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Richard J. Bremer (born March 1, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota) 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 (Baseball) for the Twins games.
Raised in the small town of Dumont Minnesota in Traverse County, Bremer was a graduate of Staples High School in Staples, Minnesota and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1] His father was a Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod pastor. Bremer has done public speaking at churches across the midwest talking about his faith.
He began covering Twins games in the second year of the Metrodome's existence, 1983.
Before his broadcasting career, Bremer was a Disc Jockey for KCLD (St. Cloud). His nickname was "Duke in the Dark".
Bremer also took part in a Charter Communications commercial promoting watching football in High Definition.
Bremer has a son, Erik Bremer, and a daughter, Hannah.
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