Randy is the Sports Director at KARE 11, and won a regional and a national Edward R. Murrow award for sports reporting in 2006. Randy coached a 5th grade boys basketball team representing Benilde/Holy Name to the MYAS 5AAAAAA state championship in 2007 finishing 42-8. Randy was proud to be inducted into the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2004.
Randy hosts the The Rush Creek Golf Club Randy Shaver Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. He started raising money to fight cancer before his own bout with the disease. In 2008, the tournament raised nearly $400,000.
When I was young, I wanted to be: The next Jerry West.
Describe your perfect day: On the golf course in the morning, lunch with friends, and coaching traveling basketball at night.
What do you order at a coffee shop? I've never had coffee.
Favorite movie: "Slapshot"
Proudest moment: The day I was pronounced cancer-free.
Who's your idol? My wife, for her beliefs, for how she lives her life and how she treats people.
Your inspiration: My dad, who passed away in 1989.
Alma Mater: Iowa State University
Why do you like your job? It's never dull, and I can watch Perk implode.
Dream story: "Athletes of the Week" on my two boys.
Family: Randy is married, and has two sons.
KARE 11 Sports Director and Sports Anchor
