A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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February 6, 1979 -
February 7, 1979 - Report and coverage of Minnesota senate debate over a rebate plan for Minnesotans. The bill was introduced by Senator Bill McCutcheon.
February 8, 1979 - Minnesota legislature passes John Chenoweth bill to repeal 2% liquor tax. Bob Potter produces this story for KSJN.
February 10, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews members of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, and their director William Jones. They share their experiences of performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as part of a London School’s Promenade concert series sponsored by the London Times and the BBC.
February 12, 1979 - On this Options program, a piece for Black History Month on Frederick Douglas.
February 12, 1979 -
February 14, 1979 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland speaking before a Farm Forum in Minneapolis. Bergland commented on the domestic farm situation. Speech was followed by a question and answer with audience members.
February 14, 1979 - Ossie Davis, actor and author, talks about Black oral tradition at the Science Auditorium on the campus of the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth. Event was held on March 29, 1978.
February 15, 1979 - Poets Joe and Nancy Paddock share their impressions on the sale of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, located in Taunton Minnesota. Segment also includes comments from Vickie Sturgeon and church members.
February 16, 1979 - MPR reporter Dan Olson speaks with with Gregory Reed of the Afro-American Cultural Arts Center in Minneapolis about the history of Black people in Minnesota.