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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Totten “Tot” Heffelfinger was an amateur golfer who worried that Minnesota’s golf courses were becoming too small and cramped for a new era of hard-hitting pro golfers. What was needed was a bigger, better course. Britt Aamodt investigates the origins of Hazeltine National Golf Club. [Read Transcript...]
Gear Daddies are a band formed in Austin, Minnesota that rose to popularity in the late 80s. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how a moment of inspiration in the recording studio turned into a very specific point of recognition for hockey fans across the nation. [Read Transcript...]
In 1990, the Minnesota Twins finished in last place. When the 1991 season started, it was anybody's guess how the major league team would fare. Britt Aamodt tells us the startling conclusion to one of the best years in Minnesota baseball history. [Read Transcript...]
Scott LeDoux was an iron miner's son from Minnesota. But Britt Aamodt tells us what he did to get the name the Fighting Frenchman. [Read Transcript...]
