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"Hi, I am wondering if you can find any audio checks of my dad Jerry Anderson, from what I understand he was on KJJO and at the time of his passing KSMM out of shakopee? This was in the 1980s and KSMM was in 1986. It would be nice to hear his voice after 40 years." Heather M. (7/24/2026)

"Hi there! My name is Racquel M. Gonzales. I am on the hunt for more audio of Frank West (KQQL-FM) and/or his radio show and thought you might be able to point me in a good direction! My fiancee is the son of Frank West (real last name Watschke), who sadly passed in 2013. He and his mother do not have any recordings of Frank doing his radio thing, so I was so excited to stumble upon your website and the little air check snippet you have of his voice! I cannot express how meaningful it was for my fiancee and his mother to hear his radio voice again. He loved what he did, and it has been a joy for me to rediscover this history with them. Radio was such a huge part of Frank's life, and my fiancee's life as a result (he studied early radio and TV history in college). If you have any ideas or possible breadcrumbs to follow, I would welcome any and all recommendations! If there is more audio of Frank out there, I want to do my darnedest to find it for them. Thank you!" Racquel G. (7/17/2026)

"Greetings. I've really enjoyed your website and the many fascinating recordings that you have archived. Thank you for making this vast array of audio treasures available to the public. BRAVO to all of you! I have a historical ask for you and your organization. I'm looking for any radio spots or interviews that featured Tom Fretty. Tom was an entrepreneur who started Tom's Mechanical Music Wonderland U.S.A. (a.ka. Tom's Country Market and Musical Museum) in Manly, Iowa. It was a hugely popular entertainment complex & multi-state visitor attraction throughout the 1970s. The park attracted 53,000 visitors in 1976, and there were thousands of visitors who drove south from Minnesota to see it each year (Manly is located just south of Albert Lea, MN). Tom was a heavy radio advertiser throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and the Dakotas in the 1970-1979 timeframe. In fact, a huge number of the season ticket holders were Minnesota residents. The park's season only ran from April 1st to Nov. 1st each year. I know that one of his commercials used the tune from "The Wabash Cannonball" in some way. Likely a parody or using the tune (instrumental) as a sound bed. Tom also started and owned "Tom's Damaged and Unclaimed Freight" in North Iowa, from 1959 to 1970, but I don't think he used radio to advertise that particular business. I'm currently working on a documentary film that highlights Tom's life and times. If you have access to any archival radio clips that would highlight Tom Fretty, his wife Jean Fretty, Tom's many businesses, or the museum, I would be very interested in hearing about them. P.S. Tom and Jean do have MN connections because they both grew up in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The person (Don Raverty) who created the animatronic figures (featured in the clip above) was from St. Paul. There may have been radio interviews with him during those years, too. He had a very unique skill set. Please let me know if you have anything in your audio library or archives that might match up with what I've described. Many thanks in advance!" Warren W. (7/15/2026)

"Hello I am the stepson of William E Daley All American gopher football fullback on two national champion teams. William worked at WCCO from early 1960s to 1970 along with Dick Enroth. He did color commentary for both the Gophers and Vikings but have yet to find audio of any of his games( Bill passed in 2015 at the age of 96)." Jon W. (6/10/2026)

"Hey there! This is so random, but I am looking for a digitized KDWB aircheck from somewhere around April 10–13, 2006. My friend was the on-air winner for the Fall Out Boy Xcel Energy Center meet-and-greet package on (I think) Tone E. Fly's show. The bit/contest required callers to share the worst lie they had ever told their parents; she won by claiming she'd actually totaled her parents' car while giving her boyfriend road head (but lied to them that it was something else causing the accident). When they called her to share the story live she had a ringback of Cheap Trick's "I want you to want me." It's just a silly memory and it would be so funny to find a recording of the broadcast for her birthday. Thanks!" Brie 5/21/2026

"Looking for a digitized cassette aircheck of the Buck and O'Connor KDWB Morning Show from a school morning around 1985 to 1988. My Mom, Patricia Sandgren won a contest to have the morning show broadcast from our house. They did a live remote broadcast from our house in St. Louis Park. The contest winner was my mom, Patricia Sandgren. On the air when I was about 6 or 7 I ratted my mom out by telling the Twin Cities that we didn't wear a seatbelts in the car, my brother complained about his mean school bus driver, and us kids showed off our pet gerbils. Does anyone have this tape in their basement archives?" Corey S. 5/21/2026

"I am looking for a KREV/REV105 Morning Revolution (Minneapolis) aircheck from April 1995. I was one of three high school students (Krissy Crummy, Laura Fuller, and Stacie Swenson) who were job shadowing Mary Lucia nad Brian Oake at their morning show. We got to talk on the mic and played a couple songs... I remember playing 'Let's Do It' by Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg from the Tank Girl Soundtrack." Stacie S. 4/21/2026

"I want to find remote broadcast tapes of KDWB fall of 1963, from Jacks Chicken Shack on w 7th in St Paul... I was playing with a band there at that time.. can you help?" Robert W. 2/8/2026

"Hello, the Pavek Museum directed me to your web site. My grandfather Leslie Ames used to have a radio show in the 1940s and 50s in Wadena and Willmar, MN on KWAD radio station. I believe the name of the show was The Pioneer Man or something along those lines and it was a country music who. Would Radiotapes have any airchecks or archives with my grandfather?  Thank you." Tony A. (1/22/2026)

"Former page boy at WCCO Radio AM in the 1960s. I knew every announcer you are featuring on your tapes. I admire your efforts to retrieve this material. Well done!" Tom H. (12/29/2025)

"Thanks for your tremendous website! It's an audio treasure for this native Twin Citian and 63-year-old retiree who has lived in Chicago for the past 29 years. Listening to clips from WCCO (AM and FM), KS95, KDWB and others takes me back instantly to my younger years of the '70s and '80s. In particular, the WCCO-AM jingle from 1974, with its up-tempo and jazzy fanfare of sax and horns, somehow captivates the optimism and energy of the era. Do you happen to know who composed it? I'd like to send that person a thank you. I'm currently writing memoirs for my younger relatives living in the Twin Cities. I add frequent references to RadioTapes to give younger readers a sample of the soundtracks of my youth. Thanks again." Anonymous 12/26/2025 (RadioTapes Comment: The composer for the jingles was Herb Pilhofer with Studio 80. Here is a LINK to an article about him.)

"Cedric Adams received a 1953 Corvette from General Motors to drive and promote. This was the very first Corvette delivered to Minnesota. Is it possible that Radio Tapes would have any radio tape that mentions his Corvette. I have been told that Cedric called it a Chevrolet. The tapes would be in the time period from September 1953 to February 1954." Richard O. (11/9/2025)

"Back in the 40's/50s my grandfather did a radio show called the psalm of life and I am looking for any archives there might be anywhere. It was played on several twin city radio stations and so I thought I would inquire as to ways to find out if there are copies of those broadcasts  anywhere. His Name was WE Klawitter and the show was Psalm of Life. Thank you for any info you can send my way! Lise H. (10/22/2025)

"Hi, I believe I may have an original poem written by Roger Erickson on a good neighbor tour he took to Denmark and Sweden. He writes a four-page poem about the trip and mentioned names of some people with him." Sheldon H. (10/10/2025)

"I am a researcher at Morgan State University. I am inquiring about a program aired called "Discussions on American civilizations" If this sounds familiar please let me know. (10/1/2025)

"Regarding Jonathan H's questions from 2022 regarding "Chu Chu Rockets" - this was a piece composed for a Dreamcast Video Game of the same name which was composed and sung by the late Asei Kobayashi. He wasn't just a quirky singer/songwriter, he was actually director of the Japanese Songwriters Association and was 88 when he passed. Lots of people liked that commercial because it was quirky, cute, and fun. He was a voice actor who figured prominently in several popular 70s Japanese Anime productions. The lyrics basically translate to this: "Chu Chu Rocket! Save the Mice. Chu Chu Rocket! The Cats are Scary! Chu Chu Rocket! Rockets are Amazing!" It's no surprise it ended up on a pirate radio station which seemed to be fairly common in the west metro of the Twin Cities at that time in the early 2000s and each station tried to out-do each other by as quirky and strange as possible." Todd M. (9/25/2025)

"Do you have the full demo of KCFE's New AC format?" Justin W. (9/18/2025)

"I’m a guitar player in the Netherlands and I just bought a guitar from 1937. I’m also a historian so I love to do this kind of research. The guitar is a Gibson Super 400. I learned from the previous owner that this guitar was bought in 1937 by a Mr. Ken/Kenneth Spears, who was the guitarist in the WCCO radio orchestra in the late 30s and later on. He also met his wife there, a singer called Betty Brewer. They also played together on the 1954 30th anniversary radio show. They kept performing together even on older age. Mr. Spears bought the guitar at the B.A. Rose Music Store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you want I have found several pictures of him with the guitar and his wife. I thought you might be interested. For me, it would be fantastic if there are recordings left of their performance on the 30th anniversary radio show (or other), so I could hear him playing the guitar and singing with his wife. That would be awesome. In fact, any information on Ken Spears (and/or his wife) would be great! Also pictures if there are any. Hoping to get a reaction, thanks in advance and with kind regards." Jeroen M. (8/31/2025)

"My name is Jake McNeil, and I am based in the United Kingdom. I am currently developing a documentary exploring American innovations from the 1950s and 1960s. One area of focus is AMF’s entry into the automated restaurant industry, beginning in May 1964 with its first AMFare restaurant at the Fiesta location, and later, the installation of the AMFare system at Jay’s Brookdale restaurant in the Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis with news coverage from April 13th up to late 1966. I am reaching out to inquire whether your archive holds any recordings from that period that relate to these developments—such as radio advertisements, interviews, or other coverage. If such materials exist, I would be very interested in learning whether it would be possible to obtain permission to use them in my documentary. My goal is to provide historical accuracy and give viewers a sense of what it was like at the time when these automated systems were first being introduced to the public. I greatly appreciate any guidance or information you could provide regarding the availability of such materials. Thank you very much for your time and assistance." Jake M. (8/29/2025)

"Around 2005 I was listening to KLBB music and heard an old black blues singer playing solo rhythm guitar and singing a song w “I’m too old, just to damn old” in the chorus. I’ve been trying to find out who he was but mostly what comes up is Garth Brook.
You are my last ditch effort. Don’t know any of the DJs but he played it in the afternoon. I would appreciate ANYONE that could lead me in the right direction. The song felt like it came from the 1920s-1940s. This has haunted me since I heard it way back when. Pls help me put it to rest. Thx for any assistance." (8/16/2025)

"I’m Matt Alvarez and I’m a producer for MPR News. Writing to you today because I’m working on a story for a series we call Hand-Me-Downs. My story is about a 1944 broadcast that aired live on KSTP radio from Union Depot in downtown St. Paul. It was part of the Red Cross Canteen Service. I believe you might’ve obtained this audio with the help of Scott Holthus of the Music Vintage Company. I interviewed Scott for my story. I want to make sure this audio recording hasn’t aired in over 80 years. Plus, any other cool information you might be able to tell me. Scott only played a snippet of audio for me. The song was called “Please don’t talk about me until I’m gone.” (8/15/2025)

"I am researching a specific baseball game and am wondering if your archives might contain an audio recording. Game Details: Date: June 21, 1978.  Teams: California Angels at Minnesota Twins. Location: Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN. Final Score: Angels 5 – Twins 2. Notable Moment: In his first major league at-bat, Angels infielder Dave Machemer hit his only career MLB home run (off Geoff Zahn in the top of the 1st inning). Expected Radio Crew: Twins (WCCO 830) – Herb Carneal, Joe McConnell. Angels (KMPC 710) – Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Al Wisk. I am especially interested in locating any surviving radio broadcast (full game or partial), even if only in private collections, airchecks, or excerpts. If you do not have this particular broadcast, I would appreciate any leads, collector contacts, or affiliated institutions that might hold it. Thanks for considering my request! Thanks so much, David Machemer (son of Dave Machemer)" (8/13/2025)

"Hello! Hope all is well, I am in the midst of doing research on Supreme Court justice Earl Warrens speech in London 1957. I was wondering if you might have a recording of the speech he gave which could have been broadcasted to the states possibly by NBC." Gilad S. (7/29/2025)

Your website certainly brings back some great memories!
I was wondering who I might contact to use a short clip of Michael (Wegner) Douglas for a podcast I am working on?
Thank you so much for your help and your page!

"Hi, I'm looking for recording of a radio incident in 1974 or 75 in which a KQRS DJ (maybe Jay Philpott or Wally Walker ?) spoke for a minute in a unusual way followed by saying "what made me say that ?" We were listening in a car, and the really weird thing is that, for that minute the DJ was talking, I was talking too and SAYING THE SAME THING ! And afterward no one could remember what was said during that minute. Roger (7/25/2025)

"Congratulations on your new designed website, do you know of any other parts of the country, namely out west, with a similar format as you? i am a Colorado native, and would love to hear something out there, Denver where i grew up, had numerous stations. love seven years in the Twin Cities. loved morning sickness. Jim F. (6/25/2025)

"Your website certainly brings back some great memories!
I was wondering who I might contact to use a short clip of Michael (Wegner) Douglas for a podcast I am working on?
Thank you so much for your help and your page!

"What is the name of the song Bob Yates used to opened his morning show? Thanks!" Tim (6/25/2025)

"Hi! I am looking for the Kokomo parody song made using cities in Minnesota and featuring the city 'Orono' as the replacement for Kokomo. Does this exist somewhere?" Jeanne S. (6/25/2025)

"I am Alexander Roth, Curator of the Wanda Gág Gallery and Museum in New Ulm, MN. I am looking for a recording of Wanda Gág reading "Millions of Cats" on a program on WCCO radio.
Is there a database that I could look through either online or at the station, where I could begin this search. Thank you." (6/25/2025)

"My name is Jelena, and I’m reaching out regarding a historical film titled “The Pioneering Professors” from 1928, which, according to a letter by Mihajlo Pupin, was recorded by GE but never published. Also on 6th February 1924 WOR AM radio published a broadcast interview of Michael Pupin (Mr. Bridges was interviewing him). I would like to kindly ask if this film still exists in your archives, and whether it’s possible to access or learn more about it for research purposes. Thank you very much for your time and help." (5/19/2025)

"I know this almost definitely a long shot, but I’m writing to ask if you have a record in your collection. My dad remembers having a record of a jingle from his grandpa’s store as a kid, but it is long lost. The store was Swatez & Jay Linoleum Inc. It may have also been a different store called Swatez Department Store. This would be from the 50s and 60s, and I was just curious if a copy of it may have ended up in your archives, or if you could point me in the direction of where it may be. If not, I understand, just figured it was worth a shot. Please let me know. Thank you."
Micah S. (4/21/2025)

"Wow, this refresh is very nice, it's so much cleaner looking and easier to read. Been a regular visitor here for over a decade or so and I always enjoy new postings, especially ones from WCCO-AM as that's quite honestly the station that was always on in our house and which I grew up on from the 1970s to the early 1990s. The specific posting which covers an entire WCCO broadcast day from August 1966 was an absolute joy to listen to, one segment right after the other. It was before my time, but so many of those personalities carried over into the following two decades. Hope you do come across recordings of another such example from a year in the 1970s. Thanks for such an enjoyable website!" Scott (4/4/2025)

"I’m looking for some old radio show recordings from 1935/1936 and I’ve been pointed in your direction. I believe the show was called The Singing Irishman (Philip Gleason) and it aired on WDGY. I’ve checked with WDGY and their archives don’t go back that far and the Pavek Museum didn’t have anything either. I’m hoping you might have something or have a suggestion of where I could look. I know it’s a long shot! Thank you!" Galena S. (1/22/2025)

"I can't tell you how much I enjoy your website and appreciate the work you put into it, Tom.
I'm soon to be 70, and it takes me back to my childhood in Minneapolis. And when it's 115 degrees here, I listen to WCCO'S 1991 Halloween blizzard coverage to cool off!
Gail L. (4/4/2025)

"Hello! I really enjoy your site. You do an amazing job with it. I was wondering if you know how I might be able to find the WCCO school closings due to weather recordings? Thank you for any information you may have." Mike M. (11/25/2024). RadioTapes Comment: WCCO Radio's Roger Erickson can be viewed closing schools on our Video page.

"In the 1960s either KDWB or WDGY played a series of comedy skits with a character called Chicken Man. Do you have any knowledge of this and/or know any way to track these down?" Don B. (11/21/2024) RadioTapes Comment: There are many Chickenman episodes posted on YouTube.

"I am wondering what recordings you have for WMIN? Is there somewhere I can go to obtain more recordings?" Matt (10/25/2024)

"Hello. I'm a great-niece of Maurice Goldberg, founder of KFOY (Kind Friends of Yours) radio station in St. Paul (which later merged with Stanley Hubbard Sr's WAMD to become KSTP). I was wondering if you would happen to have any recordings from KFOY or any additional information. Thank you for your kindness." Rebecca B. (10/12/2024). RadioTapes Comment: Unfortunately, only a few recordings of radio broadcasts from the 1920s have survived (local or national). Unfortunately, no recordings of KFOY exists as far as we are aware.

"My sister, Marilyn Hogan, is now 87 years old. We do not have a recording of her voice. She sang on WCCO Radio on New Year's Eve (I think) 1952 or 1953. Her birthday is in October and I would love to get a recording and would love to play it for her and our family. Thank you for looking into this." Bonnie Hogan (8/27/2023)

"Hello! I’m looking for a radio tape from Stairway to Stardom from the late 40s. My mother, Carol, was the youngest singer in a group with 2 of her sisters called The Buse Trio. She thought she was around 7 at the time, which would put her around 1948ish. They sang Put Your Arms Around Me Baby. Would you have this recorded somewhere? Thank you." Gina L. (6/25/2023)

"Hello - I am trying to find recordings of Norvy Mulligan. He was a Twin Cities jazz band leader in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Would you have any recordings of Norvy and his orchestra? Thank you for any help you can provide." Dave R. (6/24/2023)

"My grandparent's band was aired over KSTP radio in the 1940s and 50s. I was wondering if you have any tapes from that era." Diane (6/9/2023)

"Request - radio morning show in about 1977 that celebrated my birthday. My parents are gone now, but my mom told a story about how she made a special request, and was floored by the results. My mom and dad drove me to daycare or kindergarten on the way to work every morning, and we would listen to a popular, funny early morning radio show, with two male hosts who would tell entertaining stories. We lived in Chaska / Jonathan / Victoria, but it was probably just a Minneapolis station. I don't know if it was FM or AM. My mom decided to write to the hosts and ask them, "I know you never do this, but my son loves your show, and could you wish him a happy birthday between so-and-so times on his birthday, May 25th?" So, my birthday comes, I'm not sure how old I was. I'm guessing it was 1976 to 1979? We get in the car, my mom turns on the radio - and to her shock, every time the hosts talk between songs, they're talking about me. They're singing, "It's Matthew Cruikshank Day! It's Matthew Cruikshank Day! And now we're going to say - it's Matthew Cruikshank Day!" They're making up facts, "In 1492, Matthew Cruikshank discovered America!" They're reading out recipes attributed to me. They're talking about how I discovered the head of the Nile River. And on and on. I don't know how much my parents embellished this story. It may have been a complete fabrication. But if the story is real, I'd love to have some good guesses who the hosts were, and the name of the show, and station... And ideally, I'd love to get a recording. I know it's a complete long-shot, without much information to go on. Someone guessed it may have been Hines and Berglund on 99.5 WLOL? If you have any idea of who I could contact to have them check for May 25 recordings around those years, I'd really appreciate it. If it takes an archivist effort to go looking, I'd be glad to make a payment or donation to compensate for their efforts. Warm regards, Matthew Cruikshank" (5/24/2023

"I am doing research for a documentary on the 1963 Minnesota state basketball tournament, specifically the championship game between Marshall and Cloquet. WCCO carried all the tournament games, and so I am still in search of the "holy grail" - a copy of that game. I realize it is a long shot, but...." Howard L. (9/27/2022)

"I have been on your website many times and found some rare airchecks of most Twin Cities radio stations but so far there haven't been any from the era of WJSW, the daytime only station at 1010 KC that had a listing in the Sunday Minneapolis Tribune as "Polka Power-Country Western singalong. It was the Twin Cities all polka station at that time, and if anyone has old airchecks from that era, can they post them? Thanks" Howard L. (7/16/2022)

"Looking for any info/audios of the radio broadcast in the 1930s called “Mr. Charles”. He was Charles Sengir of the Marselm hair salon. My grandmother, Loretta Sengir, sang on this broadcast and I would love to hear it. Her name at the time may have been Loretta Carlson. She was Charles’s sister. Any help will be appreciated! Patty Eltherington, née Carlson." (5/1/2022)

"Do you have a copy of the radio broadcast from the 1960 American Legion Baseball Championship game, which was won by Fergus Falls, Minnesota that year. I was a 10 year old fan listening to my Uncle’s game, which I assume was broadcast by WCCO radio. My uncle will be 80 this year. I would like to, if possible, present him with a copy of the radio broadcast of this championship game." Dennis O. (3/23/2022)

"I was the pianist/music director of A Prairie Home Companion for decades. In my teenage years, I worked with Al Jarreau. I'm helping gather historical materials for an author who is doing an in depth biography of Al. In an era around 1969-71, Marilyn Goodman had a show on KQRS called "Marilyn's Scene". It was a Rock interview show and her guests included Al Jarreau, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Joe Cocker and on and on. I just talked to Marilyn, and she said that all the original tape masters of those interviews are lost. I know that sometimes devoted fans record programs off the radio, and thought that maybe you knew of some devoted "Marilyn's Scene" fan who may have some of those shows on tape. I entered " Marilyn's Scene " in your search box but got no results. I thought I'd check to see if you had any ideas. Thanks and best wishes." Rich Dworsky (2/4/2022)

"Thank you for presenting the site. I am writing to ask about a pirate FM station that was audible in the winter of maybe 2000? It played a Japanese video game jingle that went "Chu Chu Roketto Nezumi wo tasukeyou Chu chu roketto neko ga kirai." (kiss kiss rocket, let's help the mouse, kiss kiss rocket, we hate cats!) I don't remember much else, but I might have a crudely recorded aircheck from my telephone handset--which would have been pretty crude, given the vintage and the state of smartphones at that time. Specifically, I remember hearing it driving through the snow past the Cedar exit from 94 traveling west. Any ideas? Thanks." Jonathan H. (1/15/2022)

"I am trying to find any recordings of the 'Hobbs House" nightly music programs with Franklin Hobbs which lasted about twenty or so years on WCCO AM radio station. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You" Ron W. (3/21/2021)

I am looking for a recording by a group called the Two Tones and the Tonette. The "Tonette" was my aunt, and they sang as a local group in the Twin Cities area and were at some point on the radio in the mid-1930s to early 1940s. My mother who is 91 now remembers listening to them on the radio. My aunt married and moved to California and had one daughter in 1950 who has little to remember her mother by. My aunt passed away in 1987. I don't know what radio station they were on, but it would have been received in SW Minnesota, near the Jackson and Windom areas. Any help to track down something like this would be greatly appreciated, especially by my cousin and her daughter and granddaughter. Thank you." Lynn B. (3/16/2021)

"I am looking for an interview on WLOL April 1942 done by Florence Lehman with my Dad as the guest, Henry Staub. Do you have information which would help me find either a transcript or recording? Thank you." Barbara S. (2/16/2021)

"I'm for any audio on my Uncle, Henry Hank Johnson, CIO communist national director of the PWOC 1936 to 1940s before he was murder in 1944 Chicago. This is a family project. I saw that someone else is looking too. Thank you." John J. (2/6/2011)

"I am an independent documentary filmmaker in Chicago looking for broadcasts of the late Howard Miller from 1969-1972 and 1982. I have been unable to find any Howard Miller archive online or in Chicago. Do you have any suggestions on where I should look? Any suggestions you have will be most appreciated!" James S. (12/24/2020)

"Back in the early 1970s, on the radio station WYOO from Richfield, MN (Minneapolis) there was a jingle used for many years that was an Instrumental, the title of the song had the words "Turkish" in it. The jingle might have been used right before a weather forecast or news report. Do you have any idea what the name of this jingle is? Thank you." Michael M. 11/24/2020

"On the 1984 KMFY radio station were the jingles they played from jam or another jingle company." Cisco L 10/25/2020

"Great radio airchecks I have a question on the KEEY FM102 format. From 1976. They played a song called snovern. Who was the orchestra or the title artist of that song. Thank you so much." Cisco L 10/25/2020

"I'm looking for an air check of a specific time and place and hoping you might be able to help. We are filming a documentary of the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar earthquake (Los Angeles) which happened at 6:02 AM, February 9, 1971. We'd like to open the show with the radio audio. Paley doesn't have it, and I know somewhere it exists. KHJ would have had a jock on, same with KRLA and other music stations. I'm checking with CBS soon regarding KNX, but that likely would have been a network cast. KFWB no longer exists, but that would probably be the best. Any help you can give me or direct me too would be great." Bob B. (7/17/2020)

"Back in the late 80s early 90s Hines and Berglund did a parody of Kokomo, with MN towns. Orono, MN being the main one. I'm looking for a tape, video or something with info on it." Lisa H. (7/12/2020)

"I am an employee of the Minnesota Historical Society, currently conducting research on former Minnesota Sen. Henrik Shipstead (years in office: 1923-1947). I'm looking for recordings or transcripts of speeches he would occasionally deliver over the radio to Minnesotans and wondering if you have any in your collection, or know where I might look for them. I know his speeches were often broadcast on KSTP, but as far as I've been able to determine, we don't have anything in our collections at MNHS. Any information you can provide would be very helpful." Christian B. (6/10/2020)

"Do you or anyone in the listening audience remember the name of the music that WCCO used on their Saturday morning program ‘Doorway To Norway’ back in the 1980s." Matt A. (6/10/2020)

"Years ago, on WCCO radio, a national news report was being carried about a fat man at a circus who had died. He apparently was so big that he couldn’t be carried in a hearse, so he was being buried off of the end of a pickup truck. As the announcer was relating the story, he's starting snickering and tried to control himself. This evolved into belly laughs and eventually he was squealing like a baby pig. Over the years ‘CCO would replay this clip. Would love to hear it again." Darald W. (5/28/2020) (RadioTapes comment: If anyone has a copy, please contact us).

"I am interested in hearing more tapes of Bob's Radio Basics." Eric P. (5/26/2020)

"Love the site. Question? Did KTWN ever have jingles?" Chris L. (5/24/2020)

"Do you have any recordings or scripts by radio evangelist, Carl Oliver Stadsklev from Gospel Temple church in Minneapolis from the 50s? Stadsklev apparently was founder of America's Hope preaching channel. From the STRIB I see that he often broadcast over WDGY. He also had guest speakers." Kathy K (5/19/2020)

"Subject: Halloween Blizzard. My mother and I moved to Minneapolis on Halloween day 1991. That was my first year trick or treating as a six year old boy. I was Batman. I recall trudging through snow that was waist deep (though I am much taller now) in my batman costume. People were still handing out candy, I filled my little bucket. My mother bought an especially large load of groceries for some reason and then that happened. The first house we lived in was a duplex, my window faced south and was over the garage, so every big snowfall it would be covered with snow for several days at a minimum. Sometimes as much as a week. I awoke the next day and initially thought our two-story home was buried. But it was, of course not. We lived in the Twin Cities until October 1995. Three or four days shy of 4 years. I hold fond memories of the Twin Cities. Have been living in Orlando, FL since, where snow is not a concern. During the winter of 2009-2010, I did see it snow, then sleet for a few minutes early on a Saturday morning. I can just imagine the carnage if it ever snowed down here." David A. (4/7/2020)

"I would like to obtain a copy of an interview Rollie Johnson did with Otto Rindlisbacher from Rice Lake, Wisconsin about his Buck Horn Tavern and his legendary deer camp known as "The One Shot Gang." I will gladly send send a check for your expenses. I am a cultural historian writing an article about it for the Rice Lake Chronotype Newspaper. Thanks for your help." Robert W. (1/2/2020)