Signing Off in the Twin Cities

Longtime KSTP Sports Director Joe Schmit announced he’s leaving the station that he joined in 1985.

“It’s not retirement, it’s reinvention. My first day at KSTP-TV was June 26, 1985. I informed the station in January that my last day will be April 30, 2025. The decision is all about time. It’s just time to have more time for my family, my passion projects and for myself,” said Schmit. “I am lucky, and I realize it. I was an average Joe who hit the lottery. I’m lucky to work for a station that cares about news. I’ve been lucky to work with some amazingly talented individuals who made me better professionally and personally. I witnessed sports history, met thousands of incredible people and had more fun than someone should while I was working. Yes, I have been lucky!”

He’s not even going to milk the goodbye through the May sweeps.

Good for him.