A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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January 8, 1988 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Minnesota poet and author Bill Holm about teacher exchange program. Holm also answers listener questions.
January 9, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, John Feinstein, a sportswriter, discusses his book on Indiana coach Bobby Knight, titled “A Season on the Brink”. He also speaks on college basketball in general. Feinstein also answers listener questions.
January 11, 1988 - Marsha Battles-Jenks and Phil Smith from the energy division of the Minnesota Department of Public Service answer listener questions about energy policy issues and practical home owning energy tips.
January 15, 1988 - Philip Johnson, famed architect, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Johnson reminiscences about Minneapolis architecture and the IDS Center. Johnson is perhaps best known to area residents as the designer of the IDS Center in Minneapolis. To many of his colleagues he is the Dean of American Architecture and has to his credit the AT&T Headquarters in New York, where he is based, Pennzoil Plaza and Republic Bank Tower in Houston, and the IBM Atlantic Center project in Atlanta. With Atlanta real estate developer Blaine Kelley, he is currently involved in a project that will bring yet another Philip Johnson building to Minneapolis. 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.
January 16, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Jay Robinson, University of Minnesota wrestling coach, discusses the college sport. Topics include training, tournament schedules, and athletics as a discipline. Robinson also answers listener questions.
January 16, 1988 - Susan Erbaugh, director of Mental Health Services at Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, answers listener questions about promoting good mental health among children and even infants.
January 18, 1988 - Dave Durenberger, Minnesota U.S. senator (I-R), speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Durenberger’s address was on the topic "Central America: Regional Insecurity and U.S. Policy." Following speech, Durenberger 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.
January 22, 1988 - Minnesota Senator Rudy Boschwitz answers listener questions about his recent visit to Japan and Southeast Asia.
January 23, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, John Weistart, specialist in sports law and professor at Duke University School of Law, discusses the many aspects of sports law. Topics include labor, anti-trust, and college sports system. Weistart also answers listener questions.
January 25, 1988 - Mainstreet Radio's Leif Enger interviews northern Minnesotan farmer Floyd Cartwright and others about weather “prophesying.”