Donald Gilbert Shelby (born May 27, 1947)[3] is a retired American journalist who was a news anchor on WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota for much of his career.

Shelby was the chief architect behind WCCO's "I-Team" segment, which spotlighted current issues, both local and on a larger world scale, with rigorous investigative journalism.

After suffering a mild stroke in early 2004, Shelby returned to news reading duties by the end of that year.

In 2009, Shelby was reported to make US$1 Million, before taking a 10% pay cut in 2010 to help WCCO trim costs.

Major General Richard Nash, commander of forces in the southern half of Iraq, referred to Don as "our Ernie Pyle.

"[9] In February 2006, Shelby began hosting a series of video essay segments entitled "In The Know" (later renamed "Good To Know"), during the station's 10:00 newscast.

[10] These segments sometimes touched on political, religious and other topics, usually with the same pointed journalistic style of Shelby's earlier "I-Team" efforts.

[18] He also has performed as Mark Twain in New Orleans and aboard the Delta Queen Riverboat on the Mississippi River in St.

[18] In November 2022, Shelby began acting in “Love Letters” with Nancy Nelson at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.

It features a foreword by former University of Minnesota men's basketball head coach Tubby Smith and endorsements from NBA analyst Ahmad Rashad and author Will Weaver.