Boyd Huppert (born January 22, 1962) is an American journalist and television personality. He is a news reporter for

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. He is the lead writer, producer and host of KARE 11's ''Land of 10,000 Stories'' news segment, which has received numerous awards for photojournalism. Huppert has been recognized for his emotional storytelling ability in television news; Neal Justin of the ''

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'' described Huppert as "one of the most admired and celebrated TV reporters in the country."

Early life and career

Huppert, a native of

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, was born on January 22, 1962. He first began his career in journalism as an announcer for the radio station WEVR-FM at the age of 16. He graduated from

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in 1984 with degrees in journalism and political science. He was named the university's 2013 Distinguished Alumnus for his contributions to broadcast journalism.

Television work

Huppert first worked in television at

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, beginning in 1984. He then worked at

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and WITI before joining KARE 11 in 1996. Regarding Huppert's work in television news, film critic Duane Dudek said that Huppert's "curiosity and craftsmanship are unique, which explains why we don't see more of it." Huppert's ''Land of 10,000 Stories'' segment has been noted for its showcase of local heroes and stories of compassion, as well as his use of

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in story production. Huppert often collaborates with photojournalists, Chad Nelson & Devin Krinke for his Land of 10,000 Stories segment. Huppert has also worked as a journalism educator, holding writing workshops for broadcast journalism worldwide. In 2007, Huppert received a national

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for "Portrait of Compassion", a six-minute feature on a

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-based artist who created portraits of deceased soldiers. The story ran on

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's ''

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'' and

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, leading to its nomination for a national Emmy and eventual win. Huppert has won 20 RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards, multiple National Headliner Grant Awards and

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, and 128

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Emmy Awards.

Personal life

Huppert is married to his wife Sheri Huppert (

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Heltne), who works as a law librarian. The couple have two adult sons together, Sam and Matt Huppert. In 2021, Huppert was diagnosed with

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibody, antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone ...

, an uncommon form of blood

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. There is no cure for the cancer, though Huppert plans to undergo

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and a

bone marrow transplant Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood, in order to replicate inside a patient and produce a ...

. His diagnosis was announced in an interview with KARE 11 anchor and long-time colleague Randy Shaver; the interview ran as a ''Land of 10,000 Stories'' segment on October 31, 2021.

References

External links

KARE 11 Biography

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