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
- Iranian-linked hacker group claims responsibility for Minnesota water system cyberattack
- Secretary of State says federal election monitors did not interfere in Minnesota's primary election
- Record turnout for Minnesota primary election
- Election Day tomorrow; Power failure likely led to outages
- Businesses financially hurt by wildfires; Drought reduced slightly in Minnesota
- Farmfest gubernatorial debate; Walz wildfire update
- Firefighters make progress on Minnesota wildfires; Aging infrastructure led to cyber attacks
- Minnesota wildfires continue burning; More states report cyberattacks on water systems
- Wildfires burn nearly 73,000 acres in U.S. and Canada as crews watch for new lightning fires
- Drought now covers 76 percent of Minnesota after recent heat waves
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