January 2, 1978 - An edited re-broadcast version of A Home for the Weekend program of poetry and music with Nancy and Joe Paddock, writers and poets from Minnesota.
January 7, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, Ellen Pence, state coordinator of the Minnesota Program for Battered Women; and Barbara Adams, chairperson of a United Way study of battered women in the Minneapolis area, discuss the problems of battered women.
January 8, 1978 - Susan Sontag speaks on art and a critical look into it's meaning.
January 16, 1978 - Full funeral memorial service for prominent Minnesotan Hubert H. Humphrey, broadcast live from the House of Hope Presbyterian Church. Service includes eulogies, music and many noted speakers, including Walter Mondale and the Rev. Robert Schuller.
January 18, 1978 -
January 24, 1978 - A message to the Reconvened 70th Session of the Minnesota Legislature and the Citizens of Minnesota. Governor Rudy Perpich addresses a joint convention of the Minnesota State Legislature on the state of the state, followed by legislative reaction.
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January 28, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a broadcast of Minneapolis Mayor Albert Hofstede’s State of the City address, followed by interview with mayor in the studio. Hofstede also answers listener questions.
February 1, 1978 - Minnesota Public Radio music announcer Bill Parker moderates a panel discussion and listener call-in on Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's “The Mother of Us All”, preceding the opening night of the Minnesota Opera production.
February 2, 1978 - Writer and playwright Garson Kanin gives opening remarks to "The Zestful Generation: Exploding the Myths of Age" two-day conference on aging, held at the Dayton's Department Store Auditorium in Minneapolis.