A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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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.
December 8, 1979 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Gen Husnik, personal banker with Northwestern National Bank in St. Paul; Robert Polander, Twin Cities Federal Savings and Loan; and Bernard J. Duffy, president of the Minnesota Consumer Credit Counseling Bureau, who discuss personal finances, savings and mortgages. The group also answers listener questions.
December 12, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Grace Paley, writer and activist, who reads from her short stories and talks about her life, writing, and political involvement.
December 12, 1979 - Terry Lappin, a local playwright who recently appealed a Minnesota State Arts Board denial of a grant to him, and Jim Olsen, member of the Minnesota State Arts Board, talk with MPR’s Mary Stucky. They discuss Lappin's case and the procedure of granting funding to artists and writers.
December 17, 1979 - Author and journalist David Halberstam speaking as part of the Minneapolis Public Library's "Portrait of a Lifestyle" program. David Halberstam talked about the media and its effect on us. Halberstam’s books include "The Powers That Be", a critique on the media, and "The Best and the Brightest,” examining the motivations behind U.S. policy in Vietnam.
December 18, 1979 - MPR’s Brigid Shea interviews Robert Spaeth, vice-president for sales and marketing for the Corn Products Council (CPC International), who discusses the bright future for corn and sugar products.
December 22, 1979 - On this Weekend program, a retrospective look at retiring Minneapolis City Council president Lou DeMars, who chose not to run for re-election in 1979.