April 5, 1991 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles The Ojibwe News, an independent newspaper serving Bemidji area. The paper focuses on tribal and reservation news, with some controversial stances. While read by many, the paper’s independence from Red Lake Reservation tribal government does not keep some from questioning paper’s objectivity as a Native press.
March 25, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews editor of an annual published anthology that collects local women's stories. Segment includes a reading from publication.
March 23, 1991 - MPR’s Joe Kelly reports on the effects from an ice storm in Duluth that left all TV and radio stations off the air. The large 850-foot WDIO broadcast TV tower toppled to the ground due to ice and wind.
March 22, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge profiles Vietnamese musician Ann Que. The Fridley teenager plays the dan tranh and dan bau as a way to preserve a cultural eastern tradition.
March 7, 1991 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik visits Mayslacks Polka Lounge in North Minneapolis, where one can find a drink, Polish food…and local poetry readings.
March 4, 1991 - Midday presents “Who's in charge in the 90s?” documentary series, which focuses on bio-medical issues facing the decade. Part three of series focuses on past Nazi Germany medical atrocities, the U.S. Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and how to keep sound ethics behind modern medical experimentation in the United States by utilizing peer review and informed consent.
March 4, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on a new bill being sponsored at state legislature that would give legal recognition to traditional Hmong marriages. Fudge interviews the politician behind bill and Hmong community leaders about their views and concerns of bill in how it relates to Hmong culture.
February 22, 1991 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on the play Hmong Tapestry: Voices from the Cloth by Jaimie Meyer and Michael Lenzen. The play is presented by the Hmong American Partnership Youth Program.
February 21, 1991 - Morning Edition’s Loren Omoto gets a phone interview “describer” of the new spring training home for the Minnesota Twins. Located in Fort Myers, the Hammond Stadium at the Lee County Sports Center offers a very intimate experience to fans watching games.
February 18, 1991 - Midday broadcasts a Radio America piece, entitled “Contributions: African Americans and the American Mosaic.” Program looks at Black contributions to literature.