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Radio, TV personality Ed Schultz dies at 64

By Staff | Jul 6, 2018

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Veteran broadcasting personality Ed Schultz, whose career took him from quarterbacking at a Minnesota college to national radio and television, including hosting a show on MSNBC, died on Thursday, according to his son. He was 64.

Schultz died in Washington, where he anchored “News with Ed Schultz,” the flagship show on RT America, a Russian-funded station formerly known as Russia Today. Schultz also hosted “The Ed Show” on MSNBC from 2009 to 2015.

His son David Schultz, who lives in Fargo, North Dakota, said his father died of natural causes but declined to provide further details.

“He was an unbelievable father and husband,” his son said. “His family and friends are extremely, extremely sad right now. And we thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, as well as privacy for our family though this time.”

Schultz blossomed as a college football player in 1977, when he led NCAA Division II in passing while quarterback at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. After trying out for NFL and Canadian teams, he started a career as a TV and radio sportscaster in the region around Fargo and Moorhead along the Minnesota-North Dakota border.

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