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.
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September 25, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Minneapolis songwriters/producers Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis, also known as Flyte Tyme Productions. Friend interviews Harris and Lewis about their partnership, and collaborations with musicians. They also discuss the lack of local radio airplay of black music. Segment includes music clips of songs produced by studio.
September 25, 1986 - MPR’s Jim Bickal reports on Minnesota’s first modern day microbrewery. Bickal interviews beer historian Gary Bruggemann, Summit Brewery founder Mark Stutrud, and master brewer Fred Thomasser.