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Todd Magel

Anchor/Reporter

Todd Magel is an Emmy award winning weekend anchor and reporter for KCCI 8 News. He joined the KCCI team in 1982.

Todd is a Des Moines native. He graduated from Valley High School and attended Iowa State University, where he received a degree in journalism and political science. While he was in school, Todd started reporting as an intern for KASI Radio in Ames.

Todd worked part-time at KCCI during his last two years of college before becoming a full-time reporter.

The Iowa Broadcast News Association has awarded Todd numerous times for coverage of breaking news, political coverage and agricultural reporting.

In 2012, Todd won two Emmy awards. One for his coverage of a school bus explosion in Pleasant Hill and one for best weekend newscast. He also won best weekend newscast 2013 and best weekend newscast 2014.

Todd is an avid automobile enthusiast. In his spare time he drives and tinkers with his favorite collector car – it's a black, 1967 Lincoln Continental convertible.

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