Emily Reese
Newscaster
Meet Emily Reese
Emily Reese is the midday newscaster for MPR News.
She has worked in radio since 2005, starting at NET Radio in Lincoln, Nebraska (now Nebraska Public Media). In the Twin Cities, she has worked for MPR News, YourClassical MPR and Jazz88 KBEM-FM.
Emily studied music and music theory in college and graduate school. She loves music and sports, attending many concerts and professional sports activities in the Twin Cities. She has been a podcaster since 2011, covering various topics in music and the video game industry, and enthusiastically studies the Swedish language.
Recent Contributions
- Prosecutors say Minneapolis nightclub shooting may have been retaliation for earlier assault
- Alleged attack planned for Mall of America; M State Detroit Lakes campus closing
- Gas prices rise; Latino Business Week in Minneapolis
- Renee Good's family announces lawsuits; St. Paul released full investigation report on allegations against mayor
- DOJ files complaint against Minnesota judges; St. Paul City Council hires law firm to represent city, mayor in sexual harassment lawsuit
- HealthPartners and Essentia Health propose merger; Budget shortfall for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Police charge man in Roseville kidnapping; New Richland flooding
- St. Paul police chief will stay in his job during lawsuit against mayor
- St. Paul mayor declines comment on lawsuit; Gas prices are down slightly but still up year-over-year
- Motor oil prices increase, raising costs for car owners in Minnesota
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