A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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December 10, 1983 -
December 15, 1983 - A Midday broadcast of Edwin "Ed" Meese, III as guest speaker at the National Press Club. Edwin "Ed" Meese, III (born December 2, 1931) is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan gubernatorial administration (1967-1974), the Reagan presidential transition team (1980), and the Reagan White House (1981-1985), eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th attorney general of the United States (1985-1988).
December 18, 1983 - Harlan Cleveland, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and head of Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, discusses world politics. Topics include Beirut bombing of marine barracks, arms control negotiations, and Middle East peace talks. Cleveland also answers listener questions.
December 20, 1983 - Bob Packwood, Oregon U.S. Senator (R), speaking at GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota dinner.
December 23, 1983 - On this Midday program, a rebroadcast presentation of Truman Capote reading his story, A Christmas Memory. The Capote reading took place at 1976 Writers Conference at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
December 27, 1983 - Rozanne L. Ridgway, the U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), discusses U.S. relations with East Germany and other eastern bloc nations. Ridgway also answers listener questions.
January 3, 1984 - A Midday broadcast of part two of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s George Orwell radio biography, "In Search of Poverty." This part covers the years 1927-1936. Scenes of Orwell in Paris and London find the hopeful writer in search of a subject. As Orwell matures as a writer, his social commitment grows and he marries Eileen O'Shaugnessy.
January 12, 1984 - Frank Magid, a news media consultant, speaking to the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Magid’s address was on the topic of audience research techniques and programming on commercial television. One of Magid’s clients is the Hubbard Broadcasting Company. Stanley Hubbard provides a brief introduction and history.
January 17, 1984 - State Representative John Tomlinson, DFL-St. Paul, chairman of the House Tax Committee, and Don Larson, publisher of "Don Larson's Business Newsletter" answer listener questions about the effect of Minnesota tax structure on business and jobs.
January 18, 1984 - Dr. Kenneth Klein, child psychologist at Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, answers questions about childhood emotional and behavioral problems.