October 18, 1983 - St. Paul city council debates, live from Town Square, sponsored by St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Ward 1 candidates: Incumbent Bill Wilson Ward 4 candidates: Incumbent Bob Fletcher and challenger Joanne Ennis Ward 7 candidates: Incumbent Vic Tedesco and challenger Leo Reck Panelists for debate are Anne Ford Nelson, assistant vice president at Commercial State Bank; Jon Grunseth, vice president for public affairs at Economics Laboratory; and Al Classman, certified public accountant with the firm Boyum and Barenscheer. Wy Spano, of Wyman Spano Public Affairs, moderates.
October 19, 1983 - St. Paul city council debates, live from Town Square, sponsored by St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Ward 3 candidates: Katherine Ackland and John Groo Ward 6 candidates: Incumbent Chris Nakosha and challenger Tom Hilber Panelists for debate are Luci Fenner, owner of "First Daisy" and "Accent Minnesota"; Al Classman, certified public accountant with the firm Boyum and Barenscheer; and Jon Grunseth, vice president for public affairs at Economics Laboratory. Wy Spano, of Wyman Spano Public Affairs, moderates.
October 20, 1983 - St. Paul School Board District 625 debates, live from Town Square, sponsored by St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Panelists for debate are Andrew Becker, attorney for Briggs and Morton; Catherine McNamee, president of the College of St. Catherine; and Ronald Clark, editorial page editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. Wy Spano, of Wyman Spano Public Affairs, moderates.
October 21, 1983 - St. Paul School Board District 625 debates, live from Town Square, sponsored by St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Panelists for debate are Andrew Becker, attorney for Briggs and Morton; Catherine McNamee, president of the College of St. Catherine; and Ronald Clark, editorial page editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. Wy Spano, of Wyman Spano Public Affairs, moderates.
November 2, 1983 - Dr. John Crandall, one of the Americans evacuated from Grenada after U.S. invasion. Crandall discusses life in Grenada. He's a native of Red Wing, MN. Crandall also answers listener questions.
November 5, 1983 - On this Weekend program, Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public Radio, discusses recent changes in public broadcasting, both in Minnesota and nationally. Topics include the near bankruptcy of National Public Radio. Kling also answers listener questions.
November 7, 1983 - Sandy Close, editor with the Pacific News Service, speaking Itasca Seminar series on "Transforming the Future". Close talks about the Pacific News Service and how it relates to news gathering techniques of the future - the so-called "chicken's eye view of the world"... Itasca Seminar is a series organized and sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation in cooperation with numerous Minnesota Corporations. The Minneapolis Foundation is a permanent endowment established to support public well-being in the Twin Cities metro area.
November 15, 1983 - Eugene McCarthy, former Minnesota senator speaking at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. McCarthy’s address was titled "Growing Up in Rural Minnesota". McCarthy speaks of experiences in his hometown of Watkins, some of which were expressed in a collection of poems entitled "Gene McCarthy's Minnesota". During the hour, McCarthy reads about a dozen pieces from that book.
November 22, 1983 - Walter Heller, economics professor at the University of Minnesota, recalls his days as the chief economic adviser to President John F. Kennedy, on this 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.
November 29, 1983 - Elizabeth Hall Janeway, author and women's movement activist, speaking at Minnesota Meeting in St. Paul. Janeway’s address was on the topic "Women's Rights as Human Rights." After speech, Janeway answered audience questions. Janeway is currently at work on a book on the axioms of power titled, "Improper Behavior." Her other works include "Cross Sections from a Decade of Change" and "Man's World, Woman's Place," among others. Janeway is a graduate of Barnard College where she is a trustee. She has been a visiting professor at Yale University and UCLA. 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.