July 1, 1994 - A walking tour of F. Scott Fitzgerald home on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue with Robert Solotaroff, an English professor at the University of Minnesota. Fitzgerald rewrote the manuscript that became his first novel, This Side of Paradise, at the residence.
July 4, 1994 - A Midday broadcast of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks speaking at the Jefferson Lecture series. The address is called "Family Pictures," and starts with Ms. Brooks talking about and reading selections from her poetry.
July 12, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minnesota mystery author Robert Dingwall (R.D.) Zimmerman about his book, Red Trance. The book is the third Russian-centric thriller following Dingwall’s characters Maddy Phillips, a blind and paraplegic forensic psychologist, and her brother Alex.
July 22, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, American writer Susan Straight reads from her novel, Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights. The book follows young Black firefighter as he attempts to support his family in Southern California.
September 8, 1994 - Midday presents a look back at Minnesota writer Fredrick Manfred and his work. Program includes a 1980 interview with the author, a reading, and commentary from the author.
September 8, 1994 - In a moment of remembrance after the passing of the Minnesota writer Frederick Manfred, MPR’s Euan Kerr reads from Manfred’s famous novel, Lord Grissly.
September 8, 1994 - Upon the death of Frederick Manfred, Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil presents a profile of the well-regarded Midwest writer. Segment includes interview clips with Manfred and an old friend of the author.
September 8, 1994 - A short audio clip of an old interview with American writer Frederick Manfred. The author recollects on a personal memory about the land of southern Minnesota.
September 23, 1994 - Garrison Keillor reads an excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
September 23, 1994 - All Things Considered’s John Rabe asks Garrison Keillor for his opinion on Minnesota native F. Scott Fitzgerald. Keillor shares kind words of the writer’s style and discusses Fitzgerald’s feelings towards St. Paul (the famed author had some “not-so-kind’ words regarding his birthplace).