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 Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at 5:50 p.m. 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
George Deliduka
Nan Hackett
Barry Hamill
Lynne Moratzka
Matthew Koncar
Clint Allen
Abraham Hunter
Julie Zhou
Mia McGill
Alexandra Meyer
Kristen McHenry
Molly Pruess
Christopher Martyn
Daniel Turner
Debra Kwong
Kate Moran
Kathleen Klumb
Ryanna Jackson
Corey Kobbervig
Amintha Ratnayake
Kari Koehler
Amira Warren-Yearby
Elise Gumm
Ashley Brennan
Luna Allen-Bakerian
Nel Pilgrim-Rukavina
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 Fall 2023 meeting will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Noon at the Quarry Hill Nature Center, Savannah Room at 701 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, MN 55906. The public is invited to these meetings. For more information, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.
Members include:
Sharon VanDeNorth
Lou Wagner, Secretary
Chuck Lantz
Al Lun, Vice Chair
Jolene Hansen
Jeff Stevenson
Ken Prichett, Chair
Natalie Siderius
Mitch Stevenson
William (Bill) Wimsett
Sara Kling-Punt
Juan Vasquez
Anthony Cook
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 Fall 2023 meeting will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2023, at Noon at the St. Cloud State University Welcome Center, 355 5th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301. The public is invited to these meetings. For more information, please contact Kay Hocker at 507-292-8636 or by e-mail to khocker@mpr.org.
Members include:
Barb Strandemo
Mag Patridge, Chair
Susie Osaki Holm
Jen Davis Windsperger, Vice Chair
David DeBlieck
Joanne Dorsher
Michael Hemmesch
Dr. Christopher P. Lehman
Ayan Omar
Brianda Cediel
Icephine Johnson
Dana Drazinovich
Monica Segura-Schwartz
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 Fall 2023 meeting will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Noon at Brewhall, 1702 1st Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102. The public is invited to these meetings. For more information, please contact Kristi Booth at 218-752-7001 or by e-mail to kbooth@mpr.org.
Members include:
Sara Watson-Curry
Lisa Cook
George Connell
Bruce Gerhardson
Laetitia Hellerud
Shannon Jesme
Bill Law, ex officio
Peter Schott
Dan Svedarsky, Vice Chair
Marc Zielinski, Chair
Oscar Flores
Cady Rutter
Suzanne Senske
Cynthia Shabb
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 Fall 2023 meeting will be held at Lafayette Community Center on Park Point, 3016 Minnesota Ave. on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Noon . The public is invited to these meetings For more information, please contact Maria Isley at 218-673-5005 or by e-mail to misley@mpr.org.
Members include:
Mickey Pearson, Chair
Peter Jeronimus, Vice Chair
Lori Huska, Secretary
Barbara McDonald, Ex-Officio (College of St. Scholastica Educational Sponsor Representative)
Gia Bellamy
Don Davison
Betsy Ingram Diver
Karen McManus
Carl Crawford
Karin Kraemer
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 Fall 2023 meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 3:30 PM at Country Inn at 442 Walker Bay, Walker, MN 56484. The public is invited to these meetings. For more information, 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
Kathryn Gonzalez
Megan Hill
Michael Hopps
Annette Johnson, Secretary
Karl Mork
Joe Phelps
Pam O’Rourke
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
Carter Hedberg
Jim Tallackson
Sabina Dana Plasse