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.
August 10, 2001 - The August edition of Voices of Minnesota featuring retiring President of the Minnesota Humanities Commission Cheryl Dickson and two musicians, jazz saxophonist Percy Hughes and Katie McMahon, who sings and plays traditional Irish music.
November 23, 2001 - A Voices of Minnesota program featuring three Minnesotans who help the poor find food and work: Steven Rothschild, founder of Twin Cities Rise!, Janine Laird, Hunger Solutions public policy director, and Clarissa Walker. Walker runs the Sabathani Community Center emergency food shelf in South Minneapolis.
December 7, 2001 - A Voices of Minnesota special, featuring an exclusive interview with Carl Pohlad, and on Pearl Harbor Day, an interview with World War II Army nurse Avis Schorer.
December 28, 2001 - In this musical edition of our Voices of Minnesota, MPR’s Dan Olson features two of Minnesota's talented jazz musicians Charmin Michelle and Doug Haining, and bandura player Tanya Riabokin.
March 14, 2002 - Minnesota Public Radio presents "Voices of Minnesota." In this month's edition, we'll hear two accounts of American Indian children growing up under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Also, a heartwarming account about Chisholm's eight Valentini brothers - the most members of a Minnesota family to serve in World War II.
March 14, 2002 - Minnesota Public Radio presents "Voices of Minnesota." In this month's edition, we'll hear two accounts of American Indian children growing up under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Later in the hour, a heartwarming account about Chisholm's eight Valentini brothers - the most members of a Minnesota family to serve in World War II.
March 29, 2002 - The March edition of MPR's "Voices of Minnesota" series, featuring Amal Yusuf of the Somalian Women's Association, Sister Gabrielle Herber and Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman.
March 29, 2002 - The March edition of MPR's "Voices of Minnesota" series, featuring Amal Yusuf of the Somalian Women's Association, Sister Gabrielle Herber and Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman.
May 30, 2002 - The May edition of MPR's "Voices of Minnesota" series, featuring two Minnesotans who do international relief work: Juliette Fournot of Doctors Without Borders and Tony Kozlowski, former head of the Minnesota-based American Refugee Committee, who is now with a Swiss humanitarian agency.
June 7, 2002 - The June edition of MPR's Voices of Minnesota series, featuring Alexander Braginsky of the ePiano competition, and St. Olaf Choir Director Anton Armstrong. MPR’s Dan Olson presents profiles and interviews of the two artists.