Heather Brown

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Heather Brown was happy to return to WCCO-TV in November 2012 after two years of reporting for WNYW-TV in New York City.

In the Big Apple, she primarily covered the New York City Public Schools, but had the opportunity to report on Hurricane Sandy, the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, as well as much of the breaking news an area of 19 million has to offer.

Heather had been at WCCO-TV from 2006 through 2010. Some of her most memorable stories have included the destructive forest fires in the Boundary Waters, the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, and the 35W bridge collapse. She also reported for CBS News on the historic flooding in Fargo and tornadoes in Western Minnesota.

Before her journey to Minnesota, Heather worked at WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C. There, she was fortunate enough to cover the 2004 S.C. Democratic presidential primary, report on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from Biloxi, and produce an award-winning education series that helped students get school supplies needed in many South Carolina classrooms.

Heather is a born-and-raised Philadelphia gal. Her mom, dad, 203-pound Great Dane Bart, and 60-pound Boxer Lily still live there. She graduated with honors from Colgate University, so cold winters are nothing new!

After college, Heather worked at CNBC in Los Angeles producing business news stories. She spent almost two years on the west coast before heading to Boston. In 2003, she earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

She’s proud of her Department of Natural Resources firefighting certification, participation in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program and nine marathons. (The 2010 Twin Cities race was her PR!)

There’s a good chance you’ll find Heather and her husband running the Chain of Lakes or hitting up fun restaurants around town. But, give her a good book in front a warm fireplace and she’ll disappear for hours.