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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Psychedelic rock band Jokers Wild had a good run playing shows and releasing records in the late 1960s. Though, as producer Daniel Zamzow explains, they once were met with disapproval while playing a high school prom in Glenwood, Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]
Both Polka music and the Christian faith have a widespread presence in Minnesota. In 1973, the two became one in the town of Eveleth. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how Father Frank Perkovich came to create the first Polka Mass. [Read Transcript...]
North Dakotans Ernest and Clarence Iverson were raised by first generation Norwegian immigrants in the early 1900s. As producer Daniel Zamzow describes, their roots came with them as they established a popular radio program on WDGY in 1930s Minneapolis. [Read Transcript...]
Irish immigrants in Minnesota accounted for a significant portion of the work force employed by the booming logging industry of the late 19th century. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how we came to have audio recordings of these workers singing their folk tunes. [Read Transcript...]
