December 24, 1993 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki profiles Jim Cummings, a local bookseller who has a passion for collecting diaries. Segment includes an interview with Cummings and select readings.
December 24, 1993 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews screenwriter and Minnesota native Mark Steven Johnson about writing the screenplay for Grumpy Old Men. The film is set in Wabasha, Minnesota.
December 28, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Bill Wilson, out-going St. Paul council president and civil rights activist, about his thoughts on the city of St. Paul…what’s better, what’s not, and what’s changing. Topics of discussion include downtown business, race relations, and politics.
December 29, 1993 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews local writer Joan Nyberg about her book, A Rustling of Wings: An Angelic Guide to the Twin Cities.
December 29, 1993 - Outgoing mayors Don Fraser (of Minneapolis) and Jim Scheibel (of St. Paul) visit Midday program to answer listener questions about politics and the future of the Twin Cities.
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December 30, 1993 - Worldview’s Mike Maus talks with American humanitarian Judy Mayotte about the horrific humanitarian conditions in Sudan.
December 30, 1993 - Mary Murray, an international magazine editor, talks about her book, Put Your Best Foot Forward. In the publication, Murray details proper business approaches while traveling overseas.
December 31, 1993 - MPR’s Greg Magnuson interviews MPR reporter Euan Kerr about the New Year’s Eve song “Auld Lang Syne.” Kerr, a Scot himself, explores the Scottish origins of song.
December 31, 1993 - On this Mainstreet Radio segment, MPR’s Leif Enger interviews Joel Hanson, member of the Minneapolis Christian rock group PFR (formally known as Pray For Rain).