December 1, 1992 - William Donaldson, the chairman and CEO of the New York Stock exchange, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Donaldson’s address was on the topic of capitalism, entrepreneurship, and qualities for financial success. Following speech, Donaldson answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Bill Wareham breaks down the Minnesota Twins re-signing star player Kirby Puckett. The new five-year contract is worth $30 million. There is a collective sigh of relief.
December 18, 1992 - Art Rolnick, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis talks about new banking regulations that some claim could cause a saving and loan-type banking collapse. He also talks about the controversy over the Northwest Airlines financial problems.
December 18, 1992 - Jim Miller, deputy commissioner at Minnesota Commerce Department, explains the new regulations for banking industry on all federally insured banks, including rules on under-capitalization.
December 29, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Julie Englebrecht on women in sports journalism. They discuss the lack of women in the field, getting in to the locker room, and Englebrecht’s new position as a sports journalist at the Star Tribune.
January 2, 1993 - On this Midday program, MPR’s Jim Wishner chats with University of Minnesota futurist Arthur Harkins about discuss trends for the mid-to-late 1990s...and beyond. Harkins also answers listener questions.
January 6, 1993 - Bernard Brommer, president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), discusses issues of concern to organized labor…including contract concessions, apprenticeship programs, and state budget problems.
January 14, 1993 - MPR’s John Biewen reports that Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (Corporation) has pulled MECC software program “Freedom!” video game after criticism from students and schools, finding it racially inappropriate. The program simulates the attempt by African slaves to escape from an 1830s southern plantation via the Underground Railroad.
February 1, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with local Black journalists Robin Robinson, co-anchor at KTSP; Al McFarland, publisher of Insight News; and Suzanne Kelly, newsroom recruiter at the Star Tribune. The group discuss how Twin Cities media portray the Black community and state of work environment for Black professionals in the field.
February 12, 1993 - An interview on President Clinton’s tax proposal and how corporate tax hike will affect economy.