Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
February 17, 1988 - Maya Angelou speaks at an observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday, addressing an audience at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. Angelou also reads her poetry and recounts her experiences.
May 12, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews acoustic guitarist Pat Donahue and singer-songwriter Peter Himmelman as they get ready to attend 1988 Minnesota Music Awards. Donahue and Himmelman share their thoughts about the coming out of the Minnesota music scene.
May 21, 1988 - A profile of the 1960s’ band The Gestures. Dale Menten, guitarist of the band, talks about the history of the band and his later career in advertising jingles. The Mankato band was famous for the song "Run, Run, Run."
July 25, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on KTCA-TV documentary “The Minneapolis Sound.” Kerr interviews producer and host Emily Goldberg about the project.
July 27, 1988 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on young musicians striving to make it in the Twin Cities music scene. Mulcahy interviews members of The Stragglers about recording/finding gigs, and director of Metro Studios about the changes in audience over last decade.
August 29, 1988 - MPR’s Jim Bickal creates an audio montage of various sounds, voices, and music from the Minnesota State Fair.
December 28, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr presents a profile on the breakup of Twin Cities band, The Wallets. Kerr interviews band members Max Ray, Steve Kramer, and Jim Clifford on the reasons behind band’s demise.
January 24, 1989 - MPR’s Bill Wareham presents a profile on Minneapolis band The Trashmen. Wareham interviews guitarist Tony Andreason, who discusses the band’s sound and developing its own style. The song “Surfin Bird – Bird is the Word” is highlighted. DJ Bill Deal, is also interviewed about the break out song.
February 6, 1989 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on protests over incidents of police brutality.
February 17, 1989 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on police brutality protest, held in response to recent incident where an elderly couple was killed in a fire set off by the officers' use of a "flash bang" grenade. Report includes excerpt of Keith Ellison speech at the protest.