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 29, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles the 8th Annual Young Playwrights Summer Conference, sponsored by the Minneapolis-based playwright's center. The program offers teenagers a chance to work one-on-one with some of the best-known playwrights in the Twin Cities.
June 22, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews Phil Willkie, co-editor of The Gay Nineties: An Anthology of Contemporary Gay Fiction. Willkie comments on the themes of the writings collected in book.
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.
May 8, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents excerpts from a keynote speech by playwright August Wilson, entitled "Odyssey of an African in America," for the Minnesota Alumni Association annual meeting.
March 23, 1991 - A sixteen member task force was charged with examining the quality of life of Minnesota gays and lesbians and, if necessary, recommend ways to improve it.
March 23, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans and their recommendations in a report on Minnesota gay quality of life, which determined that gays and lesbians are targets of widespread discrimination. Report includes comments from members of task force.