
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
- State officials question $9B Medicaid fraud estimate
- Blizzard in northwest Minnesota; ICE responds to lawsuit
- Winter storm on its way to Minnesota
- Walz signs gun policy executive orders
- Minnesota jobs update; Stewartville High School shooting suspect identified
- Stewartville High School shooting; Minnesota fraud
- Another Minnesota legislator won't seek re-election; More snow in the forecast
- Snow and freezing rain moves through Minnesota
- Augsburg student detainment; Minneapolis considers changing its approach to homeless encampments
- Owner of Lutsen Lodge charged with arson in fire that destroyed iconic resort