Voices of Minnesota, a long-running MPR series, highlights the many interesting voices that make up the people and history of Minnesota. It has appeared on Mid-Morning, MPR, Midday, and News Feature broadcasts in short form, and part of Midday hour programming in long form. Over the years, MPR’s Dan Olson, Gary Eichten, and numerous others, produced hundreds of fascinating interviews from the land of 10,000 Lakes.
November 25, 1996 - A reading by Diane Glancy as part of the Voices of Minnesota series, part one of four.
November 25, 1996 - An interview with Diane Glancy as part of the Voices of Minnesota series, part three of four (part one is a reading).
November 25, 1996 - An interview with Diane Glancy as part of the Voices of Minnesota series, part four of four (part one is a reading).
November 25, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning features Voices of Minnesota; a conversation with Macalester College professor Diane Glancy whose Cherokee ancestors walked the infamous Trail of Tears. In her new book, Pushing the Bear, Glancy tells the story of the forced march. The United States is the only nation opposing a new term for United Nations secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali. We'll discuss the current state of U.S./U.N. relations with Alvin Adams, the new president of the United Nations Association, the country's largest foreign policy organization.
December 2, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota: first, a conversation with Yusef Mgeni, president of the Urban Coalition. The Coalition is an advocacy group for poor people in Minnesota that's based in the Twin Cities.
December 9, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Barbara Frey, outgoing executive director of the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and conversation with Minnesota writer Mary Casanova.
December 16, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring a "double header" of Voices of Minnesota with playwright Barbara Fields, best known for her adaptation of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" for the Guthrie Theatre. Also hear from Mike Nelson, the host of the TV show, "Mystery Science Theatre 3000." Arne Fogel discusses a new 2 cd set, "Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters: The Complete Recordings" on the MCA label.
December 23, 1996 - On this Voices of Minnesota feature, an interview with St. Paul jazz vocalist Roberta Davis. Subjects of racism, family and the complexity of jazz are discussed.
December 23, 1996 - Midday presents a Voices of Minnesota program, highlighting conversations with businessman Fred Myers, who started a St. Paul company that employs chronic alcoholics; and Roberta Davis, one of Minnesota's foremost jazz vocalists.
December 30, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Nathaniel Khaliq, the president of St. Paul's NAACP. He's a longtime community activist and anti-drug crusader.