A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 2, 1987 - University of Minnesota president Kenneth Keller answers listeners questions about the ongoing discussion of "commitment to focus".
October 5, 1987 - Dr. Scott Strickland, physician at Park Nicollet Clinic and Catherine Jordan, member of the Minnesota AIDS Awareness Project, discuss AIDS Awareness Month. Other topics include young people at risk, blood as transmitter, and misinformation. Strickland and Jordan also answer listener questions.
October 5, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal reports on fan reactions as the Twins return home to prepare for playoff baseball. The team ended the MLB regular season with a 85-77 record.
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October 6, 1987 - As the Minnesota Twins prepare for the 1987 MLB playoffs, MPR’s Bill Catlin looks into perceived reasons behind the team’s winning ways…which include a conspiracy theory and a superstition.
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October 8, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal provides a summary of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, where the Minnesota Twins faced off and defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-5.
October 9, 1987 - John Mroz, president of the Institute of East-West Security Studies, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Mroz’s address was on the topic "Implications of Soviet New Thinking." After speech, Mroz 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.
October 12, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits Winnebego, Minnesota and reports on the Minnesota Community Improvement Program that the town is taking part in. Reabe interviews residents and officials about the incentives of MCIP.
October 12, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal provides a summary of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, where the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-3.