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.
March 31, 1994 - In a Midmorning interview, American writer Gary Paulsen talks about dog sledding and his book, Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod.
April 6, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews local Black author Alexs D. Pate about his novel, Losing Absalom, and the health and natural deaths of African American fathers.
April 28, 1994 - MPR’s Robin Gehl reports that Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Erickson pitched a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers…a first for a Twins pitcher in the Metrodome, and a feat not completed in a game by a Twin in 27 years.
May 6, 1994 - Local theater critic and writer Erin Hart reviews the Children's Theatre latest production of Alice.
May 20, 1994 - Morning Edition’s Perry Finelli interviews Twin Cities freelance writer Steve Perlstein, author of Rebel Baseball: The Summer the Game Was Returned to the Fans. Perlstein discusses the ups and downs of the first year of Northern League Baseball and the St. Paul Saints.
May 24, 1994 - Local writer Susan Carol Hauser provides commentary on being the sandwich generation, sharing recollections of her parents and perceptions of her children.
June 7, 1994 - Morning Edition’s Bob Potter interviews merger and acquisitions analyst Robert Bergeth about his book, 12 Secrets to Cashing Out: How to Sell Your Company for the Most Profit.
June 27, 1994 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles American baseball player and coach Wes Westrum. Enger visits Wetrum, who at 71, is an American Legion Baseball coach in the Clearbrook, Minnesota.
March 27, 1995 - With Governor Arne Carlson’s desire to reduce state aid to local governments, Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil reports that small towns like Winona are being put in a bind. Local officials feel that state government should make staff and program cuts, rather than cutting municipal funds. They also recommend reducing waste, something cities feel they have already addressed.
April 24, 1995 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on a proposal to use parts of Camp Ripley as a prison site to assist in easing overcrowding issues in the state prison system. Local opinion seems open to the idea.