A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 9, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews electronic composer Morton Subotnick, who describes how he develops the sounds and forms of his pieces.
November 9, 1979 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with reporter Pat Kessler about St. Paul Police press conference regarding plot to kidnap Minnesota Governor Al Quie. Segment includes clips from press conference, which notes suspects as students from Mankato State.
November 12, 1979 - Governor Al Quie call-in program.
November 19, 1979 - Robert Jewett, author of "The Captain America Complex: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism," lectures at the University of LaCrosse on how superheros are part of the nation's religion and US foreign policy were developed from biblical interpretations.
November 21, 1979 - Edward “Teddy” Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at Macalester College. Kennedy addresses his candidacy and his reasons for opposing President Jimmy Carter.
November 24, 1979 - MPR's Rich Dietman talks with four young foreign journalists about their impressions of the United States, current affairs in their countries, and journalism around the world. The four journalists are Paiter Rotz of the Hungarian News Agency in Budapest; Bruno Lopez of the newspaper Ovaciones in Mexico City; Mohamed Mustafa of the El-Sahafa Arabic Daily newspaper based in Khartoum in Sudan; and Vaiju Mahindroo of the magazine Bombay Today in India. The group are participants in this year's World Press Institute at Macalester College in St. Paul.
November 24, 1979 - MPR Rich Dietman interviews David Hozza, St. Paul City Council president, who has announced he would not seek re-election to the council next spring. Hozza reflects on accomplishments during his tenure and reasons for leaving.
December 1, 1979 - On this Weekend program, Joe and Nancy Paddock speak on farm life and read poetry at the Farmers Union Convention.
December 1, 1979 - One year after the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission decided to authorize a domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis , MPR reporter Dale Connelly talks with Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company Chairman John Cowles, Jr., a strong proponent of the domed stadium, and community activist Julian Empson of Save the Met and Minnesotans Against the Downtown Dome (Madd)
December 5, 1979 - George Covington, investment executive at Blyth, Eastman, Dillon Company in Minneapolis, discusses about end-of-year tax-saving steps. Topics include tax shelters and other investment opportunities. Covington also answers listener questions.