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.
April 30, 1993 - National Urban Peace and Justice Summit, Sharif Willis, United for Peace
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May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Annie Baxter interviews an electronic musician who compiled a piece titled August: 1990 as a commentary to politics and media during the Gulf War.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with local pop-culture expert Karal Ann Marling about Ted Mann Concert Hall and general trends in philanthropy.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews American poet and novelist Luis J. Rodriguez about his memoir Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. The book chronicles his youth as a Chicano gang member in East Los Angeles and his eventual escape through writing and education.
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May 1, 1993 - Jerry Haaf, Montery Willis, United for Peace, Benjamin Chavis, NAACP, National Urban Peace and Justice Summit
May 3, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter profiles the Coleraine mine pits, which some locals consider to be a rare sight of beauty. The inactive iron ore mine pits with man-made bluffs has begun to be retaken by nature and fill with water. Some now see commercial, residential, and recreational opportunities.
May 3, 1993 - MPR’s John Biewen profiles Minneosta poet Bill Holm after his heart attack. Holm talks about his health, his time in China, writing, and disdain for strict nutrition.