April 25, 1986 - MPR staff Loren Omoto, Dale Connelly, and Mindy Ratner talk with MPR’s Kate Moos about how they are celebrating the gubernatorial declaration highlighting how radio workers’ services improve life in the state of Minnesota.
August 2, 1986 - Joseph Nicollet biographer Martha Bray details the life of explorer and his important impact in Minnesota history and mapping. In developing her book, Bray utilized Nicollet's journals, survey documents, correspondence, and published writings.
September 27, 1986 - Local writer and historian Chuck Chalberg provides historical background and a portrayal of Ignatius Donnelly, who was an American congressman, populist writer, and pseudoscientist. Donnelly is tied to the first third party movement in Minnesota.
November 11, 1986 - MPR’s Loren Omoto talks with William H. Hull, author of All Hell Broke Loose: Experiences of Young People During the Armistice Day 1940 Blizzard. Hull details the time period and recollections of those that lived through the storm.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Public Radio, MPR’s Gary Eichten takes a stroll through MPR News history with reflections and clips of what the first 20 years of the organization sounded like.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary of Minnesota Public Radio, Marilyn Heltzer talks with Bill Kling, MPR’s founder and president about organization’s beginning, important milestones, and staff hirings of Marilyn Heltzer, Michael Barone, Gary Eichten, Arthur Hoehn, Garrison Keillor, and Marvin Granger.
August 17, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad presents commentary from historian Gary Clayton Anderson, author of Little Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux. Anderson shares the tragic story of the Dakota leader.
October 26, 1987 - MPR’s Stephen Smith looks back at the history of the Minnesota Twins, from the team’s move from Washington D.C. in 1960, to their first Major League Championship win in 1987.
November 25, 1989 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews Robert L. Reid, author of Picturing Minnesota, 1936-1943. The book highlights photographs from the Farm Security Administration.
December 13, 1989 - On the 10 year anniversary, Ramsey County attorney Tom Foley reflects on the Al Quie kidnap attempt in 1979.