All Things Considered is a comprehensive source for afternoon news and information provided by various MPR hosts in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington over the decades. The program contains interviews, reports, speeches and breaking coverage.
September 8, 1983 - Merrill Swanson, public relations director for the Minnesota Vikings, discusses Krazy George Henderson, who has been hired as a “cheerleader” of sorts. It’s a far cry from a few years earlier, when Henderson was seen as a disruption in the stands by the team.
November 28, 1983 - With the high below freezing outside the MPR studios in St. Paul, All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten calls for a daily weather forecast in Honolulu, Hawaii.
December 1, 1983 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl reports that the City of St. Paul is renaming downtown auditorium after civil rights activist Roy Wilkins, who grew up in the city and attended University of Minnesota.
February 16, 1984 - Allan Spear, Minnesota DFL state senator, shares his thoughts on the state’s sentencing guidelines system. Spear says he sees the sentencing guidelines as complex, but just.
April 25, 1984 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews Tom Mee, media relations director for the Minnesota Twins, about bulk ticket sales buy-out, status of Minnesota Twins as an organization, owner Calvin Griffith’s possible sale of team, and public interest in team.
July 26, 1984 - Twin Cities film critic Phil Anderson shares his review of the film Purple Rain, which was made by famous local musician Prince. Anderson describes it as a musical story of characters.
August 31, 1984 - MPR’s Dan Olson provides a summary report of the 1984 Minnesota Twins season…one which found them with a new owner, new young star players, and contending for a MLB division title.
September 24, 1984 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews historian Hy Berman about the idea of labor museum in Minnesota. Berman explains that the state is a excellent representation of the varied evolution of labor movement in the United States.
September 27, 1984 - As the Minnesota Twins prepare for chance to be in MLB playoffs, MPR’s Paula Schroeder looks at how the team are trying to get fans excited. Ticket bulk sales options have posed a problem.
September 28, 1984 - MPR’s Gary Eichten provides commentary on the 1984 Minnesota Twins baseball season. While no pennant…the team has a new owner, Kirby Puckett on the roster, and gave fans a season of plucky play.