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In case you missed it, local insider Darren \u201cDoogie\u201d Wolfson (KSTP)<\/a> \u2014 who cover the Minnesota Vikings, Gophers, Twins and every other team in town \u2014 has been in some very hot water this week, after a series of mean X (Twitter) replies went viral over the last couple days. <\/p>\n In the tweet getting the most attention, Wolfson replies to X user @Antszn3<\/a>, \u201cI am a giver, far too nice to randoms like yourself on this app\u201d. From there, Doogie told the anonymous tweeter that there is one \u201cnegative\u201d he can\u2019t stand about social media: \u201cThose who would be and should be voiceless somehow think they have some sort of voice now\u201d.<\/p>\n I am a giver, far too nice to randoms like yourself on this app. One negative to social media: Those who would be and should be voiceless somehow think they have some sort of voice now.<\/p>\n \u2014 Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 29, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n So, here\u2019s the thing about the internet. Going viral isn\u2019t always a good thing. There are a lot of tweets in Darren\u2019s long-standing media career<\/a> at KFAN, ESPN Radio and KSTP (CH. 5 \u2013 ABC) that Wolfson would have paid big money to have go viral. I can promise this was not one of them.<\/p>\n The day MN Vikings, Twins, Wolves reporter Darren Wolfson became a meme\u2026<\/p>\n But when someone lights that viral match, there\u2019s no stopping the internet from exposing you to the real world. Doogie\u2019s reply has now reached over 600,000 people and it didn\u2019t take long before the tweet turned into one of the best memes so far this year.<\/p>\n Wolfson when he allows someone without press credentials to talk to him https:\/\/t.co\/QBNtZeQJ1U<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/s7Bg5aaZ7k<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ben playoff hockey szn (@bstoff350) April 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/MYWpHt1Mk6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SngkdgXh9K<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Thomas Sullivan (@Yfz84) April 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/Z2PlVQGqsK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 jakes graphs (@jakesgraphs) April 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Darren Wolfson showed up on the local sports scene back in the late 90s, after graduating with a Journalism degree from the University of Minnesota. He started at KFAN Radio, where he held several jobs, both on and off the mic. He\u2019s also worked at CBSSports.com, FOX9 and the Star Tribune (according to his bio at Ch. 5<\/a>).<\/p>\n After Doogie\u2019s tweet went viral, he went quiet on social media, other than a few work-related posts. On Thursday afternoon<\/a>, however, he was present for his regularly-scheduled Thursday appearance on SKOR North\u2019s Mackey & Judd Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n Darren Wolfson offers non-apology over viral mean tweets<\/p>\n To start the episode, Darren\u2019s friend and colleague Phil Mackey<\/a> teed him up for his first attempt at addressing the now-viral mean tweets. Here\u2019s how it went\u2026<\/p>\n Given the backlash from Vikings @X<\/a> the last couple of days, @DWolfsonKSTP<\/a> gives a statement prior to his weekly appearances on \u201cScoops\u201d via @SKORNorth<\/a> this morning. pic.twitter.com\/Yxcy2pYgy2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) May 1, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Mackey: \u201cFrom the Channel 5 Eyewitness News sports department, and the most popular man on Twitter, Darren Doogie Wolfson. Doogie I feel like we need to eliminate the replies from your Twitter and remove the temptation to be mean to people and get in fights.\u201d<\/p>\n Wolfson: \u201cI hear you. Like legitimately, laughs aside, it\u2019s on me like I need to be better more than anyone. I don\u2019t need to respond. I shouldn\u2019t respond. I\u2019m the fool, I went too far and that\u2019s on me. And I actually, I sincerely thank a few people.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t need to name names but some people that reached out providing all sorts of really good advice, plus a couple people that said, \u2018hey, you\u2019re okay\u2019, but I own it. It\u2019s on me, and so I need to be better. I will work on being better moving forward\u2026But I think you\u2019re right I think the key is still tweet but like there\u2019s no reason to engage.<\/p>\n So those who need to reach me: email, Facebook, there are different ways to correspond with me. Fine, so be it. But, like in terms of my notifications column on Twitter: Done. There\u2019s no reason\u2026it\u2019s on me. Like, I\u2019m an idiot for engaging so that\u2019s my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n Mackey & Judd Show<\/a><\/p>\n Darren is right about one thing. He definitely has issues being nice or leaving his replies alone, anytime someone questions his insider scoops or challenges him on X in any way way other than please and thank you.<\/p>\n In fact, the viral reply above, along with a few other mean tweets that have been seen by 100s of thousands over the last couple days (see bottom of this article) are only the tip of the iceberg for Doogie.<\/p>\n Belittling \u201crandom ones\u201d on X is somewhat of a favorite pastime for Wolfson, and something that he partakes in on a daily basis. That\u2019s why so many users were more than happy to help push along his internet demise with more viral fuel, the moment they saw an opportunity this week.<\/p>\n Hey Darren, you were the original aggressor, remember?<\/p>\n Then, when given the chance to admit wrongdoing, Doogie pushed most of the blame on others, attempting to paint himself as a victim. For those who can\u2019t pay as close attention to local media drama, it\u2019s important to point out that Darren is not the innocent self-defender he wants you to believe he is.<\/p>\n See, this all started in the X replies<\/a> of Minnesota Sports Fan writer, Ted Schwerzle<\/a>r, after he sent a tweet about MN Twins pitcher Chris Paddack, and mistakenly noted the wrong opponent. The Twins weren\u2019t playing the Braves on April 29 (Tuesday), they were playing the Guardians.<\/p>\n That\u2019s when Darren Wolfson \u2014 unprompted by other mean twitter trolls \u2014 became a mean Twitter troll. This isn\u2019t the first time<\/a>, of course. Making fun of how often Ted tweets is a weekly thing<\/a> for Doogie. <\/p>\n Remember, it’s this reply from Darren that got this whole thing started. He starts plenty of his fights. pic.twitter.com\/c2yiRkUuzy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) May 1, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n So, remember that \u201cI\u2019m a giver\u201d tweet from earlier? The one that went viral. That reply (along with others listed below) came from within Wolfson\u2019s original response to Ted. And many of his tweets were at people sticking up for Ted, who\u2019s tens of thousands of followers clearly don\u2019t mind his daily barrage of tweets.<\/p>\n As much as Doogie wants you to believe that his mean tweets were just a defense mechanism to fight off social media trolls, this wasn\u2019t that. The original mean troll that got him in trouble on Wednesday\u2026 was Darren Wolfson himself. Then when confronted about it, he got meaner.<\/p>\n Darren Wolfson is not sorry.<\/p>\n And this is only what the public sees. Privately, behind the scenes, Wolfson was using his 30 years of media networking in the Twin Cities to threaten Ted\u2019s future in the MN media world, claiming that he had the power to strip Minnesota Sports Fan of the media access we have had inside Gophers sports since 2019, along with any opportunities Ted may have at future access with other teams.<\/p>\n So, don\u2019t let Wolfson fool you. He is the mean tweeter. Are some of his mean tweets prompted by other (more anonymous) Twitter trolls? Sure, but holy moly show some self control\u2026 and definitely don\u2019t cry and point at others when you get called out.<\/p>\n Hey, random one, my bank account from 28 years on TV and radio in a top-15 market suggests I am doing just fine.<\/p>\n \u2014 Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 29, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Promise, random one, I forget more knowledge on this team in two seconds than you\u2019ll know in your lifetime, wannabe Vikings writer.<\/p>\n \u2014 Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 24, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Random one: Appreciate the comedy of your feed and word to the wise: Social media gave you a voice when you\u2019d otherwise be voiceless. But learning, if capable, how to use it is key.<\/p>\n \u2014 Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 18, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Promise, random and fictional one, my dog forgets more about the Twins and Vikings in two seconds than you’ll ever know in your lifetime. You’re dumb enough to read an aggregation and think you have a clue. Tells us all we need to know, my woman\/man!<\/p>\n \u2014 Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) December 19, 2024<\/a> More About:Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t
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