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.
January 17, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews American actor Ron Vawter about his stage work for Roy Cohn/Jack Smith. Vawter explores the themes of sexual identity in play with a series of two monologues that contrast the characters of two gay men who died of AIDS.
January 22, 1992 - MPR President Bill Kling talks about the development of Minnesota Public Radio since it’s 1967 inception at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
February 3, 1992 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter takes a look at rural ministry in southern Minnesota. Winter interviews numerous theologians about the unique nature of church in agriculture communities.
March 6, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews detective fiction writer Sara Paretsky about her book series protagonist character V. I. Warshawski and the stresses of writing.
March 19, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews John Olive about his play, Evelyn and the Polka King. The play features live polka music.
March 27, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend sits at the table with Kevin Kling as he talks about his childhood in the state. Kling is visiting home in Minnesota for the Jungle Theater production of his play, Home and Away.
May 1, 1992 - American author and poet David Mura discusses being Japanese American, his writing, and the Asian American Renaissance Conference. Asian artists Li-Young Lee, Brenda Wong Aoki, Walter Liu are mentioned in segment.
May 4, 1992 - MPR’s John Biewen reports on sermon by Rev. Richard Coleman at Saint Peter's African Methodist Episcopal Church following the acquittal of police officers in Rodney King trial and the subsequent unrest and rioting in Los Angeles. As part of report, Biewen interviews parishioners to get their thoughts.
May 8, 1992 - MPR’s Mark Heistad does a phone interview with Andy Vores, a Welsh classical music and opera composer whose has been named Composer-in-Residence at Bemidji State University.
May 26, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith visits Toivola-Meadowlands Charter, one of the very first charter schools in the state. Reabe talks with educators and parents on their thoughts on the alternative to public school.