Hot gossip is that KARE-11 bosses didn't know in advance about what turned out to be a very provocative Lavender magazine cover photo of meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.
Sundgaard told me Friday that his bosses "didn't specifically approve that [photo], but I have 'open' approval for the campaign, (billboards, etc.)."
Sundgaard is again spokesman for Dining Out For Life, an Aliveness Project fundraiser. On April 28, more than 165 restaurants will give 15 to 100 percent of the day's receipts to the project, which helps local residents living with HIV/AIDS.

Sundgaard will appear at restaurants from morning to midnight as part of this fundraiser.
"It's a true passion of his," said KARE's news director, Tom Lindner. "And the charitable event is a mission, if you will. I know he is extremely active in going to a lot of places [for meals and snacks]. The cause is incredibly worthwhile.
"This is his fifth cover for Lavender," said Lindner, who was not consulted about the cover photo concept. (Lindner said it's possible his boss might have been; but he did not return my call.)
Hotter than the gossip about how off-guard this cover image caught his bosses is the very juicy tidbit fueled by this headline: "Sven Sundgaard naked on the cover of Lavender Magazine." It's from the Web page of myTalk107.1FM show hosts Ian & Margery.
"I saw that and all the comments from people were What are you talking about, he's clearly not naked," said Sundgaard, who stressed: "Not pantless! Would never."