Ken Barlow (meteorologist)

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Kenneth John Barlow (born 1962) [1] is an American television meteorologist currently with KSTP-TV in Minneapolis.

Barlow has a B.S. in meteorology from Plymouth State University. [2]

From 1991 to 2006, Barlow worked at KARE-TV in Minneapolis. He then moved to Boston to become chief meteorologist at WBZ-TV. After four years with WBZ, Barlow joined KXTV in Sacramento, California in May 2010. [3]

In 2011, Barlow returned to the Twin Cities and joined KSTP. [1] [4]

With the KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Morning team, Barlow won an Upper Midwest Emmy Award in 2016 for his role on the program that aired after the death of Prince. [5]

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References

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  5. "2016 Upper Midwest Emmy® Recipients". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 23, 2017.