
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
- Protests against Walz back to work office plan. Health department plans layoffs
- Minnesota may lose millions as COVID federal funding cut off
- Walz sets special election date to fill Eichorn's former Senate seat
- Eichorn investigation update; Minnesota Senate to vote on resolution condemning Trump's pardons
- More arrests announced in sting operation that nabbed Eichorn
- Eichorn in court; Cleveland-Cliffs layoffs
- Feeding our Future founder convicted; Minnesota senator faces felony charges for attempting to solicit a minor
- Republicans want state senator to resign after alleged attempt to solicit a minor
- Medicaid fraud penalties; town halls in rural Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Board of Regents votes to prohibit statements on "matters of public concern"