Sportfolio was an MPR hour-long sports topic series hosted by J.G. Preston. The program included interviews and call-in segments and was broadcast from 1986-1988.
July 30, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Jack Kelly, president and executive director of the Olympic Festival, discusses preparations in Minneapolis for hosting the 1990 Olympic Festival. Kelly also answers listener questions. The U.S. Olympic Festival was an amateur multi-sport event held in the United States by the United States Olympic Committee in the years between Olympic Games. Started in 1978 as an American counterpart to the communist Spartakiade.
August 13, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Chris Voelz, new director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department at University of Minnesota, discusses women in sports; in particular, women in college sports. Topics include separate athletic programs, funding, and higher education. Voelz also answers listener questions.
August 27, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Tom Copeland, physical therapist for the Minnesota North Stars, discusses sports medicine. Topics include health, exercise, and physical fitness. Copeland also answers listener questions.
September 3, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Pierre Page, new coach for the Minnesota North Stars, discusses the topic of NHL hockey. Page also answers listener questions.
September 10, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Miles Wolff, founder of "Baseball America" newspaper and owner of the Durham Bulls, discusses minor league baseball. Wolff also answers listener questions.
September 17, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, William Baker, author and professor of history at University of Maine, discusses his books, including a biography of Olympic great Jesse Owens. Baker also answers listener questions. Following Baker interview, Tony Bentley, Canterbury Parks track announcer discusses horse racing.