A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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May 24, 1980 - Mrs. Nouha al-Hegelan, wife of Faisal al-Hegelan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, speaking to an audience at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter. Mrs. al-Hegelan's addressed topics of her country, its people and their religion, as well as politics in this country. Mrs. al-Hegelan's visit to Minnesota was under the auspices of the Delegation for Friendship Among Women.
May 24, 1980 - Dick Cunningham of the Minneapolis Tribune talks with MPR's Greg Barron about his role as reader representative on the paper investigating reader complaints.
May 28, 1980 - MPR's Rich Dietman hosts a live discussion and call-in from the MPR studios in St. Paul with Kathryn Jordan of Peer Health Education Resources, Inc, an organization that teaches students to teach their peers about health and human sexuality, and students Al Dregger and Sue Stuewer of Saint Anthony Park High School in Minneapolis .
June 3, 1980 - Dale Connelly hosts a call-in show about gasohol - a combination of gasoline and alcohol. Guests are Glenn Kiecker of the Minnesota Gasahol Commission and Michael Murphy of the Upper Midwest Council.
June 5, 1980 - Insects in the urban environment: harmful or beneficial? Mark Ascerno, a University of Minnesota entomologist, discusses ants, inchworms and other insects in the urban environment and answers listener questions about problems with bugs.
June 6, 1980 - MPR's live coverage of the 1980 DFL party state convention includes vice president Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on pary offices and platform positions, selection of delegate to the democratic national convention, and other coverage of proceedings.
June 7, 1980 - Fourth reel of the DFL convention coverage. (Part 2) MPR's live coverage of the 1980 DFL party state convention includes vice president Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on pary offices and platform positions, selection of delegate to the democratic national convention, and other coverage of proceedings. June 6 June 7 June 8
June 7, 1980 - Third reel of the DFL convention coverage. (Part 4) MPR's live coverage of the 1980 DFL party state convention includes vice president Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on pary offices and platform positions, selection of delegate to the democratic national convention, and other coverage of proceedings. June 6 June 7 June 8
June 8, 1980 - Fifth reel of the DFL convention coverage. (Part 5) MPR's live coverage of the 1980 DFL party state convention includes vice president Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on pary offices and platform positions, selection of delegate to the democratic national convention, and other coverage of proceedings.
June 9, 1980 - Willard Cochrane discusses his new book "Development of American Agriculture" published by the University of Minnesota Press with Dan Olson. Cochrane has followed the development of American agriculture with intense interest for most of his life, and has advised the federal government on farm policy matters. The book summarizes the development of American agriculture from the first colonial settlements to the present.