WCCO Sports Director, Mark Rosen, to speak at 'Men's Night Out'

Mark Rosen, WCCO-TV, is the keynote speaker for Tri-County Health Care’s annual Men’s Night Out.

The program, which offers a free educational event on health for men of all ages, is 4-8 p.m., Sunday, at the Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/High School.

Rosen is an iconic Minnesota sports director, anchor and reporter who has been covering Minnesota sports for more than four decades. He joined WCCO-TV as a high school junior at St. Louis Park and was hired full time while attending the University of Minnesota. As time went on, Rosen was promoted to weekend sports anchor, then anchor of the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekday sportscasts. In 1981, Rosen started hosting his Sunday night show with Vikings wide receiver, Ahmad Rashad. The Rashad-Rosen report soon became Rosen’s Sports Sunday and has been on the air ever since.

According to his biography on WCCO’s website, the highlight of his career was covering the Miracle on Ice hockey team in the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. Rosen has been named Best TV Sportscaster for City Pages a number of times and was inducted into its Hall of Fame. He also won numerous regional Emmy awards. In late March 2012, his book, “Best Seat in the House” was released, covering everything from his early years at WCCO to his favorite interviews.

From 4 – 6 p.m., Sunday, Tri-County Health Care staff will provide free lab testing for glucose, cholesterol and thyroid. Blood pressure screenings will be done by Minnesota State nursing students. Informational booths will be available on a variety of health topics pertinent to men’s health and a complimentary light meal will be available at the same time.

The evening program will kick off at 6:15 p.m. with a panel of Tri-County Health Care medical professionals participating in a question and answer session with Men’s Night out participants. The panel will include Tri-County Health Care doctors Steve Davis, Ben Hess and Aaron Larson.

At 7 p.m., the evening will conclude with Rosen’s presentation. He will share his experience about his life, his career at WCCO and stories he has collected as the longest-tenured TV sports personality in any U.S. market, Tri-County reported.

WCCO Sports Director, Mark Rosen, to speak at "Men"s Night Out"