July 12, 1984 - Rich Dietman and George Boosey report live from State Capitol. Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Walter Mondale offically announces his choice of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate for the 1984 election, Annoucement is made in the Minnesota House Chambers.
July 18, 1984 - Excerpted interview of Dr. John Davis, new executive director of Children's Theatre, who discusses the current issues at theatre. Davis left his position of President of Macalester College to take on new role.
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July 19, 1984 - Walter Mondale acceptance speech at 1984 Democratic National Convention. Mondale presents Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to be chosen as vice president nominee.
July 23, 1984 - Dr. Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, speaking at 6th annual Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial lecture, held at St. Cloud State University. Boyer’s address was titled, “The Future of Education in America." He lays out what he sees as five key qualities for school renewal.
July 25, 1984 - PLEASE NOTE - The broadcast contains explicit language and graphic descriptions. Fred de Sam Lazaro, WSCD-Duluth reporter, presents a documentary investigating child abuse in northeastern Minnesota. The first widely publicized case of incest or child sexual abuse was the Cermak family - grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents, who were convicted about a year ago of repeated sexual abuse of children from their infancy through adolescence. Since the Cermaks, numerous other cases have been uncovered, and the prosecutor of the Cermak case, Kathleen Morris, says the problem is far more prevalent than most of us would like to believe.
July 26, 1984 - Twin Cities film critic Phil Anderson shares his review of the film Purple Rain, which was made by famous local musician Prince. Anderson describes it as a musical story of characters.
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August 1, 1984 - Curtis Pesmen, chief of research at Esquire magazine, discusses his new book, "How A Man Ages." Pesmen provides insight on what happen to a man’s body as he ages. Pesmen also answers listener questions.
August 4, 1984 - On this Weekend program, Joseph Rossillon, president of the Freshwater Foundation, talks about acid rain, ground water contamination and the adequacy of water supplies. Rossillon also answers listener questions.