As a decades long staple to the listening audience, Morning Edition combines a host program in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, bringing news from overnight and information throughout the state and world. Programming includes reports and interviews.
May 14, 1981 - Bruce Bomier shares personal commentary on the disconnect between young people of the 1960s and the youth of 1980s.
July 2, 1981 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles Ignatius Donnelly, a St. Paul and Philadelphia businessman with real estate interests in Minnesota, most notably the failed town of Nininger. Fushan talks with historian Jeffrey Hess about a Donnelly exhibition at the Minnesota Historical Society.
July 23, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Aronson interviews Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, about what his office is focused on, including a fiscal stress program. The goal of program is to prevent a serious economic problem.
August 5, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Aronson interviews Eugene McCarthy on the possibility of him running again for Minnesota U.S. Senate seat.
August 11, 1981 - Commentary by Bruce Bomier [topic unknown]
August 24, 1981 - David Porter, professor and lecturer of classics and music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, runs down his summer project of preserving his house and ruminates on its connection to the classics.
August 28, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Aronson gets local sports writer Jay Weiner’s take on various topics regarding the Minnesota Twins, including sudden winning streak, controversial comments from owner Calvin Griffith, and team morale.
August 31, 1981 - Commentary on education from David Porter, professor and lecturer of classics and music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
September 25, 1981 - Local historian Virginia Kunz describes the various life experiences of pioneer women via their writings.
October 23, 1981 - Local historian Virginia Kunz comments on Jonathan Raban’s book Old Glory: An American Voyage and on history of the Mississippi River.