MPR News editor-at-large and retired host Gary Eichten has worn many hats during his 40-plus-year career at Minnesota Public Radio, including news director, special events producer and station manager. He has served as host for Minnesota Public Radio's live, special events news coverage, and has hosted all of the major news programs on Minnesota Public Radio, including Midday, which he hosted for more than 20 years.
A graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, Eichten began his career at Minnesota Public Radio as a student announcer at KSJR (Minnesota Public Radio's first station). Among the honors Eichten has received during his career is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting award for best local news program. He also assisted in the development of two Peabody award-winning documentaries. In 2007, he was inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting's Hall of Fame. Eichten has also been awarded the prestigious 2011 Graven Award by the Premack Public Affairs Journalism Awards Board for his contribution to excellence in the journalism profession.
August 6, 2002 - Ed Lotterman, a consulting economist; and Jeanne Boeh, chair of the economics department at Augsburg College in Mpls, discuss President Bush signing "fast track" trade legislation and its implications for the US economy.
August 5, 2002 - Richard Florida says that Husker Du, Jimmy Jam and the Gay Men's Choir have a lot more with economic development in the Twin Cities than you may think. He is the author of The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life. He's a professor of Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Florida spoke recently at the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce.
July 29, 2002 - Former presidential candidate and longtime Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy visits the MPR studios to talk about politics and literature. McCarthy also answers listener questions.
July 24, 2002 - Mark Stutrud, president of Summit Brewing Company; Jeff Lonto, author of "Legend of the Brewery: A Brief History of the Minneapolis Brewing Heritage;" Ted Marty, president of August Schell Brewing Company discuss Minnesota Brewing closures while Grain Belt Premium finds a new home....it's just the latest chapter in a long history of beer brewing in Minnesota. Strutrud, Lonto, and Marty also talk about what brewing has meant to the state and what the future may look like for local breweries.
July 23, 2002 - David Thornton, manager of policy and planning at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, discusses the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's issuing of two air pollution alerts already this summer and talks about what causes air pollution and it's impact statewide.
July 1, 2002 - The July edition of MPR's Voices of Minnesota series features resigned bishop James Shannon and Pam Costain, the retiring head of the Resource Center of the Americas.
July 1, 2002 - The July edition of MPR's Voices of Minnesota series features resigned bishop James Shannon and Pam Costain, the retiring head of the Resource Center of the Americas.
July 1, 2002 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandy Keith; Greg Wersal, Golden Valley attorney; MN Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson; and Steve Lubet, professor of law at Northwestern University discuss that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Minnesota's law limiting what judicial candidates can say about the issues, during their election campaigns.
June 28, 2002 - Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, joins us by phone to talk about her new book, "Profiles in Courage for Our Time."
June 18, 2002 - Jesse Ventura, announces on the show he won't run again for governor.