May 2, 1996 - MPR’s Midmorning host Paula Schroeder interviews Fred Rogers, creator of PBS TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Rogers discusses the importance of silence, growing up, and entertaining children.
May 2, 1996 - Midday presents Scott Cook, the Founder and Chairman of Intuit, speaking at Minnesota Meeting held at Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. Cook’s address was titled "Buying and Selling in Cyberspace: The Future of Electronic Commerce and Financial Services in the Information Age." After speech, Cook answers audience questions.
May 3, 1996 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports that in rural areas of Minnesota, a profound silence about AIDS and HIV is present. As a result, people with AIDS find little support…and sometimes encounter outright rejection. That stigma is of great concern to family members, church, and health officials.
May 3, 1996 - Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Debbie Vigdal, charter member of Saints & Sinners fan club, about her feelings regarding the St. Paul Saints signing of Darryl Strawberry.
May 3, 1996 - Midday examines proposals to change the way campaign advertising is done with guests Dean Alger, political science professor and member of the Minnesota Compact Coalition; and Sarah Janecek, co-author of the newsletter "Politics in Minnesota."
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May 6, 1996 - Midday examines land mines and their disastrous effects. In the first half of the program, a rebroadcast of the Minnesota Public Radio documentary about about efforts to clear land mines in Cambodia called A Plague of Plastic Soldiers. Afterwards, a call-in program about land mines and defense and military procurement issues with David Evans, director of National Defense Issues for Business Executives for National Security.
May 6, 1996 - Part 2 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Jeno Paulucci, a Minnesota businessmen who was the founder of Chung King and other frozen food companies. He talks about his company and compensation.
May 6, 1996 - Part 1 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Jeno Paulucci, a Minnesota businessmen who was the founder of Chung King and other frozen food companies. He talks about his childhood, his career, and giving back to Northern Minnesota.
May 6, 1996 - Congressman Bruce Vento has introduced legislation to provide greater wilderness protection for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyaguers National Park. The bill is intended to counter legislation introduced by Representative James Oberstar to increase motorized use of the two areas.