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After 35 years Jane Helmke is leaving KARE-TV
After 35 years Jane Helmke is leaving KARE-TV
Jane Helmke, who has been news director at KARE in Minneapolis/St. Paul for the last seven years, is stepping down.
“Journalism has never been just a job. It is an honor and a great responsibility,” Helmke wrote in a note to her colleagues late today. “I am so fortunate to have spent the past 35 years with the best people at the best television station in the country…who know how to have a little fun too!”
Helmke is leaving to spend more time with her family. Her partner is battling cancer and the couple has two teenage children.
“I look forward to seeing you early next week to tell you in person how special you are to me and how very proud I’ve been to stand next to each of you for our community,” she wrote.