Dick Bremer
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Dick Bremer | |
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Born | Sportscaster | March 1, 1956
Years active | 1983–2023 |
Sports commentary career | |
Team | Minnesota Twins |
Genre | Play-by-play announcer |
Sport | Baseball |
Dick Bremer (born March 1, 1956)[1][2] is a retired sports broadcaster for Bally Sports North. He was the lead television announcer for the Minnesota Twins from 1983 until his retirement after the 2023 season. 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 partnered 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
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
Bremer also took part in a Charter Communications commercial promoting watching football in High Definition.
Bremer and his wife Heidi live in
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".[6]
On October 31, 2023, Bremer announced his retirement from broadcasting. He was named Special Assistant to the Front Office and team ambassador following his retirement.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Twins announcer Dick Bremer publishes new book". Kstp.com. 27 March 2020.
- ^ "March 1st isn't just my birthday...it signals the start of #MarchDadness...copyright Hannah Bremer". Twitter.com\access-date=August 10, 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Home". Erikbremer.com.
- ^ Carlson Gustafson, Amy (10 June 2013). "Rosen, Bremer, ZeVan join Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Twins announcer Dick Bremer is retiring after 40 years in the booth". Puckett's Pond. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.