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.
April 9, 1991 - Morning Edition’s Beth Friend interviews Minnesota writer Carol Bly on her book, The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories. Bly discusses how the book characters in small town find ‘fun.’
April 9, 1991 - Morning Edition’s Beth Friend interviews Minnesota writer Carol Bly on her book, The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories. Bly details the book’s characters.
April 23, 1991 - An interview with Jon Hassler on his excursion into playwrighting. Hassler has written a play based off his novel, Simon’s Night.
May 8, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents excerpts from a keynote speech by playwright August Wilson, entitled "Odyssey of an African in America," for the Minnesota Alumni Association annual meeting.
May 21, 1991 - Morning Edition’s Mike Maus interviews Randy Adamsick, executive director of the Minnesota Film Board, about the continued success of the Coen brothers and the slate of filming productions in Minnesota.
May 31, 1991 - MPR President Bill Kling details the BBC doing a weekend special broadcast from Minnesota that is being sent back to Britain and then out to the world. The politics art and culture of our Midwestern state will be highlighted.
June 21, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Heistad looks at the 1991 Twin Cities based Hungry Mind Review publication, which is dedicated to reflections on the Persian Gulf War. Segment includes a reading by Paul Gruchow on his piece from book.
June 22, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews Phil Willkie, co-editor of The Gay Nineties: An Anthology of Contemporary Gay Fiction. Willkie comments on the themes of the writings collected in book.
June 29, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles the 8th Annual Young Playwrights Summer Conference, sponsored by the Minneapolis-based playwright's center. The program offers teenagers a chance to work one-on-one with some of the best-known playwrights in the Twin Cities.
July 2, 1991 - Minnesota-based author, educator, and outdoor enthusiast Bill Hansen shares his essay, Family Resorts.