Tim Blotz Biography
Tim Blotz is an American journalist who is working for KMSP-TV, FOX 9 as an anchor and a reporter. Further, he anchors the early primetime newscasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on FOX 9 and FOX 9+. He joined the FOX 9 team in January 2004.
Tim Blotz Date of Birth/Birthday
Blotz manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
Tim Blotz Measurements/Height
He is of an average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Tim Blotz Partner/Wife
Blotz exchanged vows with his wife, Susan(@sblotz) in March Susan is a book lover, a Minnesota Lynx fan, and an eternal optimist. Also, she celebrates her birthday on February 21st. The couple has two daughters together. We will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Tim Blotz Kids/Children
Blotz has two daughters; Madison(@m_blotz) and Emmerson(@emmeblotz). Madison was instated into the Shakespeare Guild at The Minnesota Renaissance Festival for reciting Puck in the final scene of Midsummer Night’s Dream. Also, she is in the theatre industry. To boot, she was born in February 1997 and is 25 years old as of 2022. Moreover, she has Type 1 Diabetes. When she was born, she was eight weeks premature with pneumonia and a collapsed lung.
On the other hand, Emmerson is a national park ranger at Glacier National Park and a geologist. She was born in June 1998 and is 24 years old as of 2022. Additionally, she has Type 1 Diabetes. We will update this information once information regarding his children is available to the public.
Tim Blotz Relatives/Family
Blotz manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether or not he has any siblings. Even so, he grew up in Wisconsin and stayed for a while in New Mexico with his family. We will update this information once it’s available to the public
Tim Blotz Education
Upon completion of his high school studies, Blotz joined the
Tim Blotz Profession
Blotz works for KMSP as an anchor and a reporter. Further, he anchors the early primetime newscasts from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on FOX 9 and FOX 9+. In addition, he has served the station for over a decade. He joined the FOX 9 team in January 2004.
In his quarter century with the station, he launched the initial transportation coverage beat in the Twin Cities. Moreover, he broadcasted from the State Capitol preceding the station’s political broadcast in recent years. His peers have acknowledged his professional work with four Emmy Awards for best news anchor and with the Edward R. Murrow award for writing.
After attaining his master’s degree in strategic communication, he has utilized it in aiding some of the non-profits he volunteers with in order to gain a better stakeholder realization and brand messaging. Due to his kids being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Blotz has a passion for working in the company of his family to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
As a result of that, he and his wife have been actively involved over the years in JDRF. To boot, in 2012 JDRD acclaimed him with an award for public service. Aside from this, he has done thorough work with the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance by broadcasting on its pioneering “Unmasking Brain Injuries” project.
Nationwide, many people have decorated and painted masks that tell the stories of their individual brain injuries that people normally would not notice. Further, he annually hosts both the organization’s Walk for Thought and the Strides for Stroke Walk.
Prior to Fox 9, he served the New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish for 6 months as a public information officer. Also, he has served
Tim Blotz FOX 9
Blotz works with FOX 9 where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Ian Leonard
- Karen Scullin
- Dawn Mitchell
- Randy Meier
- Jennifer McDermed
- Amy Hockert
Tim Blotz Income
Blotz receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Tim Blotz Net Worth
Through Blotz’s career as an anchor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $1.5 Million.
Tim Blotz Diabetes
There are rumors of Blotz having Diabetes arising from his involvement with the Diabetes community. As far as we know, he is not suffering from the disease rather his daughters are. Both his daughters have Type 1 Diabetes hence his involvement with the community. He and his family are working to find a cure for the disease so as to assist both his daughters and people who suffer from the disease. For his endeavors, he gained the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Award for Public Awareness at the JDRF MinnDakotas Gala in Minneapolis.
“I’m very grateful and humbled to have just been honored with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Award for Public Awareness at the JDRF MinnDakotas Gala in Minneapolis. It is the dream and prayers of my wife Susan and our daughters to find a cure for Type-1 diabetes. Through the generosity of Minnesotans we raised more than $500,000 to fund the research to achieve that goal. With the help of Scott Leech at BrandSpeak, this is the story of our journey with diabetes in addition to the transcript of my acceptance speech challenging all of us to help families everywhere write their own ending to this disease.” He voiced
Tim Blotz Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Blotz is active on his social media accounts. He has about 3.7K followers on his Facebook Page, about 5855 followers on his Twitter account, and around 1168 followers on his Instagram account.