{{Short description|American sportswriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} '''Patrick Reusse''' is an American sportswriter and radio personality in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area of Minnesota.
==Biography== Reusse (born October 17, 1945) grew up in Fulda, Minnesota.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/historically-minnesota-sports-lacked-racial-diversity/386088551/ Reusse: After 70 years in Minnesota, this is moment to feel shame - StarTribune.com] Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref> He writes for the ''Star Tribune'' of Minneapolis, where his columns appear on Sunday and Thursday. Reusse has also been with radio station KSTP-AM 1500 since 1980, where he hosted ''Reusse & Company'' from 2009-2010,<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 12, 2009|title=Hey, Pat Reusse, are you crazy?|url=https://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2009/01/hey-pat-reusse-are-you-crazy/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 15, 2019|title=Reusse: What can we laugh about today|url=https://www.skornorth.com/2019/01/reusse-what-can-we-laugh-about-today/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=SKOR North|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Reusse & Mackey'' with Phil Mackey from 2010 to 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|title=TFD: Phil Mackey to co-host 9-1 show with Judd Zulgad on 1500-AM|url=https://www.startribune.com/phil-mackey-replacing-jeff-dubay-on-1500-am/241361701/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Star Tribune}}</ref> ''The Ride with Reusse'' weekdays from 2014 until September 7, 2018, and co-hosted ''Sports Talk'' with Joe Soucheray in various forms (''Sunday Night Sports Talk'' from 1980-1982, ''Monday Night Sports Talk'' from 1983-1993,{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} ''Saturday Sports Talk'' from 1985-2011, and weekday ''Sports Talk'' from 2010-2018). He later co-hosted ''Saturday Sports Talk'' with Judd Zulgad from 2011-2018 after Joe left the show. He currently co-hosts the weekly podcasts ''Reusse and Judd Unchained'' with Judd Zulgad since November 26, 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 26, 2018|title=(Reusse and Judd Unchained) Patrick on the art of trolling (ep. 1)|url=https://www.skornorth.com/2018/11/reusse-judd-unchained-patrick-art-trolling-ep-1/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=SKOR North|language=en-US}}</ref> a revival of ''Monday Night Sports Talk'' with Joe Soucheray since October 7, 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 7, 2019|title=It's The Return of Monday Night Sports Talk with Soucheray and Reusse!!|url=https://garagelogic.com/episode/10-07-19-its-the-return-of-monday-night-sports-talk-with-soucheray-and-reusse/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Garage Logic|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Reusse on Baseball'' since April 2, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2019|title=Reusse On Baseball: Astudillo is everyone's guy/Buster on Harper's debut|url=https://www.skornorth.com/2019/04/reusse-on-baseball-astudillo-is-everyones-guy-buster-on-harpers-debut/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=SKOR North|language=en-US}}</ref> with former KSTP Twins beat writer Derek Wetmore, Manny Hill, or Chris Reuvers, which both happened to be his former radio producers on ''The Ride with Reusse''. He also contributes to the Garage Logic podcast with ''SportsTalk'' co-host Joe Soucheray, and contributes to the ''Mackey & Judd'' radio show and other things on KSTP-AM. Reusse was a 20-year panelist on ''The Sports Show,'' which aired Sunday nights at 9:30 p.m. on WUCW-TV, with Mike Max, Sid Hartman, and George Chappel, better known by his nickname Dark Star. The show previously aired on cable channels Fox Sports North and Victory Sports One.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportsshowonline.com/hosts/|title=Sports Show Hosts - Mike Max Bio - Sid Hartman Bio - Patrick Reusse Bio - Dark Star Bio - The Sports Show|website=sportsshowonline.com|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='The Sports Show' will become history this weekend after a 20-year run|url=https://www.startribune.com/the-sports-show-will-become-history-this-weekend-after-a-20-year-run/392181141/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Star Tribune}}</ref> Reusse had previously done radio commentary for athletics in St. Cloud for KFAM-AM, and wrote for the ''St. Cloud Times'' and ''St. Paul Pioneer Press''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Reusse|url=https://www.pavekmuseum.org/reusse.html|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=www.pavekmuseum.org}}</ref>
Reusse was one of three finalists for the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting; the award went to Nick Cafardo.
Reusse was selected for the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame in March 2019, and became part of it in October 2019 along with Dennis Anderson, RJ Fritz, and Chuck Williams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Reusse, R.J. Fritz tapped for Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame|url=https://www.startribune.com/patrick-reusse-r-j-fritz-tapped-for-minnesota-broadcasting-hall-of-fame/507620962/|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Star Tribune}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.startribune.com/reusse/ Staff Directory - Patrick Reusse - Sports Columnist - Star Tribune Columns ] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423213645/http://www.am1500.com/bios/patrickreusse.shtml AM1500 Bio - Patrick Reusse]
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