A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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July 10, 1981 - Colonel Roger Ledding, chief of the State Patrol; Sergeant Boe of the State Patrol; Tom Borner, director of the state office of Traffic Safety; and Kathy Swanson, a research analyst for the Department of Public Safety, discuss traffic accidents and related issues on this live program.
July 11, 1981 - Meterologist Bruce Watson of the United States Weather Service takes listener's questions about weather. Hosted by Bob Potter.
July 17, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Governor Al Quie’s announcement of administration reorganization, with three “chief of staff” roles being created and merging of governor and lieutenant governor staff positions.
July 18, 1981 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Joyce Bichler, a survivor of DES cancer and author of the book "DES Daughter: The Joyce Bichler Story,” about Diethylstilbestrol (DES), what it was prescribed for, and the effects on children whose mothers used the drug during pregnancy. Bichler also answers listener questions. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriage, premature labor, and related complications of pregnancy.
July 19, 1981 - New World String Quartet visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments. The members of quartet discuss communication within the group and how they rehearse.
July 23, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Aronson interviews Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, about what his office is focused on, including a fiscal stress program. The goal of program is to prevent a serious economic problem.
August 1, 1981 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Bob Potter talks with classical pianist Jeffrey Siegel about his work, composition, public enjoyment of classical music, and “Keyboard Conversation” program at Summerfest. Siegel also answers listener questions.
August 7, 1981 - Lou Breimhurst, executive director of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, discusses various environmental and hazardous waste issues in the state. Breimhurst also answers listener questions.
August 10, 1981 - Minnesota's Independent-Republican senator Rudy Boschwitz answers live listener questions from the St. Paul studios of KSJN, Minnesota Public Radio.
August 11, 1981 - Olive Niles, professor at the University of Lowell in Connecticut, talks with KCCM's Craig Hertsgaard about reading and teaching. Niles spoke before the Concordia College Readers Conference in Moorhead. Niles is former president of the International Readers Association professor at the University of Lowell in Connecticut, taught high school English, and spent years teaching in schools and universities.