Local anchor leaving to work for Archdiocese of St. Paul

Tom Halden will leave KMSP after 12 years.

March 30, 2015 at 7:12PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tom Halden

Tom Halden, a long-time fixture at KMSP, will leave the station to become director of communications for the Archdiocese of St. Paul. The announcement was made Monday in the newsroom.

Halden has been with the station since 2003. HIs most recent duties included co-anchoring the early morning news on weekdays and co-hosting Fox 9 Buzz. Halden is a native of North St. Paul.

No replacement has been named.

Halden takes the place of Anne Steffens, another former anchor, who had only served in the position for a little over a year. She is reportedly leaving to spend more time with family. It was a rocky period when the archdiocese faced an unprecedented wave of clergy abuse lawsuits.

Halden's last day at the station will be April 10.

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