A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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May 17, 1980 - Chet Meyers teaches a course in fishing at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis where he is also an administrator. He has co-authored a book with Al Lindner. He takes Rich Dietman fishing.
May 17, 1980 - The Minnesota Outward Bound School began an experimental program for adolescents from 14-19 years old who have serious, chronic illnesses. Dr. Robert Blum, a pediatrician from the University of Minnesota and a consultant to this special program explains its rationale. The program provides rigorous wilderness and urban experiences teaching self-reliance to seriously ill teenagers.
May 19, 1980 -
May 19, 1980 -
May 19, 1980 - Dan Loewensen, coordinator of the Chemical Awareness Program in the Minneapolis Public Schools and "Mary", a student who is recovering from chemical dependency take questions. Also appearing is Bruce Bomier, director of the Minnesota Behavioral Institute in Anoka, Minnesota. He is former director of the state Alcohol and Drug Authority. They talk with MPR's Dan Olson about the increased use of alcohol among teenagers and the young, and answer live listener questions.
May 20, 1980 - An All Things Considered satire piece about “ash” seating at a restaurant. Mount St. Helens eruption had taken place two days prior, on May 18th, 1980.
May 21, 1980 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on opening of first American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center scheduled to open in Minneapolis. Olson interviews Clyde Bellecourt, former American Indian movement activist and one of the founders of the Indian-controlled survival schools in the Twin Cities.
May 21, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, library specialist Millie Byrne reviews Great Friends by David Garnett.
May 21, 1980 -
May 21, 1980 -