Phil E. Riesen was a Democratic member of the

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, representing the state's 36th house district from 2006 to 2010. At the end of his second term, he chose not to run for reelection. Riesen studied at the

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. Riesen was for many years a versatile broadcaster, at stations including KIFI in

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and

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and KSL in

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. His son Rob is a well-established northern Utah broadcaster. Riesen returned to broadcasting as a newsman on Salt Lake City-Ogden station KLO in 2012.

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