Reid Forgrave

State/Regional Reporter

Minnesota/Upper Midwest

A graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Forgrave's career has spanned the gamut, from a national sportswriter and national magazine writer to chronicler of small-town stories in Iowa and the Mississippi Delta. Prior to the Star Tribune, Forgrave worked at CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and FOXSports.com and Fox Sports 1. He's worked for several newspapers around the country, most recently The Des Moines Register, and has written long-form stories for The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, among others. His first book, based on a piece he wrote for GQ, was published in 2020. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.

A graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Forgrave's career has spanned the gamut, from a national sportswriter and national magazine writer to chronicler of small-town stories in Iowa and the Mississippi Delta. Prior to the Star Tribune, Forgrave worked at CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and FOXSports.com and Fox Sports 1. He's worked for several newspapers around the country, most recently The Des Moines Register, and has written long-form stories for The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, among others. His first book, based on a piece he wrote for GQ, was published in 2020. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two children.

Contact

reid.forgrave@startribune.com

612-673-4647

Latest from Reid Forgrave

Greater Minnesota

When big-box stores left, a Minnesota town feared for its future. Downtown investment changed the vibes.

Renewed focus on downtown Fergus Falls has enlivened the west-central Minnesota town.

September 28, 2024

Greater Minnesota

Child care has long been a vexing problem in rural Minnesota. One county may have cracked the code.

Stevens County’s pod model has attracted attention as an innovative solution for a longstanding issue.

September 24, 2024

News & Politics

Two Minnesota natives, high-profile national activists, aim to shift fraught abortion debate

A comedian and a founder of a handful of abortion clinics, who have been friends for more than a decade, aim to destigmatize the procedure.

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Greater Minnesota

Are Minnesota’s mom-and-pop resorts dying?

As lakeside property values skyrocket and fast-paced lives demand different experiences, the state’s small lakefront resorts are a disappearing way of life.

September 3, 2024