January 25, 2018
Monday was the fifty first birthday of Minnesota Public Radio. On January 20, 1967 at 3:37 PM, St. John’s University received a telegram from Ben F Waple, the Secretary of the Federal Communications Commission. The telegram authorized KSJR-FM to transmit “effective radiated power of 37 kilowatts” on the 90.1 frequency. It took the engineers a couple of days to get programming on the air. The first words uttered on MPR’s airwaves by Dan Rieder, was “Heed my words, Earth People. You have 10 minutes to live.” We began as Minnesota Educational Radio and in 1974 the name was changed to Minnesota Public Radio. The telegram was chosen as one of the “10 objects that define the St. Cloud area” by a panel of judges in February of 2012.
Today, Minnesota Public Radio® (MPR) operates a 46-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states. Reaching over one million listeners each week, Minnesota Public Radio produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences, and is home to the largest and most experienced radio newsroom in the Upper Midwest. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio’s parent company, American Public Media™, reach nearly 20 million listeners on more than 1,000 public radio stations nationwide each week. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found at www.mpr.org
The Live from Here show this week is a live broadcast from Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. Special guests include Shovel & Rope, Snarky Puppy and comedian Pete Holmes. Chris will do the musicians birthdays and the acting company Serena Brooks, Tim Russell and Fred Newman will entertain with skits you are sure to enjoy. Tune in Saturday at 5pm cst.
On a local note, the Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud is presenting the Grammy winning Chestnut Brass Company Saturday night at 7:30 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown St. Cloud.
“Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” from The Summer Day by Mary Oliver
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