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.
August 3, 1994 -
August 4, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews American musical comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic. They discuss his various parody songs, Frankie Yankovic NOT being his father, and Weird Al’s composition “The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota.”
August 4, 1994 - MPR’s Lorna Benson profiles Kent Hrbek, the Minnesota Twins veteran star, who is retiring after 14 years with the team. In those years, he became a power hitter, a stellar defensive player, and a fan favorite. He retires with two Major League baseball World Series rings.
August 4, 1994 -
August 5, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, local travel writer John Shepard recounts his birthday kayak journey on the waters of Lake Superior and through the Apostle Islands.
August 5, 1994 -
August 6, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin gives some off the beaten path recommendations on summer reading: the fantasy novel A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, the poems of Constantine Cavafy, and the work of scholar Wendy Doniger.
August 6, 1994 -
August 8, 1994 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interview American writer and historian about his profession. Topics include writing, interviewing, and his interest on “ordinary people.”
August 8, 1994 -