MPR Essentials is a behind-the-scenes look at the people, culture and programming that make Minnesota Public Radio.
MPR Essentials features organizational updates, stories from our three regional services – MPR News, The Current and YourClassical – and a window into the people who make MPR possible, from employees to underwriters to the audience.
Learn about how we pursue our mission to create the future of public media by amplifying voices that inform, include, and inspire through the collection of stories below.
For nearly 60 years, Minnesota Public Radio has provided free news, music and information to all. Because access without barriers has always been a defining feature of who we are. “Made of Minnesota” is rooted in a simple idea: access to news that informs, music that inspires and conversations that connect should be a right for all Minnesotans—not a privilege.
For the next 90 days, celebrate spring with MPR! Share your spring moments and answer our daily questions by posting on your social media and tagging @MPRlife and using #springintoMPR.
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR News reporters, Sam Stroozas, realized she lived just blocks away.
James and Kathy Ganley are longtime Minnesota Public Radio supporters whose childhood radio listening shaped their connection to MPR.