A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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June 17, 1987 - MPR’s Bill Catlin presents a profile of Herb Carneal, long-time Twins announcer. In his 30+ plus years of broadcasting, Carneal still hopes for a chance to call a championship season.
June 20, 1987 -
June 20, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Hesitad talks with organist Karl Eilers about playing the Mighty Wurlitzer at World Theater. Segment includes Eilers performing examples of music set to film.
June 24, 1987 - Thomas Niles, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Niles addressed the topic "Canada-US Trade Relations: A View from Ottawa." After speech, Niles 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.
June 25, 1987 - Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Hatch and James Shannon, executive director of the General Mills Foundation, answer listener questions about the impact of a possible takeover of Dayton Hudson Company, how Minnesota's anti-takeover law works, and the changes that are being proposed.
June 27, 1987 -
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June 27, 1987 - Pete Seeger
June 29, 1987 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright, speaking at the University of Minnesota Guy Stanton Ford Memorial Lecture. Fugard's address is on the topic "Port Elizabeth Roots: The Art, Life and Politics of South African Playwriting." The 55-year-old Fugard has drawn his writings and characters from the dispossessed of the fringes of South African culture. His plays include "'Master Harold'...and the Boys" performed at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis four years ago.