Dick Bremer

Richard J. Bremer (born March 1, 1956) is a sports broadcaster for Fox Sports North. He does the play-by-play announcing for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Gophers men's basketball and other Minnesota sports. He partners up with Bert Blyleven or Tom Kelly for the Twins games.

Biography

Bremer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raised in the small town of Dumont, Minnesota in Traverse County, Bremer was a graduate of Staples High School in Staples, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1978.^[1]

Before his broadcasting career, Bremer was a Disc Jockey for KCLD (St. Cloud). His nickname was "Duke in the Dark". In 1983 he began broadcasting games for the Twins for Spectrum Sports. This was the second year of the Metrodome's existence. Bremer calls games on Fox Saturday Baseball currently with Mitch Williams in some games involving the Twins.

Bremer also took part in a Charter Communications commercial promoting watching football in High Definition.

Bremer and his wife Heidi live in St. Michael, Minnesota. They have a son and daughter, Erik and Hannah.^[2] Bremer's father was a Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod pastor and Bremer has done public speaking at churches across the Midwest talking about his faith.

References

^ Dorr, Luther. "TIMEOUT: Twins heat up Hot Stove League". Princeton Union-Eagle. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
^ "Broadcasters". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

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[Princeton-1] Dorr, Luther. "TIMEOUT: Twins heat up Hot Stove League". Princeton Union-Eagle. Retrieved 2007-03-22.

[2] "Broadcasters". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

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