Community Advisory Councils

Minnesota Public Radio invites the public to its Twin Cities Community Advisory Council and its various Regional Development Advisory Council meetings.

These councils advise the Board of Trustees on the needs of the diverse communities MPR serves and meet in the spring and fall.

Twin Cities Community Advisory Council

The public is invited to Twin Cities Community Advisory Council meetings about MPR stations KNOW, KSJN and KCMP.

The Fall 2023 meeting will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, at 5:30 PM at the Kling Public Media Center, 480 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101

For more information, contact Anissa Rogness at arogness@americanpublicmedia.org

Current Members include:

  • Anne Gold

  • Lynne Moratzka

  • Matthew Koncar

  • Clint Allen

  • Abraham Hunter

  • Julie Zhou

  • Mia McGill

  • Alexandra Meyer

  • Christopher Martyn

  • Daniel Turner

  • Debra Kwong

  • Kathleen Klumb

  • Ryanna Jackson

  • Corey Kobbervig

  • Amintha Ratnayake

  • Amira Warren-Yearby

  • Elise Gumm

  • Ashley Brennan

  • Luna Allen-Bakerian

  • Nel Pilgrim-Rukavina

  • Cassandra Fenelon

  • DJ Kool Akiem

  • Joseph Kraninger

  • Marquan Harper

  • Rebecca Smith

Interested in serving on the Twin Cities Community Advisory Council?

Are you an avid listener to The Current, MPR News, or Your Classical MPR?  Then MPR wants you.

The Twin Cities Community Advisory Council (TC-CAC), for KSJN/KNOW/KCMP, is seeking to fill open membership positions. This opportunity is for Twin Cities Metro residents. Regional councils will be seeking applicants at a later date. The TC-CAC reviews the programming goals established by the station, the service provided by the station, and the significant policy decisions rendered by the station. They also make recommendations on how programming can better serve the Twin Cities community.

Regional Development Advisory Councils

Minnesota Public Radio has five regional advisory councils to advise the Board of Trustees on various programming issues and concerns in greater Minnesota.

These councils advise the Board of Trustees on the needs of the diverse communities MPR serves. Meetings are held in the spring and fall. The public is invited to these annual meetings.

The Rochester Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the southeastern Minnesota and northeast Iowa listening area and includes the stations KLSE, KZSE, KMSE, KLNI, KLCD, KGAC, KNGA, and KNSE. The Spring annual meeting will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at Quarry Hill Nature Center, Savannah Room, 701 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, MN. The public is invited to attend these meetings. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Mitch Stevenson, Chair

  • Al Lun, Vice Chair

  • William (Bill) Wimsett, Secretary

  • Aaron Benike

  • Anthony Cook

  • Jolene Hansen

  • Anantha Kollengode

  • Chuck Lantz

  • Dave Legler

  • Ken Prichett

  • Natalie Siderius

  • Miguel Valdez-Soto

  • Sharon VanDeNorth

  • Juan Vasquez

  • Lou Wagner

The St. Cloud Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the central and southwestern Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota listening area and includes the stations KSJR, KNSR, KRSU, KNCM, KRSW, and KRSD. The Spring annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the Great River Regional Library, Bremer Room 104, 1300 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN. The public is invited to attend these meetings. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Jen Davis Windsperger, Chair

  • Icephine Johnson, Vice Chair

  • Susie Osaki Holm, Secretary

  • Brianda Cediel

  • David DeBlieck

  • Dana Drazinovich

  • Michael Hemmesch

  • Abdi Ibrahim

  • Dr. Christopher P. Lehman

  • Mateo Mackbee

  • Ayan Omar

  • Mag Patridge

  • Monica Segura-Schwartz

  • Purva Watten

The Moorhead Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the northwestern Minnesota listening area and includes the stations KCCM, KCCD, KQMN, KNTN, KRXW, KCMF, and KNWF. The Spring annual meeting will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Noon at the Fargo Public Library, Fercho Conference Room, 101 4th Street North, Fargo, ND. The public is invited to attend these meetings. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kristi Booth at 218-752-7001 or by e-mail to kbooth@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Marc Zielinski, Chair

  • Dan Svedarsky, Vice Chair

  • Lisa Cook, Secretary

  • Shanti Behrens

  • George Connell

  • Oscar Flores

  • Bruce Gerhardson

  • Laetitia Hellerud

  • Shannon Jesme

  • Cady Rutter

  • Cynthia Shabb

  • Peter Schott

  • Suzanne Senske

  • Tyler Wottrich

The Duluth Regional Development Council is comprised of members from the northeastern Minnesota and Houghton, MI listening area and includes the stations WSCD, WSCN, WIRC, WIRR, WIRN, WGRH, WINH, WMLS, WLSN, KZIO, and WGGL. The Spring annual meeting will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at Zeitgeist Restaurant & Bar, 222 E. Superior Street, Duluth, MN. The public is invited to attend these meetings. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Maria Isley at 218-673-5005 or by e-mail to misley@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Betsy Ingram Diver, Chair

  • Karin Kraemer, Vice Chair

  • Carl Crawford, Secretary

  • Gia Bellamy

  • Kristin Ferrier

  • Jen Dietrich

  • Robert Franseen

  • Tom Hanson

  • Cameron Kruger

  • Cathy Nevanen

  • Brandon Smith

  • Candice Winkler

  • Barbara McDonald, Ex-Officio (College of St. Scholastica Educational Sponsor Representative)

  • Kyle Marxhausen (College of St. Scholastica Educational Sponsor Representative)

The Bemidji Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the north-central Minnesota listening area and includes the stations KBPR, KBPN, KCRB, KNBJ, KGRP, and KITF. The Spring annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. at Country Inn, 442 Walker Bay Blvd, Walker, MN. The public is invited to attend these meetings. For more information about attending this meeting, please contact Kristi Booth at 218-752-7001 or by e-mail to kbooth@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Scott Merschman, Chair

  • Kari Knudson, Vice Chair

  • Annette Johnson, Secretary

  • Kathryn Gonzalez

  • Megan Hill

  • Michael Hopps

  • Karl Mork

  • Joe Phelps

  • Kim Slipy

  • Lisa Wigand

  • Jeff Wig

The KWRV Regional Development Advisory Council is comprised of members from the Sun Valley, ID listening area. For more information, please contact Maria Isley at 218-673-5005 or by e-mail to misley@mpr.org.

Members include:

  • Tom Heinrich, Chair

  • Pete Smith, Vice Chair

  • Jessica Blake

  • Rae DaVito

  • Sabina Dana Plasse

  • Jim Tallackson