Rod Trongard

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Rodney Douglas Trongard (February 16, 1933 – July 16, 2005) was a

Early career

Trongard's career began in 1953 at KXRA Alexandria, followed by positions at KSDN Aberdeen, South Dakota, and KDIO Ortonville. He moved to the Twin Cities in 1959 as news director at WLOL. It was there than Trongard began his sports broadcasting career, calling basketball for the

As a wrestling announcer, Trongard generally favoured the fan favourite wrestlers.

Later career and death

Trongard joined KEEZ FM Mankato in 1982, where he did morning drive, news, and sports for eleven years before moving to KTOE/KDOG Mankato in 1993. He continued to broadcast sports on KTOE/KDOG and on KXAC/KRRW St. James for many years, and was an important part of the community in southern Minnesota until he died after a long battle with liver cancer in June 2005. He was also the stadium voice of the Minnesota Kicks and Minnesota Strikers at Metropolitan Stadium and The Met Sports Center

Trongard was inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2003.^[5]

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