November 29, 1980 - MPR's Bob Potter interviews energy consultant Michael Murphy on this live call-in program.
October 31, 1980 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents the last live broadcast at MPR’s Park Square Court studios in St. Paul. As a Halloween treat, he shares an audio collage of radio outtakes.
October 18, 1980 - Twin cities media consultants D.J. Leary and Dan Cohen discuss the campaign media blitz beginning prior to election day, with live listener participation.
October 11, 1980 - Alice Murphy, former head of the St. Paul mayor's information and complaint office and current director of the city's Energy Office, recently announced her resignation. On this live call-in, she talks about her involvement in St. Paul politics and her plans for the future.
August 14, 1980 - Vice President Walter Mondale delivers his acceptance speech to the 1980 Democratic National Convention.
June 27, 1980 - MPR President Bill Kling, Membership Director Marilyn Heltzer, and reporter/producer Bob Potter answer live listener questions about the Minnesota Public Radio network.
June 21, 1980 - St. Paul mayor George Latimer, recently inaugurated for his third term, answers live listener questions from the studio in St. Paul.
June 7, 1980 - MPR’s LIVE coverage of the 1980 DFL Party State Convention, including Vice President Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on party offices and platform positions, selection of delegates to the Democratic national convention, and other coverage of the proceedings.
May 31, 1980 - MPR Special Coverage presents a review of what happened at the 1980 Independent Republican convention with MPR’s Bob Potter, Dick Daly, and Gary Eichten. Program includes excerpts of speeches at state convention held in Duluth. The result of gathering was selection of Ronald Reagan as nominee and delegates for the national GOP convention.
April 24, 1980 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Bonnie Watkins, staff member of the Minnesota Council on the Economic Status of Women; and Carol Flynn, an organizer for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Watkins and Flynn discuss problems faced by office workers and efforts to organize the predominately female clerical workers. Topics include pay inequality, sexual discrimination, and vague job descriptions. Both also answer listener questions.