MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds a fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.
MN90 is fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.
Roy Wilkins earned his professional chops as a Twin Cities journalist. But it was as an activist and director of the NAACP, says producer Britt Aamodt, that Wilkins helped change history with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Canada produces hockey players. But Robbinsdale, Minnesota, says Britt Aamodt, has a line on wrestlers, including Verne Gagne and the subject of this MN90 segment.
Before Louise Erdrich became a celebrated author, she was a girl from Little Falls, Minnesota. And before Erdrich wrote her first novel, says producer Britt Aamodt, she wrote the short story that become that novel.
In 1938, bandleader Lawrence Welk made Lois Best-Herman his Champagne Lady. But the singer was best known in Minnesota, says producer Britt Aamodt, for her sets at St. Paul’s Prom Ballroom.
Marlon Brando was a Wild One even before Hollywood gave him that name. Britt Aamodt tells us about the actor’s dramatic introduction to one Minnesota school in 1941.
Producer Britt Aamodt introduces us to Grace Olive Wiley, who in 1923, became a fixture at the original downtown Minneapolis Library. Wiley wasn’t a librarian and her live charges had more bite than your average book.
Producer Britt Aamodt brings us the story of a trailblazer in suit and tie, who was also a woman with a mission to bring justice to an era that parceled out justice unequally.
The Palmer House is one of Central Minnesota’s most storied addresses. The hotel attracts guests from near and far—even beyond the grave, according to Britt Aamodt.
