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Robb Murray

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  • Freelance Writer, Editor, Content Marketer, and Educator, Freelance
Mankato
As seen in: The New York Times, Yahoo News, U.S. News and World Report, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Washington Times, Pioneer Press, The News & Observer, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, The State, Bryan-College Station Eagle and
Covers:  Manufacturing, arts & entertainment, business, crime, higher education, law schools, marching bands, pets, gaming, health care, non-profits.
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Robb Murray’s Biography

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I'm a writer. For 26 years, it's been my life. I've spent most of that time as a journalist for a daily newspaper covering everything from cops to concerts. I've also worked as a magazine editor, content marketer and freelance writer. (On the back burner is a book project I'd love to complete.)

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The painful life of Kris Bonander

The painful life of Kris Bonander

With his dogs by his side, Kris Bonander took three weary steps outside the front door of his humble home in …

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Student newspapers are a vital part of campus community

Student newspapers are a vital part of campus community

When I attended Minnesota State University (class of '95), the greatest decision I ever made was working for …

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Series: 13-days: The short life of Hazel Heidelberger (Published June 2010)

Series: 13-days: The short life of Hazel Heidelberger (Published June 2010)

In 2010, Free Press Features Editor Robb Murray chronicled one family's journey with their newborn with a hea…

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‎FreepCast on Apple Podcasts

‎FreepCast on Apple Podcasts

Conversations with southern Minnesota's most interesting people.

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60 YEARS OF OOMPAH-PAH

60 YEARS OF OOMPAH-PAH

On a cool November night, the neon letters of the Kato Ballroom sign glow warm in the evening sky. A few fall…

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Articles

St. Peter officer gets a hero's escort home

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| Mankato Free Press Verified
ST. PETER —Martin Gibbs arrived early, double fisting flag poles he’d crafted in high school and sporting a cowboy hat and mirrored shades. On one pole, Old Glory, the bottom fringe of which he carefully kept from touching the sidewalk. On the other, the Thin Blue Line flag, famously flown to show support for law enforcement. "The goal today is to show our support and honor someone who could have fallen in the line of duty," he said.
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Lisa Kaye's radio run comes to an end

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| Mankato Free Press Verified
MANKATO — After nearly three decades behind the microphone, longtime southern Minnesota radio personality Lisa Kaye is signing off … but not by choice. Kaye, the longtime host of "Talk of the Town" on KTOE and a familiar voice across Radio Mankato stations, said she was informed Thursday that her position had been eliminated as part of what management described as a financial decision.
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Police officer shot during St. Peter standoff; suspect deceased, witnesses say

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| Mankato Free Press Verified
ST. PETER — As Bonnie Kerkow arrived home from a grocery run Thursday night, she pulled into her St. Peter residence just as Jordan Donahue was doing the same. She watched his white car pull in slowly, slow enough to make her wonder “Why?” She sat down to read a book, but she didn’t get too far. What soon unfolded appears to have led to the death of Donahue and an officer shot, according to witnesses.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I took a chance and tried my hand at writing for the student newspaper at my college. I never looked back.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not for work.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Storytelling will never be irrelevant.

Awards

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2020 - Columnist of the Year

Overall top columnist for Division I in the CNHI organization.

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Best of CNHI

2014 - Reporter of the year

Awarded to top overall reporter

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