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 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.
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October 24, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad reports on "Kinder Koncert," a Minnesota Orchestra performance focused on bringing classical music to children. Reports features interviews with musicians Adele Lorraine and Edward Stack; and composer Dan Sturm on the premiere of his composition, "The Grandfather Tree".
October 26, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal puts together an audio montage of the Minnesota Twins’ run through the 1987 Major League Baseball postseason, ultimately winning the MLB World Series for the first time in team’s history.