May 21, 2011 - The Current presents “Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota,” an MPR News documentary which explores Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots and how they influenced the evolution of his music.
July 9, 2010 - MPR’s Chris Roberts sits down with Minnesota folk music legend Spider John Koerner and Mark Trehus, owner of Treehouse Records, to talk about the release of vintage recordings that feature Koerner in two different phases of his career.
February 2, 2007 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on ‘Bob Dylan's American Journey: 1956-1966’ exhibit at Weisman Art Museum. Roberts interviews curator Colleen Sheey about the collection of Dylan artifacts. Roberts also talks with longtime Dinkytown musicians “Spider” John Koerner and Tony Glover about their reflections of time with Bobby Zimmerman when he lived in Minneapolis.
May 23, 2001 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minnesota musicians John Koerner and Peter Ostroushko about tribute CD for Bob Dylan and their personal memories of the famed musician.
May 31, 1999 - A PRI presentation of "The Mississippi River: A River of Song" by Smithsonian Productions. This program in series is titled “Land of Lakes and Immigrant Songs.”
February 4, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles local musicians “Spider” John Koerner and Willie Murphy. The two talk about their work together over the decades and the album “Running, Jumping, Standing Still.”