Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Producer Kevyn Burger highiglights the Sioux Community and Canterbury Park agreement, a grant that builds momentum along the American Indian Corridor along Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis and an event that promotes connections for the Minnesota Amercian Indian Chamber of Commerce.
Like many parents in the community, Maren Webb had difficulty finding childcare in Cook County. WTIP spoke to her at the start of this series on the childcare situation in Cook County. We’re following up with Maren again after finding out that her family is leaving Grand Marais—in part, because of the lack of childcare for their daughter, Mabel.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits backstage at one of St. Cloud’s newer holiday traditions. “Laughing All the Way VIII: If the Fates Allow” is an original holiday stage show written, directed, and produced locally by the Pioneer Place Theater Company. This year, the show features a familiar cast full of veteran actors and musicians from past shows who’ve come together to develop this fresh, fun, and silly holiday spectacle.
Plus, they say “the show must go on” and it looks like this year’s title, “Laughing All the Way VIII: If the Fates Allow” is rather poignant because the fates provided a fair amount of outside medical drama, including cancer and broken legs, that had to be overcome for the show to be a success.
What makes for a vibrant music scene? In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with a couple of folk who’ve got a pretty good idea. Dawn Yilek and Zachary Dorholt are both part of the organizing force behind the 2019 Common Roots Festival in downtown St. Cloud, and they are here to let us know where the festival came from, what is in store for this weekend, and how we can expect the future of live music in St. Cloud to continue to develop.
Some things are hard to talk about. They hit too close to home, or make us uncomfortable, or we just don’t know how to start the conversation. A grassroots group in Bemidji meets every month to have those conversations. The Truth and Reconciliation group is made up of community members that want to face race relations in our own backyard. Dr. Anton Treuer is an author and professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University – and he’s helped get the group up and running. He’s also producing a new series for Northern Community Radio about Bemidji’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts. In the first episode of “Anishinaabenaajimon: Minnesota’s Tribal Voice”, Anton remembers a particularly awkward situation that led to a great conversation.
Making a career in the arts can be a challenge, but Native Artists are found flourishing in the sector. There are many lessons to learn from them – from combating misconceptions to the necessity of art for community health. Reporter Leah Lemm has the story about this program hosted by The University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of American Indian Studies.
Glen Braget catches up with Laura Stengrim of Visit Thief River Falls to discuss a variety of topics including:
Visit TRF’s Spring advertising campaign on Social Media
TRF on RFD-TV
The Explore MN & MN Gophers Campaign on Social Media
TRF Community Expo Info
Upcoming Events
(recorded 4/18/19)