Minnesota Public Radio announced today that it has named Cathy Nevanen network sales supervisor. In addition to her current responsibilities as sales account executive for MPR's Duluth network station, Nevanen will supervise MPR network stations sales representatives in Collegeville, Rochester, Bemidji/Brainerd and Moorhead, Minn. Nevanen will assume her new responsibilities on August 31, 2009.
Minnesota Public Radio today announced the launch of a multi-media project that gives teens a creative outlet for discussing the toll of the recession in their lives.
Author Colin Beaven will join 89.3 The Current's Steve Seel for the next installment of Policy and a Pint. The audience is invited to join their discussion about the different ways to reduce your carbon footprint and why Beaven thinks this can make your life better.
Minnesota Public Radio will sponsor live broadcasts and on-stage events every day of this year's Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 27-Sept. 7. Hosts from MPR News, The Current and Classical MPR will be on hand to present political leaders and local music stars, all while getting a chance to mix with fair goers.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today that its eclectic music service The Current will broadcast in the St. Peter area on 93.9 FM.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today the debut of fresh Web designs for its two music services -- The Current and ClassicalMPR. The designs will make it even easier for listeners to experience the programming and special online features--easy access to live Web streams of music, playlists, video of in-studio performances, blogs and song downloads of the day.
For this installment of the "Policy and a Pint" series, 89.3 The Current's Steve Seel discusses how our national security is not just a question of which country harbors our enemies, but also of how well we protect public health and our food supply. He will be joined by guest Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the U of M.
As a next step into the digital news world, Minnesota Public Radio announced today the launch of MPR NewsQ--one of Minnesota's strongest resources for statewide online news and commentary. MPR NewsQ--found at mprnewsq.org--is a bridge from Minnesota Public Radio's broadcast and early Web history to its future as a multimedia news provider.
Minnesota Public Radio's The Current announced today that it has received a My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
Join The Current's Steve Seel and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, food critic for Minnesota Monthly, and Scott Pampuch, chef at the Corner Table, Minneapolis, for a conversation about how the realities behind eating locally grown food.