Dick Bremer
Dick Bremer | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1956 St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Team(s) | Minnesota Twins |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play announcer |
| Sports | Baseball |
Richard James Bremer (born March 1, 1956) is a sports broadcaster for Bally Sports North. He has been the lead television announcer for the Minnesota Twins since 1983. He has also called Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball and Minnesota Golden Gophers football and hockey. He previously called Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball and Minnesota North Stars games during his tenure. He partners up with Justin Morneau, LaTroy Hawkins, Roy Smalley or Glen Perkins for the Minnesota Twins television broadcasts. His longtime broadcast partner was Bert Blyleven.
Biography[]
Bremer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raised in the small town of Dumont, Minnesota in Traverse County, Bremer was a graduate of 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. He is a devout Lutheran.
On September 29, 2013, Bremer was inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame recognizing, among other things, his 30 seasons as the "Television Voice of the Minnesota Twins".[3]
References[]
- ^ Dorr, Luther. "TIMEOUT: Twins heat up Hot Stove League". Princeton Union-Eagle. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "Broadcasters". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Carlson Gustafson, Amy. "Rosen, Bremer, ZeVan join Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
External links[]
- TwinCities.com: Minnesota Twins broadcaster Dick Bremer finds losses hard to take
- Minnesota Twins: Broadcasters
- People from Staples, Minnesota
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- 1956 births
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- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- Minnesota North Stars announcers
- Minnesota Twins announcers
- Minnesota Vikings announcers
- St. Cloud State University alumni
- American Lutherans
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- College basketball announcers in the United States
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- People from St. Michael, Minnesota
- National Football League announcers
- High school football announcers in the United States
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