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. 

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Short features documenting the impact of Minnesota's Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2014
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A Look at Legacy

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 12, 2015
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40 Pieces

Bearing Witness with Anthony Galloway and Georgia Fort is a production of Racial Reckoning: The Arc of Justice, a journalism project created and supported by Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities, in partnership with KMOJ Radio and The Minnesota Humanities Center.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Mar 27, 2021
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First-hand experiences and advice about the challenges and rewards associated with caring for loved ones in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

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

We discuss race, identity, social justice and culture in a region grappling with demographic changes

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 14, 2021
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select Ampers programming related to COVID19

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Apr 20, 2020
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Sex Trafficking - Breaking Free Sex traffic. At KMOJ, we're not letting it hide. We are pleased to present two hours of programming about people in our community trying to end it. We are proud that last year's program on sex trafficking won a first place award from the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in the special projects category.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 05, 2019
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Moments in the musical history of Minnesota

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jul 14, 2017
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Minnesota Music Notes celebrating noteworthy artists, people and moments that shaped the history of Minnesota's Mainroom First Avenue

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Sep 26, 2019
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Each week Minnesota Native News looks at social, economic, cultural, health issues and more facing Minnesota’s Native American communities. By informing and educating all Minnesotans about events, activities, and issues in Minnesota’s Native American communities this program interweaves the Native American culture into the rest of the communities of the state.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Jan 29, 2014

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As a professional caregiver, Kathryn advises that the key is to clear your own mind, be fully present, and to listen carefully.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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Richard talks about some of the conversations he had with his sister, before she died, brought them closer together.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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Richard shares how daily visits to his dying niece affected him and his perspective on end of life.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
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Phoebe experienced the role of guardian as a responsibility similar to caring for the needs of an infant.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
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Phoebe shares how her Dakota heritage guided her caregiving efforts.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
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April talks about the stress of handling the challenging job her mother’s estate in accordance with her wishes, as she faced her last days.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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April talks about how she was the only person in her family able to care for her terminally sick mother.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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Shavon drew inspiration from seeing how gracefully her grandparents handled their illnesses in their declining days.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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Shavon talks about the importance of having (sometimes difficult) family conversations about health history and treatments.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
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Nkem advises pausing to seek support, when you learn of a serious health diagnosis.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:30