Chris Egert
Chris is one of the longest tenured news anchors in the Twin Cities, having spent most of his time co-hosting Minnesota’s favorite morning news. He also co-hosts a daily travel & leisure show called “Minnesota Live.”
Chris is generally behind the news desk, but when a big story breaks like the George Floyd protests and riots in 2020, he field anchored KSTP’s award winning news coverage from the scene. In 2014 Chris took viewers to Germany where the shell of US Bank Stadium was being built, and found that a controversial material was being used to cover the multi-billion dollar facility. In 2013 he went to Africa for a series of stories on Minnesotans who were training doctors, educating impoverished students, and tracking wild animals in the Serengeti.
As a morning anchor in Seattle he was one of the first journalists in the world to arrive in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami. He was pelted by multiple hurricanes during the historic season of 2004 while in Orlando. And as an anchor in Omaha he accompanied military forces to Spain in 2001 as they traveled to Afghanistan after 9/11.
Chris has flown with the Blue Angels, taken shelter under a table in a Walmart, and spent the night in a Navy Destroyer but sleeps at home these days – as a grounded family man.
Chris is also a below the knee amputee – after a series of unfortunate events stemming from his high school and college basketball career. He volunteers on the Board of Directors with a limb loss empowerment organization called Wiggle Your Toes.
Most Requested Programs
The One-Legged News Anchor at the End of the Bar -- A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Finding Meaning When Life Goes Sideways
Testimonials
Our audience of 200+ seniors LOVED your presentation “Amputate It”! Interesting and humorous but also pulled at our heart strings and was motivational and inspirational! Thanks, Chris, for making our event a success!
My team and I have been privileged to partner with Chris on many fundraising events, most significantly our Walk and Gala. He is professional, passionate, and brings great energy to his emcee work. He is intentional on making a connection with our audiences and is open in sharing his personal connections to our cause. He partners with us in the planning and takes time to understand the needs and goals we have for each event. I greatly admire his service to the Twin Cities community and his willingness to support many causes. He is an outstanding asset to our organization and we are so grateful to work with him!
I've had the opportunity to work with Chris Egert as we had him be our guest speaker at an Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon in December 2018. Plain and simple he was approachable and very easy to work with. He was responsive while dealing with the details of getting things set. At our membership luncheon, he was a fantastic speaker and I would recommend him for anyone looking for a great speaker. He was engaging with the attendees and I received numerous positive comments from them after the event!
Chris emceed our recent Dream Makers auction event with 450+ people, and he was fantastic. Personable, well-prepared, energetic and 110% engaged in our event and mission to support Minnetonka schools. Chris is a gem!
Chris came to Minnetonka Middle School East to speak to our 8th graders about Grit and Perseverance as part of their Community Service Day. Not only did Chris capture the students with his genuine charm and sharp wit, but it was his own life struggle that he so openly and bravely shared that truly struck a chord with our students. If you know 8th graders, you know that they are no easy audience, but Chris’ honesty, humor and courage touched our students and made for a very memorable day.