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 2, 1988 - MPR’s Mark Heistad and Jeff Walker present audio report on New Ulm Battery as they shoot cannon at Fort Ridgely. Several members of the Civil War reenactment group describe the interest behind cannon shooting.
July 7, 1988 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten talks with Doris, a member of Ely’s centennial committee, about the city preparations for a special visitor during its 100 year celebration. A. Courtland Ely III, great-grandson of Ely's namesake, will be first time an “Ely” has visited the town.
July 11, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr visits the Metrodome and interviews numerous new players, some called up to the majors for the very first time. The ball players discuss what it’s like to play both in dome and for newly minted world champion team.
July 19, 1988 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Jim Zandlo, state climatologist, about the potential reasons behind and forecasting of extreme drought conditions seen in Minnesota.
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July 25, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on KTCA-TV documentary “The Minneapolis Sound.” Kerr interviews producer and host Emily Goldberg about the project.
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July 26, 1988 - Morning Edition’s Loren Omoto interviews Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, about his announcement on running for governor two years before the actual election. Carlson says he believes that his centrist views of being fiscally conservative while pushing for better state education will sit well with his fellow republicans.
July 27, 1988 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on young musicians striving to make it in the Twin Cities music scene. Mulcahy interviews members of The Stragglers about recording/finding gigs, and director of Metro Studios about the changes in audience over last decade.