June 9, 1998 - Midday presents a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast on what's being called the "New Midwestern Farm Crisis." The program contains reports on farming issues, including insurance, scab plant disease, government programs, global markets, and Freedom to Farm Act.
January 12, 1988 - An American Forum panel discussion titled “Covering the Crash: The Media and the Markets,” held at the American University in Washington, D.C. Subject was the October 19th, 1987 stock market crash, with observations on what was behind the incident, how it was covered by the media, and some possible solutions to the economic problems which are related to the crash. Participants were Barry Bosworth, economist from the Brookings Institute; Rose Gutfeld, reporter from the Wall Street Journal; Dan Glickman, congressman D-Kansas; Frank Markowski, senator R-Alaska; Bill Plante, senior White House correspondent, CBS News; and Charles Ulman, editor of the Growth Stock Outlook.