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Now displaying: June, 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Summer is just ramping up in Duluth and with that comes a full lineup of outdoor concerts at Bayfront Festival Park. 

This week, Jeff Stark, head of DECC venue operations, joins us to talk about what goes into booking big names and big community events at the waterfront park overlooking the Aerial Lift Bridge.  

Stark’s first job was at the DECC at age 16 and he has been there ever since. He shares a few tales from behind-the-scenes, including a face-to-face interaction with Bob Dylan, and what secret assignment he had during the day of the Trump rally, which was around a year ago.

Jun 19, 2019

Being the only woman on the St. Louis County Board can be a “lonely” job.

This week County Commissioner Beth Olson, representative for West Duluth, shares what made her decide to run for a position that is predominantly male across the state of Minnesota.

She shares how she is supporting other women in leadership roles, what she is learning from her constituents and how she measure success.

And make sure you listen all the way to the end to see what Olson is into this week. She is living her best life by fulfilling a longtime dream of hers.

Jun 12, 2019

In the summer of 1977, an 18-year-old girl from the Iron Range who just wanted to see if she could run a marathon became the first woman to cross the finish line of a now iconic race.

On this week’s episode, Wendy (Hovland) Cregg, the first Grandma’s Marathon female champion, shares what it was like to run the inaugural race and what competitive sports were like for women in the 70s when Title IX was enacted by Congress.

Jun 5, 2019

He’s on cup 75 out of 100 and still going strong, just like he takes his coffee.

Last fall, Duluth City Council President Noah Hobbs started his effort to sit down and drink 100 cups of coffee with citizens of Duluth. On this week’s episode he shares his tales from the coffee shop, of which he’s been to every one in town.

Hear how he got the idea, how it’s been going so far and what he’s learned the most from making himself more accessible to his constituents.

 

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