This special MPR Archive collection highlights award-winning audio since the inception of organization. Over the 50+ years of broadcasting, Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media has been honored by numerous institutions for a varied selection of notable work.
Each award-winning audio story is presented with notations on award(s) received. If part of an award-winning series, links are provided within story to access other segments of series.
To view Archive Portal’s Airtable display of ALL the MPR/APM award winners (audio, people, organization, web, podcast, and events), please click link below:
https://archive.mpr.org/collections/special-collections/award-collection
May 17, 2011 - MPR’s Matt Sepic presents a rememberence report on Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, who passed away May 17, 2011. Sepic highlights some of the things that made Killebrew a special ball player.
May 21, 2011 - The Current presents “Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota,” an MPR News documentary which explores Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots and how they influenced the evolution of his music.
June 7, 2011 - MPR’s Laura Yuen interviews the family of Farah Mohamed Beledi, a former St. Paul resident who died in a Somali suicide bombing after traveling to Somalia to join the terror group Al-Shabab.
July 6, 2011 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on "Pianos on Parade," a collaboration between the city of St. Paul and the local non-profit "Keys 4/4 Kids."
September 22, 2011 - MPR’s Martin Moylan reports that General Mills is creating a stir with its hiring of two unrepentant potheads to promote its box of Fiber One high-fiber brownies.
October 4, 2011 - Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary titled Don't Lecture Me, which looks at how some are rethinking the way college students learn.
November 14, 2011 - MPR’s Elizabeth Baier reports on the struggles Latino immigrants have with various health conditions and healthcare access. Like most people who immigrate to the U.S., Latino immigrants are usually healthier when they first arrive in the U.S. than U.S. born residents. But within a generation, many Latino immigrants lose that health advantage. And they are almost twice as likely to develop diabetes and other chronic diseases, compared to people who are born here.
February 9, 2012 - MPR’s Elizabeth Baier reports on how some landowners in southeast Minnesota are considering the option of selling or leasing their land to big companies who want to explore the area's natural resources and alternative forms of energy.
February 27, 2012 - MPR’s Dan Kraker reports on a rift in the Grand Marais community over a long history of older men sexually pursuing teenage girls.
March 14, 2012 - MPR’s Tim Nelson reports on questions emerging about the amount of money electronic pull-tabs would raise to help pay for a new Vikings stadium.