In 1999, Minnesota Lynx make their WNBA debut
In 2008, Wrestler Ali Bernard on her way to Beijing Olympics
In 2011, the Minnesota Lynx make it to the WNBA finals for the first time
In 2017, St. Paul’s Suni Lee sees her Olympic dream on the horizon
And more and more, and you can hear it all here in this curated collection.
(This collection was curated by Shandi Burrows, Archival Assistant)
November 12, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on comments at hearing where women athletics at the University of Minnesota was discussed.
December 20, 1986 - On this Sportfolio program, Libby Riddles, professional dogsledder, discusses mushing, racing weather, and dog sledding. Riddles also answers listener questions.
February 13, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Walt Weaver, coach and general manager of the Minnesota Monarchs; and Linda Chisolm, Monarch player and 1984 Olympic silver medalist, discuss women’s volleyball. Weaver and Chisolm also answers listener questions.
August 13, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Kris Voelz, new director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department at University of Minnesota, discusses women in sports; in particular, women in college sports. Topics include separate athletic programs, funding, and higher education. Voelz also answers listener questions.
November 14, 1989 - MPR’s Chris Roberts shares how basketball star, Janet Karvonen, made it to the Minnesota Hall of Fame and her local legacy within Minnesota. She is the first women to be inducted into this hall of fame and at the time was the youngest inductee as well.
April 15, 1991 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki interviews Sophie Kurys, a former All-Star second basewoman in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, about her recollections as a ballplayer.
February 6, 1992 - MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Dorothy McIntyre and Marie Berg on equity in women’s sports and how Title IX helps with the change.
December 29, 1992 - MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Julie Englebrecht on women in sports journalism. They discuss the lack of women in the field, getting in to the locker room, and Englebrecht’s new position.
March 12, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Dorothy McIntyre and Skip Peltier, both officials of the School Highschool League; and Louis Boone, coach and teacher at Ramsey Junior High, on the role of athletics in high school. Topics include financing, intermural sports, girls’ sports, amateur athletics, and eligibility.
May 28, 1993 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Association for Women in Sports Media organizers on their convention for women sports writers.