MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
October 28, 1985 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on Garrison Keillor making the cover of Time Magazine. Catlin interviews Time editors on how and why Keillor was chosen.
October 31, 1985 -
November 2, 1985 -
November 2, 1985 -
November 2, 1985 - MPR’s Mark Heistd talks with Ginger Oakland about development of Hmong Methodist Church in Minnesota.
November 20, 1985 -
November 27, 1985 - MPR’s Beth Friend presents a profile of the Twin Cities band “The Jets,” a Polynesian-American eight-member musical group. Friend interviews oldest member, LeRoy, who discusses personal history of the Wolfgramm family, and that of the band itself. Segment also includes brief interview with band manager, Don Powell.
November 28, 1985 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on the many dishes and preparations of a traditional Thanksgiving event on the Eidem Farm in Brooklyn Park.
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December 5, 1985 - MPR’s Jennifer Schmidt profiles the West Bank School of Music. Schmidt interviews Executive Director Dale Dahlquist and a few students.