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.
July 25, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews local St. Paul resident Jimmy Lee, whose shares his memories of the Rondo neighborhood.
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August 5, 1987 - Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson shares a thank you to St. Paul. The playwright spent over a decade in the city, writing much of that time.
August 10, 1987 - As Minnesota pitchers Bert Blyleven, Joe Niekro, and Steve Carlton find themselves aging on and off the field, MPR’s Jim Bickal gets comments from physical therapist and older Major League Baseball players about how one can continue quality play on the mound.
August 13, 1987 - MPR’s Bill Catlin gets fans, ball players, and a sociologist’s reactions on the rare experience of the Minnesota Twins being in American League pennant race.
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