October 23, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of a local crime bill forum. Panelists Janet Reno, U.S. attorney general; Bruce Vento, Minnesota congressman; and William Finney, St. Paul police chief, share their views and answer audience questions.
October 23, 1993 - Twin Cities poet Michael Dennis Browne reads Potatoes, October.
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October 26, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of Anthony DeCurtis, a features editor at Rolling Stone; and Hilton Kramer, editor at New Criterion, speaking at Hamline University as part of a program entitled "Who is Raising Our Kids? Families and Media in the ‘Age of MTV’." DeCurtis and Kramer debate the role of media, and its influence on American families.
October 26, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer talks with American novelist and scholar Michael Dorris about his short story collection, Working Men. During segment, Dorris reads from book.
October 28, 1993 - A Midday broadcast of KTCA-TV Forum, featuring St. Paul mayoral candidates Norm Coleman and Andy Dawkins. The two discuss political issues and their individual campaigns.
October 28, 1993 - Hy Berman, history professor of University of Minnesota, provides a quick summary of the political, social, and economic historical differences between South Minneapolis and North Side.
October 28, 1993 - Local theater critic Erin Hart reviews Shakespeare’s Othello, being staged at the Guthrie Theatre.
October 29, 1993 - MPR’s Marianne Combs tours the Gibbs Farm Museum, where guide Ann Bruggeman tells a group of children about the Samhain and Celtic traditions behind items many know as Halloween related.
October 29, 1993 - Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public Radio, talks about MPR’s SOS drive in support for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.