MPR Journal was a daily half-hour regional news program, hosted by Gary Eichten, airing from 1984 until 1991. The program was initially titled Minnesota Journal, but in early 1985 changed to MPR Journal.
August 30, 1989 -
August 30, 1989 -
August 31, 1989 -
September 8, 1989 - MPR’s Leif Enger interviews students about their experiences at the Leech Lake's Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School. Segment also includes commentary from educators on the need for the school.
September 18, 1989 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on thriving Minnesota presses publishing poetry, essays, and other literature. Meersman interviews members of Milkweed Editions and Graywolf Press, who state that strong audiences are behind the positive literary business climate.
September 18, 1989 - MPR’s Dan Olson presents an interview with August Wilson about his favorite play, The Coldest Day of the Year, and on his attempt to complete works for various decades of the African American experience.
September 27, 1989 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten talks with Betty Ann GreenCrow about controversy over use of Indian logo at Humboldt High School in St. Paul. GreenCrow states she is not opposed to Native American symbol when done in a respectful and communicative fashion. She also comments that other important issues should have a focus, such as Native American representation in the school staff and curriculum.
October 18, 1989 - Ed Boggess, member of Department of Natural Resources, discusses raccoon explosion in the Twin Cities. Boggess provides insights on the animal and recommendations on countering their push into urban environment.
October 19, 1989 - Laura Oatman, public health engineer at the Minnesota Health Department, talks radon with MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten. Oatman details the serious danger of the naturally occurring gas.
October 23, 1989 - Deb Brown, horticulturist with the University of Minnesota, talks with MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten about the environmental benefits to utilizing fallen leaves rather than bagging and throwing away.