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MinneCulture | Richfield Couple Embark on Musical Mission Down the Mississippi

*** Richfield couple Peter and Michele Borne are on a mission to unite communities along the Mississippi River through music and education. But before they set sail, they first need to resurrect a once-sunken luxury houseboat into a world-class recording studio. With a whole lot of help from their friends, Peter and Michele will soon bring “Joyful Noise” to river towns from St. Paul to New Orleans, and all points in between. KFAI’s James Napoli report. Listen here:
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Richfield Couple Embark on Musical Mission Down the Mississippi
Photo: Peter Borne aboard Joyful Noise by James Napoli. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI is made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment

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KFAI’s MinneCulture Is Hiring a Project Manager and Editor

*** Minnesota Legacy Project Manager for KFAI Fresh Air Radio KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul is hiring a Project Manager and Editor for its award-winning State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment program, MinneCulture. This is an hourly, independent contractor position running through December 2022. The Legacy Amendment Project Manager is expected to provide the following services:
  • Ensure that Legacy Amendment project producers adhere to deadlines and journalistic standards;
  • Assist producers in defining and revising story ideas;
  • Provide script editing and sound design guidance of completed stories, documentaries, and podcasts;
  • Create and archive contracts and invoices;
  • File contracts and invoices with KFAI staff on behalf of all Legacy contractors;
  • Coordinate and/or serve as liaison between producers and other independent contractors hired by KFAI to document Legacy Amendment projects;
  • Cultivate relationships with existing Legacy contractors while networking to expand the pool of contractors, especially to include more producers from BIPOC communities, LGBTQ+ communities and producers of diverse abilities and professional backgrounds; 
  • Collaborate with Ampers Network staff to create program budget and workplan, refresh and adjust budget and workplan as needed;
  • Plan events such as video shoots and live concerts;
  • Ensure compliance with artist recording agreements for recording rights for broadcasting and/or archiving live or sound recordings;
  • Ensure programs conform to Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage guidelines;
  • Regularly upload produced programs to Public Radio Exchange, KFAI.org, and soundcloud;
  • Promote content via social media marketing and local media ad buys;
  • Work closely with KFAI management, including the General Manager and Program Director;
  • Submit reports and monthly reimbursement requests as required to the State of Minnesota and the Ampers Network;
  • Engineer Legacy Amendment programming airing on KFAI as needed;
  • Other duties related to this project as assigned by GM and Ampers Network;
The successful candidate will provide their own transportation related to any and all work performed. The position is open to all individuals, without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, national origin or ancestry. The individual hired must legally conduct this work within the State of Minnesota, and it is highly preferred that the workplace be in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Preferred qualifications for this position:
  • Strong administrative and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage and guide contract producers
  • Experience in journalism and radio production
  • A positive team-player attitude with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to see MinneCulture program grow
  • Proficiency with Excel, Powerpoint, and Google docs
  • Extensive experience with audio editing and mixing
  • Excellent writing, communication, and storytelling skills
Contracts and letters of agreement related to execution of the Legacy Amendment project are internal documents for KFAI usage only. The independent contractor is prohibited from sharing such documents outside of KFAI’s immediate staff. KFAI Fresh Air Radio will compensate the Legacy Project Manager at the rate of $40 per hour. The Legacy Project Manager position may be shared among one other co-manager, depending on the applicant pool. The Legacy Project Manager role requires 60-80 hours per month. Payment will occur monthly upon the submission of a task-based, itemized invoice.  The independent contractor is not entitled to and shall not claim any of the rights, privileges, or benefits of an employee of KFAI Fresh Air Radio. The independent contractor is solely responsible for payment and withholding of all contract income and other taxes. The contract for the Legacy Project Manager runs from December 15, 2021 to December 15, 2022. KFAI reserves the right to extend and or revise the terms of this contract beyond December 15, 2022. The deadline to apply is December 3, 2021 at 5 pm CDT. Applications, including a cover letter and resume, should be emailed to KFAI’s General Manager <gm@kfai.org> or mailed to: General Manager KFAI Fresh Air Radio 1808 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454

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MinneCulture | Add Toni Stone to the Roster of Minnesota Baseball Legends

*** This fall marks the 30th anniversary of one of Minnesota’s most celebrated baseball moments: the Twins’ 1991 World Series championship. But 2021 marks another milestone tied to the region’s baseball legacy. This year, Toni Stone would have been 100 years old. Stone, who spent a formative era of her youth in St. Paul, was the first woman to play professional baseball. “People didn’t really know why she was signed. They thought it was like a gimmick,” says baseball historian Frank White. “But she played, and could play defense. Very quick runner, very fast runner.”  Listen to our story, produced by KFAI’s Mike Moen.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Add Toni Stone to the Roster of Minnesota Baseball Legends
Banner image by Mike Moen, Soundcloud and social media image courtesy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment

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KFAI’s MinneCulture Recognized with Three Awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists

*** The 2021 Page One Awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists has recognized the work produced by local journalists throughout the tumultuous year prior. Stand-outs from the year’s awards include “Journalist of the Year” presented to Libor Jany with the Star Tribune for his coverage of the murder of George Floyd and First Place for “Hard News Report” presented to Nina Moini and Laura Yuen at Minnesota Public Radio for their coverage of violence interrupters in the Twin Cities. KFAI is proud to be among those recognized for three awards in two radio categories. Listen to KFAI’s winners below. Ryan Dawes won First Place in the “Feature” category for his story “Gig Loss Pandemic” about how artists responded to wide-spread venue closures due to crowd-size limits ordered by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Gig Loss Pandemic
James Napoli won Second Place in the “Feature” category for his sound-rich, in-depth chronicle of Minnesota’s polka scene called “Stay Young, Go Dancing.”
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Stay Young, Go Dancing
Katie Thornton was recognized with a Second Place award In the “Special Project/In-depth” category for her documentary called “A Brief History of Women in Bars: A Minnesota Story in Three Rounds.” This doc marked the centennial of both the 18th and 19 amendments of the US Constitutional, sharing an interconnected history of both Temperance and Suffrage movements.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · A Brief History of Women in Bars: A Minnesota Story in Three Rounds
See the full list of winners here. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment

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Graphic: MinneCulture Podcast, Season 5: Minnesota History

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*** Ep. 35: The Toonsmith: Dave Mruz, Minnesota’s Cartooning Historian

Season 5 is all about Minnesota history. Superman. Charlie Brown. Donald Duck. These ‘toons all have roots in Minnesota. In this episode of the MinneCulture Podcast, KFAI’s Britt Aamodt introduces us to a cartooning historian who helped preserve the backstory of some iconic characters. Catch new episodes throughout the summer. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PodMN and at Soundcloud below:
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 35: The Toonsmith: Dave Mruz, Minnesota’s Cartooning Historian
Ep. 34: A Living History of the Boundary Waters In wilderness settings, there are connections people can make to the land, regardless of their age, race or gender, by walking in the footsteps of those who have come before them. With this in mind, a group of Minnesota paddlers set out in the fall of 2020 to travel across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to retrace the steps of a wilderness pioneer named Arthur Carhart. Their journey took them across abandoned portages, streams plugged by beaver dams and through remote territory inside the nation’s most visited wilderness area. Carhart made his journey to the Boundary Waters in 1921. Though a century has passed since his expedition, there were generations of people who lived in this landscape that is now defined as a ‘wilderness area.’ The Indigenous communities were here long before white voyageurs and government officials put their canoes on this countless collection of lakes, streams and pathways through the Boundary Waters. In this episode of the MinneCulture Podcast, producer Joe Friedrichs takes a look at what the term ‘wilderness’ means in the past, present and future of the Boundary Waters.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 34: A Living History of the Boundary Waters
Ep. 33: James Garrett Jr. on Why Black Architecture Matters James Garrett Jr. is an architect at 4RM+ULA architects, one of the only Black-owned architecture firms in Minnesota. Garrett and his family have deep ties to St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. During his childhood in St. Paul, James fell in love with buildings and the bustle of urban landscapes. Later, while in college, he would discover that he himself had a connection to these landscapes through a man who helped create them, Clarence Wiggington, the first Black municipal architect in the country, serving St. Paul from 1915 to 1949. In this episode of the MinneCulture Podcast, reporter Katie Thornton speaks with James Garrett Jr. about his life, his passion for architecture and how community-driven design can be a type of activism.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 33: James Garrett Jr. on Why Black Architecture Matters
Ep. 32: Stay Young, Go Dancing Polka dancing was once a staple of small-town Minnesota, enjoyed by German, Polish, and Scandinavian immigrants who settled in farming communities. It was a popular activity in ballrooms throughout the Midwest in the 20th century. Today, polka dancing and ballrooms have mostly disappeared. But, for the residents of rural Sibley County, the legacy of one legendary polka venue still looms large. Producer James Napoli has the story.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 32: Stay Young, Go Dancing
Ep. 31: Murder Cliff: The Death of Mary Fridley Price The plain, uninteresting Mary Fridley Price. Not the sort of girl anyone would notice—except now she’d gone and leapt over a cliff to save her poor dog. The dull—and very dead girl—was suddenly front-page headlines. No one was supposedly more grief-stricken than her charming husband Frederick Price, who found comfort in his wife’s inheritance—and in the arms of his mistress… Are you suspicious? Mary’s father sure was. KFAI’s Britt Aamodt shares the story of Minneapolis’ most notorious murder trial of 1916.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 31: Murder Cliff: The Death of Mary Fridley Price
Ep. 30: The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis Anthony Brutus Cassius was questioned by the FBI, fought to be the first Black person in Minnesota to get a liquor license, and his famous greasy burgers were once mentioned on the Johnny Carson show. But above all, starting in the 1930s, Cassius created space for the Twin Cities Black community to eat, drink, organize and connect. Even today, there are hardly any Black-owned bars or restaurants in the Twin Cities. Cassius’ story helps us to understand how we got here. “The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis” traces Cassius’ life and impact as a labor organizer, civil rights leader, and entrepreneur. This episode of the MinneCulture Podcast was produced by food writer and chef Mecca Bos and audio journalist Nancy Rosenbaum. It’s the first installment in the Hidden Black Foodways of Minnesota — an audio documentary and podcast series that will spotlight untold and under-told stories of Minnesota’s Black food makers and pioneers.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 30: The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis

Ep. 29: Generation AIDS

Minnesota was never a host zone for HIV/AIDS, but for Minnesotans living the disease the struggle was the same: to stay alive and to fight the homophobia that wanted to ignore an epidemic dismissed as a gay man’s disease. This is their story, reported and narrated by KFAI’s Britt Aamodt, hosted by Ahanti Young.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 29: Generation AIDS

Ep. 28: When the Gay 90’s Came Out

Hear Todd Melby share a history of the famous gay bar that began as a supper club for a straight crowd. Hear stories from behind the bar, on top of the bar, at the coat check and in parking lot. KFAI’s Todd Melby Reports.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Ep. 28: When the Gay 90’s Came Out
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Connect with KFAI’s MinneCulture editorial team at legacy[at]kfai.org. Arts press releases, underwriting opportunities and story ideas are always welcome.

Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Support also comes from Hennepin History Museum. Supported by Hennepin History
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MinneCulture | ‘Dear Neighbor,’ This Poster Is for You

*** University Avenue in St. Paul has become the canvas for a new public art project called “Dear Neighbor.” Spearheading the project is the gallery XIAART, run by the Asian Economic Development Association. Located in the heart of Frogtown, the gallery is uniquely positioned to use art as a way to make sense of the deep problems faced by the Twin Cities. The project pairs together Black, Indigenous, Asian, Desi, and Latinx artists and writers.  They’ve created a series of posters displayed on businesses, homes, and libraries along University Avenue and the Green Line Light Rail. Writer Adlyn Carreras was paired with visual artist Gita Ghei. For their poster, Carreras wanted to create a message for unity. “…I felt that here in St. Paul, not a lot of attention was given to the destruction and what was happening,” says Carreras. “And to me, this felt kind of like a little way to tell my neighborhood to unify and to come together after all this has happened and to just be together and move forward together.” Listen to our story by KFAI’s Sheila Regan.
KFAI’s MinneCulture · ‘Dear Neighbor,’ This Poster Is For You
Images courtesy of XIAART and Sheila Regan. To see the posters, visit dear-neighbor.com. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment  

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MinneCulture | Emily Michaels King and Her Digital Detritus for the Zoom Era

*** Performance artist Emily Michaels King has a new production called Digital, which invites the audience into the bedroom, into the computer screen, and into the body for an immersive virtual experience fit for the zoom era. King’s Digital is inspired by nostalgia, family history, and something she calls “bloodline.” “You just get these flavors of movies or songs that really influenced me as a kid,” says King. “There’s also created soundscapes of mine that use some body sounds, so like stomach digesting. And then also digital sounds typing and internal processing of computers.” Listen here:
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Emily Michaels King and Her Digital Detritus for the Zoom Era
Photos courtesy of Emily Michaels King. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment

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MinneCulture | Can You Dig It? Shaft Turns 50

*** Before Shaft, badass movie detectives were white. Shaft starred Richard Roundtree as a black detective, prowling New York City’s tough streets, saving lives and taking no guff, especially from ‘The Man.’ Directed by Gordon Parks, who spent part of his youth in Minnesota, Shaft was a huge hit in 1971. This seminal film turns 50 this year. KFAI’s Todd Melby reports. Listen:
KFAI’s MinneCulture · Can You Dig It? Shaft Turns 50
Support for MinneCulture on KFAI is made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. Clear Water Land & Legacy Amendment

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