Dick Bremer (born March 1, 1956) is a sports broadcaster for

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. He has been the lead television announcer for the Minnesota Twins since 1983. He has also called

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men's basketball and

football and hockey. He previously called

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and

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games during his tenure. He partners up with

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, Roy Smalley or

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for the Minnesota Twins television broadcasts. His longtime broadcast partner was

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Biography

Bremer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raised in the small town of

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in Traverse County, Bremer was a graduate of Staples High School in

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. He graduated from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1978. 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

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's existence. Bremer calls games on Fox Saturday Baseball currently with

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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. Erik is, like his father, also a sportscaster. 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

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recognizing, among other things, his 30 seasons as the "Television Voice of the Minnesota Twins".

References

External links

TwinCities.com: Minnesota Twins broadcaster Dick Bremer finds losses hard to take

Minnesota Twins: Broadcasters
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