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It's Give to the Max Day! To celebrate, the Minnesota Public Radio Member Fund is matching all gifts made to MPR, up to $50,000! Never given before? Donate now and the MPR Member Fund will TRIPLE your support. Plus, a limited-edition t-shirt designed by Minneapolis-based digital artist (and proud MPR member!) Renea Thull can be yours when you give today! ??https://lnkd.in/ghE-4w6h ??1-800-227-2811

Today is Give to the Max Day – Minnesota's biggest day of giving. I became an MPR member 30 years ago because I love the way it stitches our state together. Today, gifts from new donors will be tripled. If you’ve given before, your gift will be doubled, thanks to the MPR Member Fund. Use this special link to get the exclusive MPR member T-shirt designed by Renea Thull for a one-time gift of $15! https://lnkd.in/ga5ffpCc Join me in supporting MPR today and help public media thrive in Minnesota!

Talking Sense is coming to Duluth on Thursday 11/14. Join us at St. Scholastica for a presentation about managing post election highs and lows. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gQQbnYJx

The wonderful producers of Minnesota Now are hard at work to bring you important and inspiring stories next week when I start my new host position. Really proud to work with Aleesa, Alanna, Ellen and Gretchen! The show’s in great hands! join us Monday 11/11 at noon on MPR News ??????

?? Looking toward election day, we're feeling incredibly grateful to everyone, from public officials to election workers to volunteers helping folks get to the polls, doing the work to enable strong democratic participation and civic engagement in Minnesota and across the nation. THANK YOU! Have questions about voting? Check out this helpful voter guide and resource kit from MPR News: https://lnkd.in/gAc9cTPa #mnvotes #democracy #election2024

It can be difficult to find free, accurate information about candidates. The MPR News 2024 Voter Guides make it easy! Find information about Minnesota candidates for U.S. Congress, the state Legislature, county commissioner, school boards and more at?mprnews.org/election. Video by Anne Guttridge

MPR News is seeking a versatile, digital-savvy journalist to join our team as an Associate Digital Producer I. In this position, you’ll help maintain and enhance MPR News’ digital properties, from producing and copy-editing stories on?MPRNews.org?to managing social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube and more. Learn more and apply here:? https://lnkd.in/gFdRvGgH #minnesotajobs #journalismjobs #mprjobs #jobopportunity

I am truly honored to serve as the next host of Minnesota Now on MPR News Minnesota has been my home since I was a little kid and I’ve spent more than a decade reporting across the state in radio and television news. I’ve spent the last 7 of those years at MPR. I walked in the doors as the weekend reporter and have the same pride and gratitude for MPR News today as I get ready to serve as a host. I still take a moment before I go on air every time to think about how fortunate I am to be able to use my voice and live freely on my own terms. I take a moment for those who can’t. I was born in Denmark to Iranian parents who worked hard and sacrificed so much for me to get here and I don’t take any of it for granted. I’m truly grateful for every person who has consistently supported and encouraged me over the years. If you’re fortunate, you have people who remind you who you are when you’ve forgotten, who sit patiently with you in the hard times and are truly happy for you in the good times, who deeply value you just for being you. I’m grateful to Cathy Wurzer and the brilliant team of producers who have worked incredibly hard to get this show started and thriving. It’s a gift to be able to have this full hour of local Minnesota news and we will continue bringing timely, thoughtful and down-to-earth conversations to our audiences. We will also explore! Where and how can we reach even more people across the state and tell the stories people need to hear and see? What are you curious about? There is room for urgency AND nuance in the stories and conversations we deliver through public media. A healthy balance of topics is what we will strive to serve up every day to enrich your life. Join me over the noon hour on Minnesota Now starting in mid-November. Let’s catch up over lunch! ?????? Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvuaebMT

Today, we’re partnering with Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR) in North Carolina, a station partner who’s remained on-air following widespread devastation from Hurricane Helene. Blue Ridge Public Radio is providing urgent, factual information to their local community and to station partners like us tracking the news from afar. At MPR, we believe in public media for the public good. When a crisis hits close to home or afar, we’re here with news, music and information – free of paywalls. This kind of independent media provides facts, dispels disinformation, and creates connection and comfort when it matters most. Today, donate to MPR and power essential public media right here in Minnesota. When you do, MPR will chip in $10 to Blue Ridge Public Radio’s disaster recovery and reporting fund. ??1-800-227-2811 ?? https://lnkd.in/gzFXBSaB

You listen to MPR to turn down the noise and tune in to trusted reporting and independent music. Today we're asking you to turn up your support for this essential resource: make your first ever gift, become a monthly sustainer, or increase your donation. Donate today: ??1-800-227-2811 ??https://lnkd.in/gzFXBSaB