Editing Rod Grams (section)

==Early life==
Grams was born on a farm in [[Princeton, Minnesota]]. He attended [[Brown Institute]] (1966–1968), [[Anoka-Ramsey Community College]] (1970–1972), and [[Carroll University|Carroll College]] (1974–1975).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000367|title=Rod Grams profile at|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref>

Grams spent 23 years in television and radio broadcasting before launching a career in politics. From 1982 to 1991 he was the senior news anchor at [[KMSP-TV]] in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Before that, he worked as a news anchor/producer for [[KFBB-TV]] in [[Great Falls, Montana]]; [[WSAU-TV]] in [[Wausau, Wisconsin]]; and [[WIFR-TV]] in [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Before entering broadcasting, Grams worked at an engineering consulting firm for seven years. In 1985, he formed Sun Ridge Builders, a Twin Cities construction and residential development company, serving as its president and CEO. He was involved in architectural design and the use of solar energy in residential homes.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}