WCCO is looking back on 100 years and 100 moments celebrating our century on the air bringing some of the biggest moments of that time to listeners across the Upper Midwest. 

In April of 2016, the news broke that Minneapolis' native son, the one and only Prince, had died. This is what that sounded like on WCCO.

(Image: Prince on the wall outside of the First Avenue nightclub where fans created a memorial to the artist on April 22, 2016 in Minneapolis. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

WCCO is looking back on 100 years and 100 moments celebrating our century on the air bringing some of the biggest moments of that time to listeners across the Upper Midwest. 
In April of 2016, the news broke that Minneapolis' native son, the one and only Prince, had died. This is what that sounded like on WCCO. (Image: Prince on the wall outside of the First Avenue nightclub where fans created a memorial to the artist on April 22, 2016 in Minneapolis. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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!

WCCO Radio:  100 Years

WCCO 100 Days - The shocking death of Prince

WCCO looks back on 100 years of history heard right here on the "Good Neighbor".

He was one of a kind, broadcasting live from the "basement studio" with his cast of (self-voiced) characters. The Cannon Mess era came to a close in 1997 when the legendary Steve Cannon said goodbye to 'CCO.

WCCO looks back on 100 years of history heard right here on the "Good Neighbor". He was one of a kind, broadcasting live from the "basement studio" with his cast of (self-voiced) characters. The Cannon Mess era came to a close in 1997 when the legendary Steve Cannon said goodbye to 'CCO.

WCCO 100 Days - The Steve Cannon farewell

WCCO is celebrating 100 years with 100 memorable moments!

"Mr. Gorbechev, tear down this wall," proclaimed President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Two years later, East Germany tore down the Berlin Wall, one of the most prominent Cold War symbols and a barrier between the East and West came tumbling down. This is what it sounded like on WCCO Radio. 

(Image: November 1989 - Berlin, Germany - East Berliners pass the border crossing at Bornholmer Strasse in Berlin while West Berliners cheer on. Martin Cejie Hegardt / Scanpix/Sipa Press.)

WCCO is celebrating 100 years with 100 memorable moments! "Mr. Gorbechev, tear down this wall," proclaimed President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Two years later, East Germany tore down the Berlin Wall, one of the most prominent Cold War symbols and a barrier between the East and West came tumbling down. This is what it sounded like on WCCO Radio.  (Image: November 1989 - Berlin, Germany - East Berliners pass the border crossing at Bornholmer Strasse in Berlin while West Berliners cheer on. Martin Cejie Hegardt / Scanpix/Sipa Press.)

WCCO 100 Days - Berlin Wall

WCCO continues to look back on 100 years of history celebrating a century on-air.

In 1925, radio was still in its infancy. And for the first time ever, an American President was inaugurated in "real time" on the radio when Calvin Coolidge was sworn in. WCCO was one of the stations that carried the event an estimated 23 million people tuned in to hear. 

(The inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as the 30th President of the United States of America. Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images,)

WCCO continues to look back on 100 years of history celebrating a century on-air.
In 1925, radio was still in its infancy. And for the first time ever, an American President was inaugurated in "real time" on the radio when Calvin Coolidge was sworn in. WCCO was one of the stations that carried the event an estimated 23 million people tuned in to hear.  (The inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as the 30th President of the United States of America. Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images,)<a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/license/2480666?adppopup=true"></a><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/license/803564?adppopup=true"></a>

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