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Myron Medcalf

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News & Politics
Myron Medcalf is currently a senior college basketball reporter and nationally syndicated radio host with ESPN. He's a former Minnesota Star Tribune news and sports reporter.

Latest from Myron Medcalf

Medcalf: Summer road trip poses parenting challenge - how to spark curiosity?

Phones, tablets and naps were the main attractions for kids on a recent trip.
July 9, 2025
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Medcalf: Gens X and Z take radically different approaches to family ties

For a Minnesota transplant, distance has been hard, but his kids have figured out how to keep close beyond reunions.
July 5, 2025

Medcalf: Upcoming healing conference in St. Paul aims to support Black fathers

Event leaders hope to help dads manage the critical role they play in their children’s lives.
June 25, 2025
Dr. Nathan Chomilo checks the ears of 15-month-old Tedra Gbelia during her well-child visit as her mother Lorpu Cyrus distracts her with the book she just received. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Dr. Nathan Chomilo sees 15-month-old Tedra Gbelia for a well-child visit with her mother Lorpu Cyrus at Park Nicollet Clinic in Brooklyn Center on Friday, July 13, 2018.

Medcalf: Hateful comments made after recent column on George Floyd’s daughter left me discouraged

There’s no way to protect youth from this powder-keg world we’re living in.
June 7, 2025
George Floyd's daughter Gianna Floyd, 6, looks to her mother Roxie Washington during a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall. ]  LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com

Medcalf: This summer, let’s all be more vigilant about our children — and everyone else’s

The story of missing Columbia Heights teen Manny Collins is a reminder that we all need to watch out for the kids around us.
June 2, 2025

Medcalf: Mia program provides safe space for young people to create

The Teen Perspectives exhibit is a powerful display about the trauma youth from marginalized communities have endured.
May 27, 2025

Medcalf: George Floyd’s daughter, now 11, on life without her dad: ‘It’s hard’

Let’s not forget about the deep loss endured by the girl who proclaimed, “Daddy changed the world.”
May 20, 2025

Medcalf: A love letter to Minnesota libraries and the people who work there

Amid funding cuts and rising security concerns, these community pillars need more support.
May 14, 2025

Medcalf: This summer, let’s all be more vigilant about our children — and everyone else’s

The story of missing Columbia Heights teen Manny Collins is a reminder that we all need to watch out for the kids around us.
June 2, 2025

Medcalf: Mia program provides safe space for young people to create

The Teen Perspectives exhibit is a powerful display about the trauma youth from marginalized communities have endured.
May 27, 2025

Medcalf: George Floyd’s daughter, now 11, on life without her dad: ‘It’s hard’

Let’s not forget about the deep loss endured by the girl who proclaimed, “Daddy changed the world.”
May 20, 2025

Medcalf: A love letter to Minnesota libraries and the people who work there

Amid funding cuts and rising security concerns, these community pillars need more support.
May 14, 2025
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