WCCO brings you 100 moments over the 100 years we've been on the air. 

In 1979, American citizens were taken hostage in Iran. 444 days later, they were all released and WCCO was able to get one of the first interviews with one of the hostages, U.S. Ambassador BruceLaingen.

(Image: An American protestor holds a dummy head of Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in a noose at a demonstration in Washington DC, August 1980. Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.)

WCCO brings you 100 moments over the 100 years we've been on the air. 
In 1979, American citizens were taken hostage in Iran. 444 days later, they were all released and WCCO was able to get one of the first interviews with one of the hostages, U.S. Ambassador Bruce Laingen. (Image: An American protestor holds a dummy head of Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in a noose at a demonstration in Washington DC, August 1980. Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.)<a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/license/1582337?adppopup=true"></a>

In 2024, WCCO Radio is celebrating 100 years on the air. We'll look back on some of the most important and entertaining moments from the last century as you heard right here on 830 WCCO Radio!

In 2024, WCCO Radio is celebrating 100 years on the air. We'll look back on some of the most important and entertaining moments from the last century as you heard right here on 830 WCCO Radio!

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