A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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February 10, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews members of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, and their director William Jones. They share their experiences of performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as part of a London School’s Promenade concert series sponsored by the London Times and the BBC.
February 12, 1979 - Piece for Black History Month on Frederick Douglas
February 14, 1979 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland speaking before a Farm Forum in Minneapolis. Bergland commented on the domestic farm situation. Speech was followed by a question and answer with audience members.
February 14, 1979 - Ossie Davis, actor and author, talks about black oral tradition at the Science Auditorium on the campus of the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth on March 29, 1978.Originally aired on WSCD's The Saturday Show.
February 15, 1979 - Poets Joe and Nancy Paddock share their impressions on the sale of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Taunton Minnesota. Also speaking are Vicki Sturgeon and other church members.
February 16, 1979 - MPR reporter Dan Olson speaks with with Gregory Reed of the Afro-American Cultural Arts Center in Minneapolis about the history of Black people in Minnesota.
February 20, 1979 - Governor Al Quie answers call-in questions with reporters Bob Potter and Pat Kessler.
February 27, 1979 - Ossie Davis on Black oral cultural traditions. Black actor and screenwriter Ossie Davis uses personal examples to explain the importance of the oral tradition in Black culture. From a lecture given at the Science Auditorium on the campus of the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth on March 29, 1978. Originally aired on WSCD's The Saturday Show.This tape runs higher in pitch than the original. One of three cuts: Br'er Rabbit (12:08), Early Literature (12:08), and Black Ministers (15:57). This copy suffers from tape damage in Br'er Rabbit at around 11:00.
February 28, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Willis Anthony, University of Minnesota agricultural economist, who discusses farming, its future, problems and solutions. MPR’s John Ydstie talks about planting. Program also includes report from MPR’s Jennifer O'Neil on set-aside program.
March 1, 1979 - Former Black Panther and political activist Bobby Seale speaking at the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse. Black activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party Bobby Seale speaks at the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse, describing what should be done to improve the lives of poor, black, and other minorities in the United States. He organized and is the director of Advocates Scene, a group that works to represent the 60 million poor, black and minority people in the U.S.