
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
- Medicaid fraud penalties; town halls in rural Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Board of Regents votes to prohibit statements on "matters of public concern"
- Minnesota sues to stop Ed Dept. dismantling; Nicole Mitchell at Minnesota Senate Ethics Committee
- Farm-to-school funds wither away. Judge dismisses gambling lawsuit against tribal casinos
- Former State Sen. Franzen to run for U.S. Senate seat. Ontario flips switch for energy tariffs
- Litter on frozen lakes; Iron foundry demolition
- Budget forecast shows drop in funds for Minnesota
- Appetites: St. Paul chef re-opens restaurant after fire — and adds surprises to the menu
- Shoveling underway after heavy snowfall. Snow emergencies declared in Minneapolis, St. Paul
- Venezuelan Minnesotan chef, newly approved for asylum, will star on ‘Chopped’