Chad Hartman is an American

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host on

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Personal

Hartman is the son of longtime Minnesota sportswriter

Sid Hartman Sidney Hartman (March 15, 1920October 18, 2020) was an American sports journalist for the Minneapolis ''Star Tribune'' and the WCCO 830 AM radio station. For 20 years, he was also a panelist on the weekly television program ''Sports Show with M ...

. Hartman graduated from

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. In 1988 he graduated from

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History as KFAN radio host

Hartman's previous job was at KFAN, headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His show aired every weekday from 2 to 4 pm. Hartman interviewed so many guests on his show, he earned the nickname "The

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of the Fan". Hartman was terminated by KFAN management,

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, in January 2009. He was the longest-tenured remaining member of KFAN's predecessor – WDGY. Hartman was the primary radio voice for the

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from 1997 to 2006.

References

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