A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 19, 1980 - Dr. Jeffrey McCullough, director of the St. Paul area Red Cross blood center and the University of Minnesota blood bank, talks about recent developments in blood component therapy.
November 20, 1980 - Roy Grow, China expert and professor of political science at Carleton College in Northfield, speaking at a conference sponsored by the Minnesota China Council. Grow’s speech was on the topic of China's program of modernization.
November 21, 1980 - MPR's Nancy Fushan prepared this look at Mixed Blood Theater of Minneapolis and their production of the musical revue "Wake!", based on the career of black minstrel performer Bert Williams, combining music and social history.
November 22, 1980 - MPR's Greg Barron, who visited the Cambodian refugee camps along the Thailand border about a year ago, hosts a live listener call-in program on the state of the refugees with Stan Breen, National Director of the American Refugee Committee, who has recently returned from Southeast Asia.
November 29, 1980 - Calvin Bradford, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs professor, speaks on the neighborhood movement, from its definition to the struggle between national and local control.
November 29, 1980 - MPR's Bob Potter interviews energy consultant Michael Murphy on this live call-in program.
December 1, 1980 - MPR's Dan Olson hosts this live call-in program on the economics of wood heat, how to burn wood safely, and other helpful hints, with University of Minnesota extension forester Lew Hendricks and Elroy Derdahl of the state building code division.
December 5, 1980 - Kris Sanda, director of the Minnesota office of consumer services, discusses Christmas shopping and other seasonal consumer issues on this live call-in program.
December 6, 1980 - Governor Al Quie in for a call-in.
December 8, 1980 - University of Minnesota soil scientist and agricultural meteorologist Donald Baker discusses crop yields and weather predictions as well as answers live listener questions.