Twin Cities Sports TV Community Mourns the Loss of Veteran Camera Operator Dan Dettman Dettman was a regular behind the camera at Minnesota sporting events for decades By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 9:46 am
Print This Story | Subscribe
Story Highlights
The sports television community in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are mourning following the loss of beloved veteran camera operator Dan Dettman.
Dettman, 68, worked for KSTP-TV in St. Paul, and was also a veteran camera operator for the local regional sports network, Fox Sports North, regularly working camera on broadcasts of the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves, and local collegiate events.
Dan Dettman, a veteran camera operator in the Twin Cities area, passed away on Monday. (Photo courtesy: @davesniadak on Twitter)
Dan was the patriarch of sports television photography in our area, Charlie Cushing, an audio technician that worked sports broadcasts in the area with Dettman since 2006 said to the Star Tribune. One of the hardest working guys on the crew. He was wildly talented covering any sport on any camera. He was 68 years old and still throwing a 50 pound camera on his shoulder.
According to the Star Tribune, Dettman, 68, was found after a fallen tree rolled onto him outside his Minnetonka home on Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday evening, Twitter filled with tributes to Dan from many in the Minneapolis/St. Paul media community:
Finally gathering my thoughts wanting to send condolences to the family of one of our camera guys, Dan Dettman. He always called me my dear and was the nicest man. Just shocking, heartbreaking news to hear of his passing. RIP, Danny D pic.twitter.com/jxUo0UOPO7
Marney Gellner (@MarneyGellner) September 23, 2020
My condolences to the family of longtime @fsnorth cameraman
Dan Dettman sports rube with had a huge heart. The ballpark and the rink will never be the same without his smile.
RIP and Godspeed DD
Kevin Gorg (@FSNGorg) September 23, 2020
We all have great memories with Dan. He was witty, sarcastic, and quick with the one liners. But he loved showing up to the ballpark, rink, arena, you name it. He will be sorely missed by his TV family. https://t.co/cEORcOgFAC
Vanessa Lambert (@vlamb24) September 23, 2020
Condolences to friends and family of #DanDettman, longtime broadcast photojouralist and storytelling legend, who passed away in an unfortunate accident. Seeing him work was inspiring, his eye for the visual was impeccable. Big loss for the camera operator community! pic.twitter.com/wQlIlAkNgT
davesniadak (@davesniadak) September 23, 2020
Today is a sad day with the tragic loss of Dan Dettman of @fsnorth. He shot my first story at @KSTP in 1985. A lot of laughs, live shots and memories. We had a couple running jokes for over 30 years. You were a champ Dan! Your buddy Airtime.
Joe Schmit (@JoeSchmitKSTP) September 23, 2020
He worked here at @KSTP for over 25 years. An internal email notes he passed after a freak accident involving a tree falling on him. 2020 remains the absolute worst. Like Jim, saw him at Target Field often and he was always friendly. Thoughts and prayers are w/ his family. https://t.co/FE7ztFkBwd
Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) September 23, 2020
Extremely saddened about the passing of cameraman Dan Dettman. He's been a fixture in my professional life in sports for 20 years. Dan was also responsible for creating the Yule Log that we've enjoyed for all these years on TV. That's his arm throwing on the logs. RIP my friend
Adam Abrams (@mnpaguy) September 23, 2020
Most recent headlines
05/01/2027
Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...
06/09/2026
June 9 2026, 23:00 (PDT) Dolby and MagentaTV Bring Fans Closer to the FIFA Worl...
04/08/2026
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, t...
06/07/2026
Long-developed relationships and informal access, three production models, and c...
06/07/2026
The deal follows Lumine's recent acquisition of Synamedia's video-networ...
06/07/2026
This former SportsCenter producer is shaping local-team studio coverage to surro...
06/07/2026
IMS Productions and FOX Sports deployed more than 100 cameras, 32 onboard feeds,...
06/07/2026
Lumine Group Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Video Network Business from Synamedia. The business will operate as a standalone compan...
06/07/2026
NASCAR has announced a content and commercial partnership with Motorsport Network, a motorsports and automotive media platform, to distribute NASCAR original co...
06/07/2026
Versant Media Group has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Full Swing, a sports technology company, from Bruin Capital and a group of minority investor...
06/07/2026
DAZN has announced global broadcast rights to 3ICE, a professional hockey format featuring three skaters and a goalkeeper per side, with no power plays or offsi...
06/07/2026
Bundle gains 100 new synths & more
Synth Anthology 5 the largest and most feature-packed edition of UVI's hardware synth emulation bundle, bringing toge...
06/07/2026
Available now via free firmware update
MOTU have just announced that three of their popular audio interfaces now boast official Milan Certification. The 16A...
06/07/2026
Rohde & Schwarz completes Hunter Preliminary Design Review for the Integrated Co...
06/07/2026
The R&S IMAGER from Rohde & Schwarz uses millimeter wave imaging to inspect the ...
06/07/2026
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sp...
06/07/2026
Digital Domain Appoints Industry Veteran Patrick Davenport as Executive Vice Pre...
06/07/2026
Gravity Media USA appoints Brittney Boston as Head of Business Development
Brie Clayton July 6, 2026
0 Comments
The strategic new appointment supports...
06/07/2026
Remote Editing Without Cloud Storage in Resolve
Michael Cioni July 6, 2026
0 Comments
This is a step-by-step guide that demonstrates how to setup your...
06/07/2026
Automatic Caption Translation in Adobe Premiere Pro
Colin Smith July 6, 2026
0 Comments
Here I showcase the innovative automatic caption translation f...
06/07/2026
Flavor's First Ever Managing Director Neal Cohen Retires; Longstanding Execu...
06/07/2026
How Adam Rosenwach Pivoted from Music to Medtech Without Missing a Beat What do the rehearsal room and the boardroom have in common? More than you might think...
06/07/2026
Zhongyi Optics unveils the Dreamy Zone T1 FF Cine Lens Series on Indiegogo with ...
06/07/2026
Techtel debuts insyght: making ST 2110 media discovery easy
intellisphereinsyght2026
6 July Written By Suzanne Costello
Sydney, Australia - 06 July 2026 T...
06/07/2026
Monday 6 July 2026
Sky agrees to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment, creating a ...
06/07/2026
Fresh from his World Cup heroics with Cabo Verde, Roberto Pico' Lopes will join the RT panel for Argentina v Egypt tomorrow and for the England v Norway q...
06/07/2026
Nations have long invested in domestic infrastructure to advance their economies, protect and use their data, and take advantage of technology opportunities in ...
06/07/2026
Every year, the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) reveals where thousands of AI researchers have decided to put their work.
This year's ...
06/07/2026
A death can be unsuspicious, but it has to be explained
What happened to Ke...
05/07/2026
We've gone to another level of integrating the graphics into the set architecture' - Zac Fields, SVP, Graphic Technology and Integration, FOX Sports...
05/07/2026
Browser-based and desktop apps available
Digital Sunset Studios have been busy working on an interesting project: a free software tool that provides compute...
04/07/2026
When Canada qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026, OneSoccer knew this wasn'...
04/07/2026
Celebrates company's 80th anniversary
Rhodes have recently revealed that they will be producing a limited run of electric pianos in celebration of their...
04/07/2026
Blackmagic Design Cameras Empower Youth Broadcasting Program
Brie Clayton July 3, 2026
0 Comments
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro and Blackmagi...
04/07/2026
iZotope Joins Boris FX
Boris Yamnitsky July 3, 2026
0 Comments
iZotope, the team behind RX and Ozone, is joining Boris FX. A letter from founder Boris...
04/07/2026
April 7 2026, 19:00 (PDT) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Opens in...
03/07/2026
New bundle & three Single Packs
Continuing to expand their already sizeable orchestral collection, VSL's latest release introduces three new Single Pack...
03/07/2026
Venue installs new ATC-equipped control room
LSO St Luke's, a unique music venue that also serves as the home of the London Symphony Orchestra, have rec...
03/07/2026
Caden Pearson appointed new Commissioning Editor for NITV
3 July, 2026
Media releases
National Indigenous Television (NITV) has strengthened its commitment...
03/07/2026
1 February 2023
SHARE Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email
Munich, Germany, 1st February 2023: Cinegy GmbH, the premier provider of software technology for digit...
03/07/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
03/07/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
03/07/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
03/07/2026
Death Star
Andy Marken July 2, 2026
0 Comments
Look, I can't get involved. I've got work to do. It's not that I like the Empire; I hate i...
03/07/2026
Berklee's New Visual Identity: Honoring Our History, Building for What's...
03/07/2026
Scripps Research scientists awarded $2M to advance global disease surveillance Two Gates Foundation grants will expand wastewater surveillance and AI-driven dis...
03/07/2026
Joan Pulupa joins Scripps Research faculty to study the organization of DNA in brain cells and its links to neurodegeneration Using smell-sensing neurons and ad...
02/07/2026
Entering her senior year, this hometown girl is paving a career in live sports production gaining experience in replay and audio and as a TD
In the live-sports...
02/07/2026
In-venue and creative video staffers at the professional and collegiate level ha...
Twin Cities Sports TV Community Mourns the Loss of Veteran Camera Operator Dan Dettman Dettman was a regular behind the camera at Minnesota sporting events for decades By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital 
