MN90: Keeping Things Cold in Minnesota
Frederick McKinley Jones invented many things in his life, but as MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers, the refrigerated truck was by far his most successful. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Getting a Handle on the Paper Bag
At his grocery store in St. Paul, Walter Deubner noticed that his customers were limited in their purchases by the capacity of paper grocery sacks. Join MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel as she discovers how that simple problem led to an invention that’s familiar to all. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: AIM’s fight for social change continues
In the 1960s, standing up against oppression, racism and sexism was the route to empowerment for many Americans. It was in this context of social change that the American Indian Movement, or AIM, was born in Minneapolis in 1968. MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports while AIM’s methods have changed, the organization lives on in its support of health, educational and housing resources run by and for Indians. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Minnesota broadcaster’s pioneering use of satellites
The invention of the satellite newsgathering truck by lifelong Minnesota broadcaster Stanley S. Hubbard was met with skepticism when he first demonstrated it in 1981. But as MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports, nowadays every T-V station that has a meaningful news operation has a satellite newsgathering truck. No matter where news is happening or when it’s happening, we can all watch it live thanks to Mr. Hubbard. [Read Transcript...]