MPR Announces 2013 State Fair Live Broadcasts and Performances
August 1, 2013
MPR Day at the Fair is Friday, August 30 89.3 The Current Presents "MN Music on Stick" concert at the Grandstand on Friday, Aug. 30
Press Releases
The Second City Live at the Fitzgerald Theater in September
July 22, 2013
Chicago's legendary comedy theatre, The Second City presents Happily Ever Laughter, a hilarious revue, featuring some of the best sketches, songs and improvisation from The Second City's fifty- three year history.
Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio Announce Lineup for 2013 "Talking Volumes" Series
July 15, 2013
Acclaimed "Book Club" will Welcome Edwidge Danticat, Margaret Atwood, Rick Riordan, and Pat Conroy for Live Discussions at MPR's Fitzgerald Theater
Minnesota Public Radio Elects Robert Pohlad to Board of Trustees
July 10, 2013
Minnesota Public Radio today announced that Robert Pohlad has been elected to MPR's board of trustees.
Classical MPR 88.5 in Bemidji to Broadcast Recent Community Musical Performances
June 24, 2013
Bemidji's Classical Minnesota Public Radio station, KCRB 88.5, will air a special broadcast of recent concert performances by Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Bemidji State University Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and Bemidji Chorale on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
MPR News Announces New Weekday Show
June 20, 2013
MPR News today announced that The Takeaway will replace NPR's Talk of the Nation during the Monday -Thursday 1 p.m. time slot, beginning Monday, July 1. NPR announced in late March that it was canceling Talk of the Nation, effective July 1. Listeners will continue to hear Science Friday on Fridays at 1 p.m.
MPR Launches The Current in Grand Rapids
June 14, 2013
MPR Launches The Current in Grand Rapids
89.3 The Current's Morning Show Live Broadcast This Friday
June 5, 2013
89.3 The Current's Morning Show will be broadcasting live from the Longfellow Grill in Minneapolis, this Friday, June 7. This 2nd annual live broadcast will feature musical performances from Caroline Smith and the Goodnight sleeps and the Cactus Blossoms, plus trivia, games and visits from some Morning Show favorite guests.
Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current present Rock the Garden 2013
April 16, 2013
Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current present Rock the Garden 2013 with Metric, Silversun Pickups, Bob Mould Band, Low, and Dan Deacon on Saturday June 15. Tickets on sale to Walker Art Center and The Current/Minnesota Public Radio Members at 11 a.m. CT Friday April 19.
Mayor Chris Coleman Declares Friday, April 19 as Wits Day in St. Paul
April 10, 2013
In celebration of American Public Media and Minnesota Public Radio's® four successful seasons of the wildly entertaining Wits show and to honor the series becoming a weekly national radio program, Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has declared Friday, April 19 as Wits Day in Saint Paul, Minn.