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
- 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’
- Tariffs loom; Bill would postpone launch of state's family and medical leave program
- Expert concerned about FDA meeting cancellation; Food shelf concerned about USDA fund withdrawal
- Minneapolis City Council overrides mayoral veto on George Floyd Square; Red Wing schools cancel Black History Month event with state attorney general
- Walz staying out of Senate race; Minneapolis moving forward on Kmart site development
- Rideshare drivers could unionize under bill; sled dog marathon moves starting location due to warm weather
- Payroll tax for paid family leave program will be higher than expected; Xcel's new green energy production plan for Minnesota