August 9, 1996 -
August 13, 1996 - MPR’s sports commentator Howard Sinker discusses the faltering Minnesota Twins. Despite being in striking distance for the playoffs and having excellent play from individuals such as Paul Molitor, Sinker sees the team lacking the extra piece that would put them squarely into postseason play. Sinker is state news editor for the Star Tribune.
August 16, 1996 - Jerry Dennis is an acclaimed nature, science, and outdoor writer whose books have appeared on national bestseller lists, have been translated into six languages, and are taught in many universities and high schools. His essays and stories have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Smithsonian, Orion, American Way, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Gray's Sporting Journal. Among the awards he has received are the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, the Michigan Author of the Year Award, the Great Lakes Culture Award, and four Best Book of the Year awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
August 22, 1996 - The beginning of the Minnesota State Fair means the end of the county fair season. For writer Ann Daly Goodwin, the state fair is grand, but county fairs are something much, much more.
August 23, 1996 -
August 28, 1996 - Local sports commentator Howard Sinker discusses the excellent play of veteran Paul Molitor and Twins chances of making MLB playoffs.
August 30, 1996 -
August 31, 1996 -
September 2, 1996 - On this special Midday program, MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with political analysts Bob Meek and Tom Horner at the MPR Fair booth. They discuss politics at the traditional start of the campaign season. Meek and Horner also answer fairgoer questions.
September 4, 1996 - As students and teachers across Minnesota return to school this week, commentator Ann Daly Goodwin remembers the years she spent teaching high school students...and the lessons SHE learned from THEM.