A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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August 11, 1986 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Dave Bishop, District 33B Minnesota House representative, about his concerns on backlog of Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
August 16, 1986 - Veterinarian Dr. Ford Bell from the University of Minnesota Small Animal Hospital answers listener questions about dog and cat health, care and feeding.
August 28, 1986 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Larry Williams, a Twin Cities cab driver, about the danger and difficulty of driving a taxi cab.
August 30, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Bernie Brommer, of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, discusses the current status and prospects for organized labor in the state and country. Program begins with Brommer sharing his views on potential end of Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota. Other topics include labor-management relationships, loss of U.S. industrial base, international trade, and organizing service industry. Brommer also answers listener questions.
September 5, 1986 - Tom Sherman, partner with the Coopers and Lybrand accounting firm, answers listener questions about the impact of the tax reform plan agreed to by House/Senate conferees before the Labor Day recess.
September 6, 1986 - Joseph Rossillon, president of the Freshwater Foundation, discusses the adequacy and quality of drinking water. Rossillon also answers listener questions.
September 8, 1986 - MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles Minnesota mystery author Robert Dingwall (R.D.) Zimmerman, and his book “The Red Encounter,” a spy novel set in the Twin Cities. The plot revolves around a Russian agent sent to Minnesota to steal information about a super computer that is a vital link to ‘Star Wars’ defense system.
September 8, 1986 - On this MPR Journal program, a collection of reports, interviews, and a news rundown hosted by Gary Eichten.
September 8, 1986 - This Midday call-in program features a conversation between MPR’s Beth Friend and Edo de Waart, music director at the Minnesota Orchestra. The two discuss de Waart’s first season as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. Edo de Waart also answers listener questions about the new season, challenges in the classical music industry, and instrumentation.
September 9, 1986 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Harrison Salisbury, former New York Times bureau chief in Moscow, who discusses Soviet motives for the detention of a U.S. reporter in Moscow; the impact of the Chernobyl incident on Soviet official; and based on his visit this year to the Soviet Union, an assessment of the current state of affairs there.