I grew up in Towner, North Dakota, which is located between Minot and Rugby on Highway 2. I graduated in 1987, and then attended the University of North Dakota, earning a degree in communications. I moved to Fargo in 1993 and spent nearly 30 years with a couple local television stations. My main role was as a news photographer, which took me across the country, covering such events as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Washington, D.C. with the ...