Ampers

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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

Series

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30 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 12, 2023
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22 Pieces

Native American veterans explain why protecting our land and resources is an important part of Native culture and traditions.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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8 Pieces

Extended podcast versions of Kevyn Burger's interviews with some of the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans featured in the Ampers radio series

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 24, 2017
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3 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota's WWII Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Oct 21, 2019
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34 Pieces

Family conversations exploring the question “what matters most?” to those involved in providing or receiving care in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016

Pieces

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When the Korean War began, the expectation was that the US involvement would be short and decisive. But the war dragged on far longer than the publ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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The people of South Korea have long expressed gratitude to the American troops who fought for their freedom during the Korean War. The current gove...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Peter Razor was abandoned as a baby and became a ward of the state, raised in Minnesota institutions. After being drafted into the Army and station...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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During the Korean era, the Army recruited a team of Midwestern farm boys who were comfortable with animals and livestock. They were trained to work...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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Now in their eighties and nineties, veterans of the Korean War are now more than sixty years away from their military service. One veteran said tha...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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By the time the Army sent Henry Dabruzzi to South Korea, an armistice ending the years of shooting had been signed. The Minnesotan was assigned to ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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The Korean War took a tragic toll, with a high number of injuries and casualties and soldiers who survived battles that were horror-filled. At the ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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When Roy Charon left his hometown of Cloquet to serve in the Air Force, he imagined that he would serve in Korea. Instead, he was shipped to an isl...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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For many veterans who served in Korea, the war is remembered by the days, weeks and months that they counted down as they waited to come home. Toda...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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Those who entered military service during the Korean War had been children during World War 2, and wartime shaped their youth. Many of them grew up...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
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