
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
- Senate votes to overturn mining ban near Boundary Waters
- Walz impeachment proceedings voted down; Walz in Rochester
- Gov. Walz calls on feds to release $240 million in Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota
- Spring Lake Park district cancels school after cyberattack
- Winona County systems remain offline; Frey says he'll veto Council vote on community safety commissioner
- Winona County cyberattack is a growing trend of cybercriminals targeting local governments
- Minnesota Medicaid update; Legislators back in session
- Twin Cities schools back to in-person classes; Minnesota's chief justice is retiring
- HCMC financial troubles; Hennepin County Sheriff's Office over budget
- Tens of thousands expected for No Kings national flagship rally in St. Paul
