November 9, 1979 - An NPR report on breaking news of an attempted plot to kidnap Minnesota Governor Al Quie.
October 24, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles the Actors Theatre of St. Paul production of Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I Come.
October 6, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman examines the history of St. Paul on the 125th birthday of the city. Dietman interviews Virginia Kunz, executive director of the Ramsey County Historical Society; and St. Paul architect Richard Faricy. Topics include “Pigs Eye” and architecture in the city.
October 2, 1979 - MPR's special live coverage of Northern States Power Company press conference, where officials answer questions about the nuclear accident at its Prairie Island reactor near Red Wing, Minnesota.
September 12, 1979 - NPR reporter talks to members of the Twin Oaks community in Louisa County, Virginia. The Twin Oaks commune was founded in the mid 1960s, as a model from psychologist B.F. Skinner's utopian novel, Walden Two.
September 8, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, a preview of the Minneapolis mayoral primary election to succeed retiring Mayor Al Hofstede. Candidates in the DFL primary include Don Fraser, former U.S. Congressman (the DFL endorsed candidate); James Rice, Minnesota state representative; Tim Campbell, gay activist, and others. Candidates in the Independent Republican primary include Mike Barros (Independent-Republican endorsed), and others. Charles Stenvig, former mayor, is the Independent candidate for general election.
September 1, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, Rich Dietman talks with bookseller James (Jim) Cummings, who has a collection of over 7,600 diaries in his home in Stillwater, Minnesota. Cummings has kept a personal diary since he was 13.
August 18, 1979 - MPR’s John Gaddo reports on President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Wabasha, Minnesota. Segment includes clip of an energy speech by President Carter, followed by a group birthday celebration for Rosalynn Carter and comments from people in the crowd about the visit.
August 18, 1979 - Highlights of President Jimmy Carter's Citizens Energy briefing held at the Landmark Center in Saint Paul prior to his departure on a week-long trip down the Mississippi River to St. Louis on the sternwheeler riverboat the Delta Queen.
August 13, 1979 - Midday presents “The Way to 8-A,” a documentary sound portrait on the involuntary commitment to Hennepin County General Hospital's Ward 8-A, a psychiatric ward. Program looks at the people being committed, those doing the committing, the staff, and the entire process of involuntary commitment.