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Renee Richardson

BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota | Senior Reporter

  • Location: Brainerd, Minnesota
  • Education: St. Cloud State University, bachelor's degree in mass communications
  • Profession: Newspaper reporter

About Me

I graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin, Minn. I have an applied science degree with an emphasis in horse management from the University of Minnesota, Waseca (which is now a prison by the way). I have an associate’s degree from Central Lakes College, where I was editor of the Westbank Journal and a summer intern at the Dispatch. I graduated from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. I interned at the St. Cloud Times while attending SCSU. I returned to the Dispatch full time in April 1996 after graduating from SCSU. My work experience includes being a riding instructor and assistant barn manager. I worked in the resort industry where I was reservations coordinator and later manager of more than 100 privately owned rental townhomes and villas at a northern Minnesota resort. Favorite beverage: Tab, Coca-Cola’s first diet beverage and nectar of the gods. Favorite TV show: “Supernatural.” Favorite professional sports team: The Miami Dolphins. Although the addition of Brett Favre made me more interested in Minnesota Vikings games again. Favorite historical figure: Tough one, maybe Abraham Lincoln or Winston Churchill. Worst interview: Came from my chance to interview America’s top tennis player Andy Roddick after an exhibition match in the Twin Cities. Well to be clear it was a chance to ask a question at a small post-match news conference. And it failed when I found, after being a fan of his for years, I was in too much shock at seeing him in person to pry my mouth open. But, luckily, I remembered my question as soon as he left the room. Nice one. As Andy would say in his blog — “wall.” How do you enjoy spending time away from work? Spending time with family and friends, going to movies, reading, and trying not to be the absolute worst tennis player in central Minnesota — if not the state, maybe the Midwest. Can you say double fault?

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Thank you brdnative. I appreciate it.

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John was one of the first people I met when I came to the Dispatch in 1996 and began covering Crow Wing County. He was an enthusiastic...

Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 8:25pm

When property is subdivided, the city of Baxter, much like many other cities, has a park dedication fee as development is considered a...

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The Baxter City Council is asking for public input. People are welcome to have their thoughts heard and the public is always able to do...

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