September 6, 1989 -
September 6, 1989 -
September 7, 1989 -
September 7, 1989 -
September 8, 1989 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen presents the documentary “Dancing on Beat: Portrait of a Reservation Family,” which follows the daily life of an Ojibwe family on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.
September 8, 1989 - MPR’ Euan Kerr profiles Rufus Harley, a jazz musician whose instrument of choice is a bagpipe. Harley says the bagpipe has deep roots in many cultures, including North Africa.
September 8, 1989 - MPR’s Leif Enger interviews students about their experiences at the Leech Lake's Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School. Segment also includes commentary from educators on the need for the school.
September 8, 1989 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen presents the documentary “Dancing on Beat: Portrait of a Reservation Family,” which follows the daily life of an Ojibwe family on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Following documentary, Midday’s Bob Potter interviews Mike Bongo, director of American Indian OIC in Minneapolis, about his thoughts about documentary.
September 18, 1989 - Pulitzer Prize-winning St. Paul playwright August Wilson visits the Midday studio. Wilson discusses his various work and answers listener questions.
September 18, 1989 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on thriving Minnesota presses publishing poetry, essays, and other literature. Meersman interviews members of Milkweed Editions and Graywolf Press, who state that strong audiences are behind the positive literary business climate.