Fargo Radio: Tom Szymanski Joins Midwest Radio

Tom Szymanski

Fargo radio station KFGO 790 AM announced Friday that long-time meteorologist Tom Szymanski will join the station, starting November 11.

"Too Tall" Szymanski will join Midwest Radio of Fargo-Moorhead as chief meteorologist for the six-station radio group.

“I am very pleased to be coming home after eight years and I look forward to again working with my good friends at KFGO,” Szymanski said. “I have been a fan of the station forever and always listened on my commute between Bismarck and Moorhead.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity for KFGO,” said KFGO Operations Manager Joel Heitkamp.  “Tom is one of the most respected broadcast meteorologists in the Upper Midwest and his knowledge and sharp wit fit the personality of KFGO perfectly,” Heitkamp continued.  “Tom is a true professional and will help KFGO carry on its legacy as one of the nation’s heritage radio stations,” he added.

Szymanski, a Stevens Point, WI. native, has been a broadcast meteorologist since 1988, having worked in Mankato, MN; Bangor, ME, Fargo, and, most recently, Bismarck.

He replaces long-time KFGO Chief Forecaster Terry Spies, who joined the station in 1997 following a 31-year career with the National Weather Service.  Spies passed away unexpectedly in July.

Szymanski worked at KVLY-TV in Fargo for 15 years before he was fired by its corporate parent Hoak Media Corp. on Sept. 24, 2007.

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A 6-foot-10-inch former college basketball player nicknamed “Too Tall,” Szymanski was a longtime champion for “Tom’s Coats for Kids,” a campaign to collect coats for needy children.