Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio Comedy College is a radio programme produced by Minnesota Public Radio and distributed by American Public Media. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comedy College"
Dale Connelly is co-host (with Tom Keith, aka Jim Ed Poole) of The Morning Show on Minnesota Public Radio. The program is carried on KCMP 89.3 "The Current" in the Twin Cities, and on MPR's classical music network in outstate Minnesota. Connelly took over for Garrison Keillor, who was the original host along with Tom Keith. The show has now aired for more than 20 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dale Connelly"
The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest existing stage venue in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the home of American Public Media's A Prairie Home Companion. It was one of many theaters built by the Shubert Theatre Corporation, and was initially named the Sam S. Shubert Theater. In 1933, it became a movie outlet known as the World Theater. The space was restored to with a stage in 1986 as a site for Prairie Home, and was renamed in 1994 after St. Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald. Because of its historic importance, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fitzgerald Theater"
Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942) is an American author, humorist, musician, and radio personality. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garrison Keillor"
89.3 The Current (KCMP 89.3 FM) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts an eclectic music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to serve Northfield, Minnesota, the station's transmitter is located nearly halfway between that city and Saint Paul, allowing the 100,000 watt station to reach most of the Twin Cities metropolitan area plus areas south and east. An additional translator (KMSE) in Rochester, Minnesota broadcasts at 88.7 MHz. The station broadcasts worldwide via Internet radio streams in aacPlus and Windows Media Audio formats. ...more on Wikipedia about "KCMP"
KNOW (91.1 FM) is the flagship radio station of Minnesota Public Radio's "news and information" network, primarily broadcasting a talk radio format to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The frequency had previously gone under the call sign KSJN, but the purchase of a commercial station at 99.5 MHz in 1991 allowed MPR to broadcast distinct talk radio and classical music services. ...more on Wikipedia about "KNOW"
KSJN (99.5 FM) is the flagship station of Minnesota Public Radio's classical music network, serving the Twin Cities region. The 99.5 frequency dates to 1945 when WMIN experimented with the medium. It was sold to WLOL in 1956, and kept that name until being sold to MPR in 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "KSJN"
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Leigh Kamman (born 1922?, first name pronounced "lay") is a longtime radio host who has focused bringing jazz music to the airwaves for his career, which spans more than six decades. Kamman began his career in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but spent time in other places such as at WOV radio in New York City. He currently hosts The Jazz Image on Minnesota Public Radio, which he has run since 1973. Kamman has been honored numerous times for his contributions to the region and the promotion of "the only original American art form." ...more on Wikipedia about "Leigh Kamman"
Mark Wheat is a disc jockey working at the Minnesota Public Radio station KCMP where he provides one of outlet's unique voices because of his accent. Wheat grew up in the small town of Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, where he dreamed of becoming a radio host while listening to legendary British DJ John Peel. However, he apparently didn't indulge this fantasy until years later when he moved to the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Wheat"
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. The network includes more than 50 FM transmitters ranging from low-power translators in small and hard-to-reach areas up to full-power stations serving large markets. The organization provides receive three different services in the state: " news and information," classical music, and another "eclectic" music service known as "The Current" that plays selections from a broad range of musical genres. The main studios for MPR are located in St. Paul, Minnesota. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minnesota Public Radio"
Tom Keith is a radio personality who works for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the engineer for Garrison Keillor when he began his early morning radio show from the St. John's University Collegeville studio. Keillor wanted dialogue during the program and Keith was about the only other person around at that early hour. Keith today is the primary sound effects man for the Prairie Home Companion radio show and often is an actor in sketches written by Keillor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tom Keith"
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