Steve Nelson

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• Locals hopeful KCMP will be a boost for Minnesota grown music

  Minnesota Public Radio's new radio service KCMP launched this morning January 24, 2005. Nicknamed "The Current," the station's format features an eclectic array of music, including local bands that may have received limited airplay on commercial and other Twin Cities public radio stations.

  Jan. 24, 20054 minSave
• Steve Nelson on new "diverse" musical format for old WCAL

  MPR announces "diverse" musical format for old WCAL. Steve Nelson, program director for 89.3 KCMP, discusses the new program and plans for KCMP 89.3, formally known as WCAL 89.3.

  Dec. 16, 2004Save
• St. Paul is at the center of an emerging group of Hmong writers

  MPR’s Steve Nelson reports on St. Paul being the center of an emerging group of Hmong writers. That's may not seem all that remarkable, until you consider that Hmong people had no written language at all until 1952. Before then, Hmong story-telling relied on oral traditions. Now, writers in St. Paul are turning those stories into literature and history.

  Oct. 30, 2003Save