Anika Besst
Digital Producer
Meet Anika Besst
Anika Besst is a digital producer for MPR News.
Before joining MPR News, Anika was editor-in-chief at Hamline University’s student newspaper, The Oracle. Her work has been published in the Christian Science Monitor and the Sahan Journal.
Anika graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul where she studied theater arts and journalism with an emphasis in social justice.
Anika grew up in a suburb of the Twin Cities. She enjoys kayaking with her parents, sisters and corgi. She also enjoys the beginning of Minnesota's summer when monarch caterpillars begin to hatch and grow in her pollinator garden.
Recent Contributions
- How stars like Olivia Miles are changing the game for youth sports
- Lynx honors: Reeve named 2026 WNBA Coach of the Year; Miles is top rookie
- Lynx face early WNBA playoff exit after Sunday's loss to Liberty
- Lynx face New York Liberty in playoffs that start Sunday
- 'I'm proud to be a Minnesotan': Lynx fans' steadfast support grows with playoffs days away
- Top cats: Lynx fans stoked for a championship as WNBA playoffs near
- Over 15,000 fans turn out for Olivia Miles goggle give away as Lynx return to action
- The wait is over: 3-on-3 women's basketball league Unrivaled to stop in Minneapolis
- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve says she would 'absolutely not' consider commissioner role
- Lynx’s Olivia Miles named rookie of the month for the fourth time in a row
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