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 17, 1987 -
October 17, 1987 -
October 19, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s John Biewen presents the October Pumpkinland events at Kopischke farm, in Vernon Center. Biewen interviews farm owner Gordie and Dorothy Kopischke.
October 19, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal shares results of Game 2 of 1987 World Series, where the Minnesota Twins bested the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4. Bickal interviews numerous players about the game and teams.
October 20, 1987 - MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on the rush to acquire Star Tribune’s creation for Minnesota Twins fans during the 1987 World Series…the Homer Hanky. They are a big hit, with long lines waiting for the next delivery truck.
October 21, 1987 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews David Broder, journalist for The Washington Post. Broder laments the existence of Minnesota’s sports dome, and its detrimental effect on baseball.
October 22, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal summarizes Game 4 of the 1987 World Series, in which the St. Louis Cardinals won game over Minnesota Twins 7-2. Reports includes player and manage commentary of game.
October 23, 1987 - MPR’s Kate Moos reports on the many baseball superstitions within the studios of Minnesota Public Radio during the Minnesota Twins appearance in the 1987 World Series. Failing rituals include producer Bill Wareham’s baseball hat, Moo’s baseball socks, reporter Mike Mulcahy’s dance strategy, and colleague Bill Catlin hanging sheet rock, instead of focusing on game. Segment ends with an outside perspective, interviewing St. Paul City Council member, Kiki Sonnen, on her fan formula.
October 24, 1987 - Weekend host Mark Heistad interviews Minnesota author Mary Logue about her first novel, Red Lake of the Heart. The book is a murder mystery containing the character Claire Watkins, a police officer in a small Minnesota town.
October 24, 1987 - Book reviewer Leonard Lang shares his impressions of Spillville: A Collaboration by Patricia Hampl.