Cyndy Brucato (born August 13, 1951) is a journalist, public relations consultant and former longtime Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, news anchor.
[1] After getting her start at WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, in the mid 1970s, Brucato garnered respect in the late 1970s as a hard hitting, no-nonsense reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul, followed by WBBM-TV in Chicago.
Amid much fanfare, KSTP-TV brought her back to Minnesota in 1979 as a news co-anchor alongside Ron Magers.
[1] From 1990-1996, Brucato served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Director of Communications and Press Secretary for Republican Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson.
[1][4][5] While Brucato's return to KSTP only caused an initial bump in the ratings, her greater significance was to add insight and depth to the news desk, which has many newer personalities in the market.