backbone thru these impossibly tough last 3 plus years. My love is boundless
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Mark Rosen
4 years
If you first or second or third don’t succeed, score on 4th down during a commercial!
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Mark Rosen
4 years
40 years ago today, literally the Best Seat in the House
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Amazing night as Jared Allen receives his Purple jacket going into the Vikings ring of honor tomorrow. Simply one of the best!
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Happy 95th to Bud. He’s had a tremendous impact on my life both professionally and personally
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Sincere thanks to Glen Taylor and special thanks to @LynxCoachReeve for jersey presentation tonight!
@minnesotalynx
Minnesota Lynx
5 years
Salute, @WCCORosen !
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2 years
You are welcome Iowa!
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1 year
I can’t believe what I just saw! Franchise long 61 yarder
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Thanks Randy, its been an amazing run for the three of us!
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Randy Shaver
5 years
Great story on @WCCORosen in @MinnPost honoring Mark’s amazing career. Sad to know it’s coming to a close in a few days #legend
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Mark Rosen
2 years
Update on hockey night with Willow. The tomato basil soup and grilled cheese, A plus. The catnap, A plus. Wild leading 2 to 1. Love these nights
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2 years
Has to check out the 1st sunrise I’ve seen from my new apartment looking towards the Guthrie and Gold Medal Park. Very peaceful start to the morning
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Mark Rosen
5 years
Water has tremendous healing powers for the soul. #family #cabo
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6 years
Daniel Carlson just kicked the game winning field goal for the Raiders. Good for the kid.
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2 years
It was bound to happen. Bit by Covid. Mostly dealing with exhaustion issues, and some coughing. Sleeping, plenty of fluids and at least a sports bonanza on TV tonight. Willow is happy I’m home, I think.
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2 years
So much to discuss with A-Rod
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2 years
Dear Tony Romo, there is something called let the moment breathe on its own
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2 years
When your best buddy knows you aren’t feeling well and won’t leave your side. My Covid sweetie, Willow
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2 years
All good things must come to an end. Travel day after an amazing 4 plus days of great food, better gambling and most importantly living life to the fullest. Never take this for granted. #JeffandMarkMadness
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Man, Mike Max and @WCCO is all over this breaking story from inside the ropes.
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Mark Rosen
3 years
8 year old Ella sent this letter to me and ⁦ @MeatSauce1 ⁩ encouraging us to talk more women’s sports on the ⁦ @PowerTripKFAN ⁩. I read it on ⁦ @CommonManKFAN ⁩ show. She sounds like a dynamo young girl who signed off with “Your advisor”. Duly noted Ella!
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Mark Rosen
3 years
Very happy and relieved to get my 1st Pfizer vaccine this morning. Smooth process at the Hennepin County Whittier Clinic.
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Mark Rosen
6 years
Thank you for all the kind words on the passing of my long time colleague and best friend, RJ Fritz. He was a gifted story-teller who never lost that small town charm from Sleepy Eye. What a blessing it's been to have him in my life all these years.
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Mark Rosen
4 years
Facts are tough for you Jason. I never attacked the right to peaceably assemble, I said I would listen to the health experts when it was safer for us to travel in reaction to you saying Open Minnesota now! weeks ago.
@LewisForMN
Jason Lewis
4 years
Today’s forecast: mostly sunny w/ a chance of idiocy. First ‘sports reporter’ @KFANRosen attacks the right to peaceably assemble. Now ‘weatherman’ @svensundgaard does this. #Covid_19 models are about as accurate as his forecasts. @kare11 should fire him!
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Attention ⁦ @PowerTripKFAN ⁩, you doubted me! Eat your heart out Pete Davidson. #JeffandMarkMadness
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