April 8, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal gets fan reactions to the Minnesota Twins new uniforms and new dome turf. One is a winner; the other a mixed bag.
February 20, 1987 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on members of five Twin Cities church choirs that have come together to perform together in “The Gospel at Colonus” musical at Guthrie Theatre. Friend interviews choir members about the production.
February 13, 1987 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on the 121st Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention. The event includes a typesetting competition sponsored by the Minnesota Newspaper Foundation. The organization highlights the lost art of typesetting in hopes of securing support for a functioning museum exhibit at Minnesota State Fair.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Public Radio, MPR’s Gary Eichten takes a stroll through MPR News history with reflections and clips of what the first 20 years of the organization sounded like.
January 2, 1987 - Midday presents the Public Policy Unit documentary "Dropouts: Falling off the Bottom Rung." MPR’s Stephen Smith, Bill Catlin, and Dan Olson create a collaborative report on Minnesota high school dropouts.
December 23, 1986 - MPR’s Perry Finelli gets reactions from attendees of Dr. William Nolen’s funeral. The surgeon passed away on December 20th, 1986. Author of eight books, Nolen was nationally known for his book The Making of a Surgeon.
December 20, 1986 - MPR’s Elisa Bernick profiles efforts of local storytellers and the importance of the act.
December 10, 1986 - On this Midday call-in program, a discussion of life on the farm in Minnesota, featuring a live satellite feed from the Curt & Shirley Pietz hog/grain farm near Lakefield, and from a cafe in town. Program also includes a farm report from MPR’s Mark Steil.
October 7, 1986 - As part of a five-part series “People Without Countries,” MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on Hmong refugees In Thailand. Meersman visits Ban Vinai Refugee Camp where highland people, especially Hmong, fled communist rule in Laos.
October 3, 1986 - MPR’s Tom Meersman presents a five-part series “People Without Countries,” a collection of reports about life in Thailand refugee camps.