Sid Hartman to be featured on Sunday morning's 'Today' show

Veteran newsman Harry Smith stopped by the Star Tribune recently to speak to our local legend.

February 8, 2017 at 3:06PM
Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman at a Timberwolves game March 2, 2015. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com, March 2, 2015, Minneapolis, MN, Target Center, NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Clippers ORG XMIT: MIN1503031543080480
Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman at a Timberwolves game in 2015. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Harry Smith interviews Chad Hartman while Dad looks on

Looks like Minnesota will have to share Sid Hartman with the rest of the country, at least this Sunday.

Harry Smith, the long-time anchor of CBS morning shows, was in town Feb. 7, doing interviews for a Hartman profile, which will run sometime between 8 and 9 a.m. during the Sunday edition of NBC's "Today" show.

Smith, 65, moved to NBC about six years back and seems to be relishing his role as substitute anchor and roving reporter, filing three-minute pieces on everything from square dancing in Montana to penguin-counting in Antarctica.

"Everytime I get on a plane, I still get excited," Smith said moments after wrapping up an interview with Sid's son, Chad, in the kitchen area of the Star Tribune.

Doing long-form feature stories in the short-attention world of television news? Sounds like a dream job.

"Shhhh!" Smith said.

Smith, who also took in a Timberwolves game during his overnight stay, said the Hartman piece didn't yet have a run date.

Hartman, 96, seemed pleased with the attention, although he had more questions about this blog posting than the NBC interview.

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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