Austin at a Crossroads: 25 years after the Hormel strike - Fear and nostalgia in a changing community

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August 11, 2010
Elizabeth Baier - Reporter, Linnea Burtch - Interviewee, Gilberto Briones - Interviewee, Maria Briones - Interviewee, Ron Branstner - Interviewee, Bonnie Rietz - Interviewee, Norm Hecimovich - Interviewee, Tom Stiehm - Interviewee
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As part of MPR News series “Austin at a Crossroads: 25 years after the Hormel strike,” MPR’s Elizabeth Baier profiles Austin, 25 years after the Hormel labor strike that tore apart the town. Baier examines how small-town nostalgia plays out when big, global issues and human drama come to town.

Report is third in a three-part series.

Click links below for other parts of series:

part 1: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/08/09/austin-at-a-crossroads-25-years-after-the-hormel-strike-the-strike-that-changed-austin

part 2: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/08/10/austin-at-a-crossroads-25-years-after-the-hormel-strike-newcomers-settle-in-austin

Awarded:

2010 NBNA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Hard Feature - Large Market Radio category

2011 MNSPJ Page One Award, first place in Radio - Mini-documentary/In-depth Series category

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