KRPR

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Classic Rock Without The Talk.

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80 Pieces

a series of short, fun and engaging stories exploring the history of Rochester and the surrounding area.

  • From: KRPR
  • Updated: Feb 10, 2020
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32 Pieces

Bits of art history centered around the greater Rochester Minnesota area

  • From: KRPR
  • Updated: Jun 08, 2023
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52 Pieces

Rochester Music History in 90 Seconds

  • From: KRPR
  • Updated: Jun 09, 2021
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72 Pieces

Weekly series from KRPR radio, about the people and happenings around town in Rochester, MN and surrounding areas.

  • From: KRPR
  • Updated: Jun 24, 2019
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52 Pieces

Veterans' Voices is a radio series exploring the knowledge, experience and leadership of Rochester service members.

  • From: KRPR
  • Updated: May 10, 2022

Latest Pieces

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August 1965 – Revernd Gallagher had only stopped out of the rectory for an errand. But he was gone long enough that scruffy Beatle-type ran off wit...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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December 8, 1962 – Fifty casualties from a bombing the nation’s capital were flown to hospitals in Rochester. Fortunately, it was just a simulation.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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May 17, 1961 – Chatfield boxer Duane Horsman had 20 straight wins behind him. But could he stand toe-to-toe with Tiger Jones?

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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July 1, 1958 Winona’s new baseball team needed to draw a crowd. Why not bring in the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin?

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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July 13, 1957 - Ray Zweiner, Blooming Prairie, had been competing in trapshooting competitions for two decades. But was this the year he would fin...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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January 1956 - Blooming Prairie had one working physician. But now Uncle Sam wanted him for the Doctor Draft.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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September 1948 – The wire service reported the death of former New York Yankee Julie Wera. It was news to Rochester butcher Julie Wera.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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December 1946 – the day after Christmas, Harold Roth, a Winona hometown boy, took a flight across Alaska and disappeared.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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Rochester Winter Farmers Market

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:54
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Rochester's Smart Salting Program

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:58