The Current announced today that it will celebrate its fifth year of broadcasting with a party January 29, 2010, at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The lineup is a cast of all-star Minnesotan musicians: Solid Gold, P.O.S., Mason Jennings, Lookbook and The Twilight Hours (John Munson and Matt Wilson).
Classical Minnesota Public Radio announced today its first-ever artists-in-residency, the Parker Quartet. The group will embark on a multi-tiered program throughout 2010--which includes appearances on Performance Today broadcasts, concerts throughout the region and at a non-traditional venue, The Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The group will also teach masters classes, and will host a national string quartet competition for aspiring classical musicians.
A view of the future of news from Bill Kling, President and CEO of MPR
89.3 The Current and the Citizens League welcome Harvard Professor Michael J. Sandel for this installment of Policy and a Pint. A political philosopher and teacher, Sandel has written a new book, "Justice," based on his popular and influential undergraduate government course.
Minnesota Public Radio's Radio Heartland will add new programs to its schedule starting November 2, 2009. The new lineup coincides with the HD Radio and Web service's one-year anniversary in December.
Tune in to Classical MPR for two very special live broadcasts.
Join The Current's Steve Seel for this installment of the "Policy and a Pint" series. For "The Elements of Education," Seel will be joined by Amber Damm, Minnesota's Teacher of the Year, and Nathan Eklund, former teacher and author of "How Was Your Day at School?"
Augustana College and Minnesota Public Radio announced today that MPR News will begin broadcasting on KAUR 89.1 FM starting September 15, 2009. Augustana College will continue to own the station, located on its Sioux Falls campus, and MPR will provide day-to-day programming, operations and maintenance.
A storm August 14 caused major damage to the equipment on the towers in these locations that we use to broadcast our classical music.
Minnesota Public Radio's transmitters in Moorhead (KCCM) and Appleton (KRSU) have sustained storm damage. Listeners in these areas may experience problems