A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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December 16, 1989 -
December 18, 1989 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports from Dorset, Minnesota, a place with a plate full in the number of restaurants. Owners call it the “food capitol of the world.” Everyone is there to eat.
December 19, 1989 - John DeNoma, Michael Hogan, David Franzen
December 19, 1989 - While a sergeant, Mike Sauro led the 1989 mistaken raid on the home of an elderly couple who were killed in a fire set off by the officers' use of a "flash bang" grenade - an incident that reinforced distrust of the police in the black community and led to the creation of the Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). The victims were Lillian Weiss and Lloyd Smalley.
December 21, 1989 -
December 22, 1989 -
December 27, 1989 - A Mainstreet Radio special from southwestern Minnesota town of Madison. MPR’s John Biewen presents a documentary entitled, "We're Not Dying," which highlights how the town survived the 1980’s farm crisis.
December 28, 1989 - A documentary about teenage depression and suicide produced by member stations KLSE and KGAC entitled, "A Cry for Help," followed by a conversation with University of Minnesota child psychiatrist Barry Garfinkel.
December 29, 1989 - St. Paul Mayor George Latimer answers listener questions about his 13 years as mayor of St. Paul.
December 29, 1989 -