About Us

Always A Hornet is a podcast that is produced in partnership with the Edina High School Athletic Department.

Co-Host Tom Connell is a retired Edina Public Schools Teacher and former Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Edina High School. Tom is also a co-founder of Benchwarmers Media which produces the podcasts, Coffee with Father Don, and No Place I’d Rather Be.

Co-Host Katie Aafedt is the retired Head Girls Soccer Coach at Edina High School and was inducted into the Edina High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.

Season 1 credits include:
Tom Connell-Producer and Co-Host
Katie Aafedt-Co-Host
Pete Waggoner-Executive Producer

Season 2 will be launching in December of 2024