Amelia Santaniello's Behind The Scenes Trip To New York TV Shows

A long-time Twin Cities news anchor recently took a trip to New York City to go behind the scenes at several television shows, and she brought the receipts. Amelia Santaniello got the opportunity to chat with Gayle King and reunite with Ross Matthews after spending time together at the Minnesota State Fair.

Amelia Meets Gayle King

WCCO-TV recently highlighted Amelia Santinello's trip to New York City to go behind the scenes of The Drew Barrymore Show, as well as her time at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.

The post, which was shared by the Twin Cities news station earlier this week, highlighted that Amelia had the opportunity to chat with Gayle King from CBS Mornings about the changes that have taken place in news over the last 15 years.

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What stood out to me was Gayle's passion for what she does; having to get up early and get TV-ready can be a real drain for a day, let alone 15 years, but she loves what she does.

You can watch that short conversation between Amelia and Gayle here.

Reunited With Ross Matthews

Amelia also got the chance to reunite with Ross Matthews, who you might remember from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, after the two took on the Minnesota State Fair this summer.

After catching up with Ross, which you can watch that conversation here, Amelia had the chance to take in The Drew Barrymore Show, how sweet is that?

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Actually, Amelia took in the show twice, as they film two episodes at a time, with one of those episodes airing this afternoon, 10/22, and the other airing Monday the 26th, both on WCCO at 3pm.

The First Lady Of News

I'm a big fan of Amelia and her husband Frank Vascellaro on WCCO; around the house I often refer to them as the First Couple of News. They seem like pretty normal people off the air, and getting the chance to see Amelia take on more of an entertainment reporting role for this piece shows her versatility.

Tell Us You're From Minnesota (Without Saying You're From Minnesota)

We asked you to tell us you were from Minnesota, without actually saying you were from Minnesota. The results were very funny, and very Minnesotan -- ranging from comments about the weather and sports, to food and mosquitoes.

Gallery Credit: Pete Hanson