Todd Melby
Portfolio
Yesterday's Revolution: Minneapolis 78 RPM Record Scene
(27:56)
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Lots of folks are into vinyl these days. Some people are even making mix tapes again. But if you really want to embrace obscure, seemingly dead media, there's no better way ...
When Minnesota Nice Goes Wrong
(04:15)
From: Todd Melby
A profile of a pair of foul-mouthed Minneapolis crafters.
It'll Make a Man Out of You
(01:37)
From: Todd Melby
Before joining the oil boom, young Tait Salzer labored on a South Dakota cattle ranch, which he thought was man's work. Then he got a job as roughneck on a drilling rig. That ...
A Night with the Projectionist
(03:54)
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Inside the projection room at one of the last movie theaters in Minnesota that screens 35mm film.
About Me
Todd Melby is a reporter, interactive producer and filmmaker. He is the lead producer of Black Gold Boom, a public media project documenting North Dakota's oil boom—and bust. His stories have aired on U.S. public radio stations, including national programs such as Marketplace and The World. He's also covered breaking news stories, including the I-35W bridge collapse, for Reuters. He is a senior producer at 2 below zero, a public media nonprofit. And he's been won multiple national journalism awards, including a pair of Edward R. Murrows and Sigma Delta Chi awards. His television documentary on the North Dakota oil boom is currently airing on PBS stations nationwide.
My Groups: KFAI Minneapolis and 2 below zeroFavorite Shows:
Influences:
Work Experience
Host and Producer at The Drunk Projectionist,
January 2017
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Present
Editor at KFAI's MinneCulture,
January 2015
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Present
Reporter and Lead Producer at Black Gold Boom,
January 2012
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January 2015
Senior Producer at 2 below zero,
January 2002
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Present
Previously Aired On
APM's Marketplace, PRI's The World, NPR's Only A Game, NPR's All Things Considered and elsewhere.Education
Hamline University, BA, Political Science
Northwestern University, MSJ, Journalism
The Environment Report, Candow Training
Awards
- SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award - Specialized Journalism Site, Black Gold Boom , 2013
- Online News Association award, Black Gold Boom, 2013
- McKnight Media Artist Fellowship, 2013
- RTDNA national Edward R. Murrow award, Death's Footprint, 2009
- PRNDI award, Death's Footprint, 2009
- SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award, Flatlined: How Illinois Shortchanges Rural Students, 2007
- RTDNA national Edward R. Murrow award, Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70, 2004
Additional Information
Affiliations: AIROther Web sites: http://blackgoldboom.com/ http://https://soundcloud.com/toddmelby-2belowzero
