📺 Chris Egert 🎤
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Newsman KSTP | Sports Dad | Husband | Beer A̶f̶i̶c̶i̶o̶n̶a̶d̶o̶ ̶ Consumer | Limb Difference Awareness
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You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.
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Sitting here bawling in the lobby of
@lifetimefitness
having not done this in well over 10 years. 1 hour ago I limped in here on my one leg feeling embarrassed and ashamed for not being one of the beautiful people ... and now I’m jogging. Go give ‘em hell
#amputees
...
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JUST IN: ABC News has confirmed the conference is expected to announce this morning that Big Ten football will return next month.
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Kirk Cousins in this video is about the most endearing thing I’ve ever seen from a pro athlete. He’s so humble he doesn’t even know what to say.
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Took my first steps today — wasn’t easy but it felt good getting out of bed. Thanks for all of you who’ve been sending prayers this way — we appreciate it!
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A funny thing happened today while we took a shot from the
@mndnr
'Eagle Cam' on the 8a news --
@MattBelangerTV
@BrandiPowellTV
and
@JYuhasKSTP
tried to be professional about it -- but I couldn't help myself.
Nature is amazing!
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This may or may not be significant... but does anyone else think it is odd that many of the tents at the University of Minnesota seem to be identical? Is this just a case of the protestors all finding the same tent deal on Amazon or Target -- or did someone supply them?
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Some day Gus will tell his therapist about the time he got to come to work with his Mother at
@KSTP
and hold the morning news guy’s leg.
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It was a really remarkable week last week. Finally playing some real basketball again, still not able to beat my 11 year old daughter, however.
First time since amputation in December of 2017 I’ve been able to do a layup. Hoping to jog again soon. Thanks
@WYTorganization
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Surgery was a success — in recovery now. Thanks for all the love and support!
@HennepinMedical
staff has been awesome so far.
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Just had a fantastic visit with
@FOX9
news person and fellow
#amputee
@courtneygodfrey
— our spouses also enjoyed comparing notes. We both agree our best days are ahead!
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Check it out, went for a little “run” this weekend. Thanks to
@TriFitnessWBL
&
@NovaCare
Rehabilitation for making this moment happen. Just under 5 months since the amputation!
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Been months since I’ve attempted to run with this 🦿 felt motivated to do so today. Posting the 📸 because a fellow
#amputee
is suffering sepsis and facing having his other leg amputated. Feels like a shame not to do this while I still can, encourage you to do the same.🤘🏻
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Happy to say I'll be back on the
@KSTP
morning news tomorrow, after 3 months of recovery from left ankle amputation. Cannot wait to get back to work for you!
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HUGE thanks to my new friend Mike who’s a Highway Helper with
@MnDOT
— today we learned that even if your gas gauge says you can still drive 24 miles, it may not be accurate 😬
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First steps with temporary ‘bent knee’ prosthesis without using a walker! Thanks Yakov
@HangerNews
for making this possible.
#amputee
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More and more folks showing up to help clean damage in Midway
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Took the day off this morning to walk my son to school!
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First day of physical therapy 6 days after amputation surgery — something tells me I’m gonna be sore tomorrow. Thanks Sally O’Bersky at
@novacare
for a good workout!
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St. Paul Saints are giving out doses of the J & J vaccine AND game tickets at tonight's home opener.
@ashleyzilka
has details this morning on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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Please someone with direct access to Governor and other local leaders ask them why it took 3 nights to make this apparent ‘retreat’ happen?
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Dropped the little fella off for college Saturday- today is the first day in a long time he’s not texting me asking what’s for dinner. Good news is
@UST_Football
can feed him now. Bad news is, he won’t be sitting at the table tonight 🥹
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For those of you kind enough to follow along with my below knee amputation in December — I wanted to let you know we are running a story Sunday night after the
#Oscars
.
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BREAKING: Crews are attempting again to clear George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis. A few activists are there sitting near the fist statue.
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First outing post amputation was fantastic! Court side seating to watch my special
#10
and our fantastic girls go 2-0 on the season. Either I’m getting sappy or it’s the meds, but I was fighting back tears when the girls and parents came over and said hi to “Coach Chris.”
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in the death of George Floyd.
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6 years ago today these 5 little piggies went to the incinerator.
Those of us who've had amputations call this the ampuversary.
Wish it didn't have to happen, but grateful to all the people who cared for me, and new friends I've made because of it.
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If you are in MSP and thinking things won't get that bad, here's the sitch in SW Minnesota.
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Dear Mr.-
Im sorry to hear your leg got amputated. Let this unicorn cheer you up please. Oh, and good luck with the beard.
Skylar
Big thanks to Katie Tuthill and her 4th grade class for the awesome bunch of letters! They definitely made my day.
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Looks like someone had a really bad day at the boat launch yesterday.
(Photos posted on the Lake Minnetonka Fan Club Facebook Page)
Trailer like a champion this weekend, Minnesota!
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JUST IN: first doses of MN coronavirus vaccine to arrive at VA Medical Center in Minneapolis around 9a.
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Today is a big day - Kate and I are celebrating 20 years of wedded bliss. What better way to say I ❤️ you, than with a new puppy?
This is Pinky, she’s pretty great, and still has some sisters available for adoption I would highly recommend them 🐶
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Nice work
@SCHEELS
for representing ALL athletes with displays at the Eden Prairie store! Another way
@wiggleyourtoesorg
is doing great work representing the 🦾🦿community.
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In the boldest move possible on this company free
#christmas
Eve I added jalapeños to the cheesy hash browns. Take that 2020!
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On Wednesday our anniversary will be old enough to legally drink! Celebrating with a big night out at world famous
@Lionstap
🍔
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JUST IN: my wife is wondering why no one is wearing a hat.
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Looks like boating season is officially underway on Lake Minnetonka!
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👋🏼 Say hello to my new friend Cynthia we met today at the store, and she gave me two gigantic hugs. It was awesome.
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Quick stop at the
@KSTP
studios for a meeting today >> had to take a pic with
@kbarlowkstp
and
@MNewquistKSTP
👍🏻 Still hoping to be back by
@MNSuperBowl2018
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Ken started coughing this morning and the amputee anchorman jumped into action with some water. Not all heroes have two legs. 🗣💦🦿
Local KSTP weatherman relives college party days on air. Drinks from random bottles of who knows what tossed his way.
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For weeks some members of my family were in denial about the whole
#amputation
thing ... apparently they are over it now.
Thanks, Mom! 😝
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Someone pls send help to Minnesota... our meteorologist has resorted to circling pictures of sun breaks. Cloudiest January on record...
@kbarlowkstp
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Sending nothing but love to our morning news pal
@kstptraffic
who made the difficult decision to step away from her duties at KSTP-TV. Things will definitely be a lot different around here, but we all respect her choice to spend more time with her beautiful family.
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Just spitballin’ here but what if local news stations only did local news? Is it safe to assume people (of all ages) can find national news in other places?
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kindly delete your account
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A quick note personal about my extended medical leave.. ...hope to see you back on the
@KSTP
anchor desk, very, very soon.
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It would be tactically brilliant for police on the Minneapolis side to drive the crowds down Lake street onto the bridge — nowhere to go in St. Paul no neighborhoods to scatter into — once surrounded on both sides they could be arrested.
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Took my temporary
@HangerNews
prosthetic for a spin yesterday before leaving
@HennepinMedical
>> thanks everyone for the fantastic care.
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It’s a special kind of day when you see a college kid with a case of Coors Light walking down the street at 9:30a in a sleet storm.
#RowTheBoat
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who cares
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I can can confirm that 3 beers were spilled — and the one legged man in the room just tested his dexterity in a way he will NEVER forget.
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Got my stitches out yesterday — which amazingly didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. Then back to my trusty convalescence chair for some healing time.
Follow up appt. is Jan 12th. I’m hoping once the pain settles down that I can get back to work in some capacity!
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love this!
@Vikings
@KevOC7
@PhilMackey
@DustBaker
Season over. 24 hours after the most devastating event of his career, OUR quarterback doesn’t sit home feeling sorry for himself. No, he attends the Kids Club Trick-Or-Treat Trail in Egan. That’s our QB.
#Vikings
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HUGE thank you to the Rochester Fire Department for freeing our 7th grade girls basketball team from the elevator Saturday night. We laughed, some cried, but in the end we all ended up safe — and a better basketball team for it!
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By some odd twist of fate I’m at
@Pink
for
@MNSuperBowl2018
and she just played about 5 cover songs from the 90’s and it was awesome. cc:
@kbarlowkstp
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BREAKING CURLING NEWS:
US Curling Association moving headquarters from Stevens Point, WI to Vikings campus in Eagan
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🎶 Every morning for 50+ days students from the Eden Prairie String Academy have been meeting at 10a to play music in the streets. Here’s this morning’s Memorial Day performance of the national anthem. 🇺🇸
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25 years ago I could not have imagined that one day I’d be using weatherstripping on my decorative prosthetic leg cover but here we are…
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I’m half as angry as John about this.
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Light flannel or hoodie advised for Northern MN this morning.
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🚨All points bulletin for Lake Minnetonka 🚨
Missing: one camouflage
@Crocs
- reward if returned unharmed.
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Public service announcement:
Costco is EMPTY right now
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After approximately 6 weeks of recovery from ankle amputation I went back to work ‘behind the scenes’ today! Got to write a story about one of my favorite local orgs
@JDRFMinnesota
- you’ll see it on 4:30p & 6:00p on
@KSTP
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JUST IN: sad dog looks out window longs for better days ahead.
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Egert boys off for some fun / fundraising this evening!
Who’s suit looks better?
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Me and the Soph this evening after a nice 60-12 win over Wayzata.
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My new
#amputee
buddy
@courtneygodfrey
and I decided to take a break from PT for some good old fashioned arm wrestling. And the winner is ____________?
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A nice viewer just called the newsroom to thank our team for being here on a holiday. Also to thank all the great organizations around MN/WI working to provide meals for folks experiencing hunger.
#HappyThanksgiving
from our TV family to yours.
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In non weather related news...
Our Traffic Reporter Josie Smith (
@kstptraffic
) and her husband Phil welcomed Weston Phillip Tuesday at 9:56am.
Congrats Josie!
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Somehow in the last 13 years I went from hip young dad to the guy waiting impatiently at
@HollisterCo
for the kid to get of the dressing room while holding a brand new garden hose I just picked up at Sears. Also just realized my zipper was down. Awesome.
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This is an exciting development on the home front. Possibly seeing the lad play FB a mile from the TV station is pretty enticing.
@thauserkstp
any thoughts on this?
Blessed to receive a division 1 offer from the University Of Saint Thomas!
@kuchinski8
@OLine_TEK
@Coach_Caruso
@RecruitTonkaFB
@TonkaFB
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Joe Mauer appreciation tweet - 2014 when he graciously took a photo with the kids.
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sheesh, been looking for this thing for months..
Officer waved down today to check out a suspicious vehicle after someone saw a foot sticking out of the trunk. The foot was fake and it’s 70 year old owner agreed it’d be a good idea to keep inside the trunk... until Halloween that is.
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White death will start unleashing a windy, icy, terror, on the Twin Cities around 11a today. The evening commute will be apocalyptic.
@kbarlowkstp
@kstptraffic
@ashleyzilka
&
@MNewquistKSTP
will prepare you for the doom, 6-7a on
@KSTP
- 7-9 on
@kstc45
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