A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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June 6, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Ken Kline, child psychologist, discusses children in the summer. Topics include independent time, summer school programs, camps, chores, family vacations, and part-time parenting. Kline also answer listener questions.
June 8, 1987 - Reverend Joy Bussert, a Lutheran pastor and author of "Battered Women: From a Theology of Suffering to an Ethic of Empowerment", and Mary Taylor, director of the Harriet Tubman shelter in Minneapolis, answer listener questions about battered women.
June 9, 1987 - Dr. Lyle Joyce, lead surgeon, artificial heart team at the Minneapolis Heart Institute, answers listener questions about the medical and ethical issues surrounding the use of artificial hearts.
June 13, 1987 - Dr. Mark Ascerno, extension entomologist at the University of Minnesota, answers listener questions about controlling summertime insects in the home and garden.
June 15, 1987 - Robert Malott, chairman and CEO of FMC Corporation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Malott’s address was titled "Today's Agenda: Chasing Markets or Chasing Votes." After speech, Malott answers audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
June 17, 1987 - MPR’s Bill Catlin presents a profile of Herb Carneal, long-time Twins announcer. In his 30+ plus years of broadcasting, Carneal still hopes for a chance to call a championship season.
June 24, 1987 - Thomas Niles, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Niles addressed the topic "Canada-US Trade Relations: A View from Ottawa." After speech, Niles answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
June 25, 1987 - Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Hatch and James Shannon, executive director of the General Mills Foundation, answer listener questions about the impact of a possible takeover of Dayton Hudson Company, how Minnesota's anti-takeover law works, and the changes that are being proposed.
June 29, 1987 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright, speaking at the University of Minnesota Guy Stanton Ford Memorial Lecture. Fugard's address is on the topic "Port Elizabeth Roots: The Art, Life and Politics of South African Playwriting." The 55-year-old Fugard has drawn his writings and characters from the dispossessed of the fringes of South African culture. His plays include "'Master Harold'...and the Boys" performed at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis four years ago.
July 11, 1987 - On this Sportfolio program, Bill James, baseball writer, discusses mid-season review of Major League Baseball. Topics include the Twins success, Bo Jackson, rules, player injuries, and book biographies. James also answers listener questions.