A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 22, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal summarizes Game 4 of the 1987 World Series, in which the St. Louis Cardinals won game over Minnesota Twins 7-2. Reports includes player and manage commentary of game.
October 23, 1987 - MPR’s Kate Moos reports on the many baseball superstitions within the studios of Minnesota Public Radio during the Minnesota Twins appearance in the 1987 World Series. Failing rituals include producer Bill Wareham’s baseball hat, Moo’s baseball socks, reporter Mike Mulcahy’s dance strategy, and colleague Bill Catlin hanging sheet rock, instead of focusing on game. Segment ends with an outside perspective, interviewing St. Paul City Council member, Kiki Sonnen, on her fan formula.
October 26, 1987 - Richard Lugar, Republican U.S. senator for Indiana and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Lugar’s address was on the topic "American foreign policy in a world that won't stand still." After speech, Lugar 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 26, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal presents interview reactions from players and coaches after the Minnesota Twins triumphed over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of 1987 World Series 4-2, making the Twins Major League Champions for the first time in team history.
October 26, 1987 - MPR’s Stephen Smith looks back at the history of the Minnesota Twins, from the team’s move from Washington D.C. in 1960, to their first Major League Championship win in 1987.
October 27, 1987 - MPR’s Euan Kerr presents report from downtown Minneapolis, where a huge celebratory parade took place to honor the Major League Champion Minnesota Twins.
October 27, 1987 - MPR’s Kate Moos presents report from St. Paul, where a delayed celebratory parade took place to honor the Major League Champion Minnesota Twins. Parade came from Minneapolis and continued up to State Capitol from downtown St. Paul.
October 27, 1987 - MPR’s Stephen Smith reports from the Minnesota State Capitol, where a huge rally took place to celebrate the Major League Baseball champion Minnesota Twins. In the 1987 MLB World Series, Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
October 27, 1987 - MPR’s Dan Olson showcases various interview clips with children as they attend the Twins parade celebrating the team’s championship season.
October 28, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s Rachel Reabe profiles Four Winds Lodge Treatment Center, a culturally based Native American chemical dependency treat program. Reabe highlights the annual sobriety powwow through various sounds and interviews.