A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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May 14, 1988 - Dr. Betty Jerome, director of the Teenage Medical Center at Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, answers listener questions on the practical, psychological and physical considerations of approaching retirement.
May 16, 1988 - On this Midday call-in program, MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Jim Nichols, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture, about the drought and current farm issues in Minnesota. Nichols also answers listener questions.
May 16, 1988 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s Leif Enger rides along for the day for group fishing launch onto Mille Lacs Lake with Joe Fellegy, a local historian, musician, writer, and fishing expert. Report includes various interviews.
May 19, 1988 - With the suicide death of Roger Caldwell, MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten takes a look back at the 1977 murders of Duluth heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse. Caldwell plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to time served, or five years. Despite this, Caldwell repeatedly claimed innocence, including in a suicide note.
May 21, 1988 - A profile of the 1960s’ band The Gestures. Dale Menten, guitarist of the band, talks about the history of the band and his later career in advertising jingles. The Mankato band was famous for the song "Run, Run, Run."
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May 28, 1988 - On this Weekend program, Cynthia MacArthur, project coordinator of the Minnesota Community Bicycle Safety Project, discusses bicycling. Topics include safe riding, types of riders, and bike repair. MacArthur also answers listener questions about bicycling.
June 4, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Jo Ann Shroyer, spouse of major sports fan J.G. Preston, and Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, author of “Me and DiMaggio,” discuss the topic of sports fans. Program begins with Chuck Heaton, sports reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reflecting on an infamous “10 Cent Beer Night” riot that took place at a Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers baseball game on June 4th, 1974.
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