A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 3, 1979 - Rev. John Walker at the National Press Club. (Rev. J.J. Walker (?))
October 4, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews experts on what organic farming is and what its value is. The group includes Margery Peterson, principal author of a Minnesota Department of Agriculture publication on organic farming; Marilyn Larson of the Organic Growers and Buyers association; Lester Frohip, an organic farmer from Southwestern Minnesota; and Russell Adams, Jr., a soil biochemist at the University of Minnesota.
October 5, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Pamela Thompson reviews So Sweet to Labor: Rural Women in America, 1865-1895 by Norton Juster.
October 5, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews American filmmaker Stan Brakhage, who discusses his friendship with St. Paul filmmaker Jerome Hill, the independent film scene, and autobiographical cinema.
October 6, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman examines the history of St. Paul on the 125th birthday of the city. Dietman interviews Virginia Kunz, executive director of the Ramsey County Historical Society; and St. Paul architect Richard Faricy. Topics include “Pigs Eye” and architecture in the city.
October 9, 1979 - Documentary that explores the attempts by South Dakota Native Americans to win more complete sovereignty from state and federal governments. A collection of various interviews. Topics include Sun Dance ritual, treaties, and courts.
October 15, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents a sound portrait of the new Hennepin Center for the Arts, which is opening in downtown Minneapolis. Fushan interviews Carol Ann McKay, who is behind the renovation of building. The Hennepin Center for the Arts will hold ten arts organizations, including Cricket theatre and Minnesota Dance Theatre.
October 16, 1979 - MPR’s Claudia Hampston profiles Minnesota author Sigurd Olson as he receives honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Minnesota. Olson was honored for his environmental writing and efforts in protecting the wilderness of Minnesota.
October 17, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Dulcie Lawrence reviews Private Lives in the Imperial City by John Leonard.
October 19, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Jack Stanton reviews MacMillan Company’s The Baseball Encyclopedia.