October 29, 1991 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder talks with MPR reporters Bill Catlin, Chris Roberts and Kate Moos as they describe the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins celebratory parade as it runs through St. Paul.
October 29, 1991 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder talks with MPR reporters Bill Catlin and Chris Roberts about people gathering in the cold weather to watch the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins celebratory parade, which starts in St. Paul, then moves to Minneapolis.
September 6, 1991 -
September 2, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews numerous individuals on the attraction of working at the Minnesota State Fair. No surprise; it’s people.
August 14, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the work within the Creative Activities Building at the Minnesota State Fair…both in the submissions and the judging.
August 13, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts continues his attempt to get the temperature of baseball fans as a strong Minnesota Twins season leads into fall and the potential playoff run. Just don’t ask Twins manager Tom Kelly…who is focused on the game of the moment.
August 12, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts gets a temperature of Minnesota sports fans regarding the 1991 Minnesota Twins season and the hope for a postseason run. Excited, but wary, seems to be the norm.
July 5, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts gets an education on the events, sports, products, and foods at the Minnesota Hmong Summer Festival held in St. Paul. The event looks to bring Hmong people from around the country together to celebrate their culture and community.
June 22, 1991 - The Gay Nineties: An Anthology of Contemporary Gay Fiction, edited by Phil Willkie and Greg Baysans. In 1983 the gay literary quarterly, the James White Review was founded by Grey Baysans, Paul Emond, and Phil Willkie. Emond left in 1985. Baysons resigned in 1991. It was transferred to the Lambda Literary Foundation in Washington, DC in 1998. Willkie was listed as publisher emeritus until it ceased publication in 2004. During Willkie’s era the quarterly developed national and international prestige, and James White’s name became far more widely known. Willkie reminisces, “I enjoyed the business side, started going to the nation’s book shows and doing an annual reading in New York from 1986 that had hundreds attending.”
June 22, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles local Hmong pop-rock group Asian Invasion. Roberts interviews members of the band, who describe their varied influences and cultural subject matter in songs.