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LIVE: Celebrating ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ With A Water Balloon Re-Do

I wore pink for an entire month doing crazy stunts and raising money for breast cancer research and breast cancer patients. And you guys came up huge, donating thousands to the American Cancer Society.

November 1, 2023

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We did it! I wore pink for an entire month doing crazy stunts and raising money for breast cancer research and breast cancer patients. And you guys came up huge, donating thousands to the American Cancer Society. With all of those donations, we raised $4,732.47 Our original goal was only $2,500. We shot way past that! This is money…

LIVE: Adam Dyes His Hair Pink For ‘Real Men Wear Pink’

Real Men Wear Pink goes straight to the top, the top of the head

October 27, 2023

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FARGO (KVRR) – Real Men Wear Pink goes straight to the top, the top of the head. Adam Ladwig celebrated hitting his initial goal of $2,500 by letting Emily and Mariah dye his hair pink. Emily decided to give him a faux hawk while Mariah decorated his face with pink ribbon stickers. It’s the latest reward celebration that has…

KVRR’s Adam Ladwig Blows Past Goal For “Real Men Wear Pink” Fundraiser

KVRR morning anchor Adam Ladwig has reached his goal in his Real Men Wear Pink campaign

October 23, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – He did it, thanks to you. KVRR morning anchor Adam Ladwig has reached his goal in his Real Men Wear Pink campaign. He has been wearing pink every day this Breast Cancer Awareness Month raising money for the American Cancer Society. He reached his $2,500 goal Monday morning. Adam has been celebrating every $500 milestone with…

LIVE: Getting Drenched In Pink Lemonade For Real Men Wear Pink

It's getting pretty messy celebrating fundraising milestones for my Real Men Wear Pink campaign

October 20, 2023

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FARGO (KVRR) – It’s getting pretty messy celebrating fundraising milestones for my Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Friday we celebrated reaching the $1,500 mark this month. I’m wearing pink every day in October, and Friday that meant Pink Lemonade. Emily and Maria each dumped a gallon of pink lemonade over my head on the show. Time felt like it…

KVRR morning anchor trying to raise thousands for breast cancer research

September 28, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Real Men Wear Pink. That’s the message our morning anchor, Adam Ladwig, is spouting all October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He’s trying to raise $2,500 to make a difference for those fighting cancer and their families. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 300,000 people will get diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and will…

Childhood Blood Brother Donates Kidney To Life-Long Friend

KVRR's Adam Ladwig went to his dad's hometown to talk to him and his oldest friend about how they are now closer than ever after more than 60 years

August 29, 2023

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DOUGLAS, Wyoming (KVRR) – Today, August 29th, is my dad’s birthday. Honestly, I wasn’t sure he’d be here to celebrate it this year. But he is, thanks to a bond formed more than 60 years ago. Earlier this month I went to my dad’s hometown to talk to him and his oldest friend. They are now closer than ever…

LIVE: Taking The Polar Plunge For Special Olympics Minnesota

Today is the day more than 100 people take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota

April 20, 2023

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Today is the day more than 100 people take the plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota. That’s KVRR’s Adam Ladwig doing his “Polar Plunge” live on the morning show Thursday. Special Olympics Minnesota is celebrating 50 years this year and 25 years of the Polar Plunge. Today’s plunge at MSUM was the first one ever in Moorhead….

LIVE: Special Olympics MN Polar Plunge Comes To Moorhead For First Time

Special Olympics Minnesota is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, along with the 25th anniversary of the Polar Plunge

April 17, 2023

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We haven’t completely escaped the cold weather this season. You can take a frigid dip to help support a great cause in our region this week. Special Olympics Minnesota is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, along with the 25th anniversary of the Polar Plunge. This Thursday is the first time the plunge will come to Moorhead. It’s from…

KVRR’s Adam Ladwig Featured in “The Good Life” Magazine

Adam was interviewed for the "Having a beer with..." series

March 2, 2022

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Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – Have you ever wanted to have a beer with me? Now you can. I did the “Having a Beer with…” interview for this month’s issue of “The Good Life” magazine from Urban Toad media. I tackled hard-hitting topics like what I think about lawn ornaments, what I’d do with a million dollars, and my pitch…

Visiting Iceland’s volcanic eruption

KVRR's Adam Ladwig visited Iceland and got to see the lava flow at their erupting volcano up close

September 21, 2021

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If you noticed I was gone last week, that’s because I went to Iceland. My number one goal there was to see the this. The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been erupting for six months as of Sunday. It’s the longest eruption this century in Iceland according to Iceland Monitor. Iceland is a hotbed of volcanic activity. The country sits where…