Weekly public affairs series focused on politics, issues of regional interest, weather and sports. The episode includes a segment on the fight over Hudson, Wisconsin's new dog racing track and St. Paul Mayor George Latimer debates Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Cooper on the fire department's hiring freeze due to unfair testing of women candidates. Additionally, Almanac discusses salmonella and J.G. Preston from the Minnesota Twins. "Now in its fifth season, ALMANAC continues to make news. Broadcast live every Friday night to public stations throughout Minnesota, ALMANAC covers the week's most important events in a fast-paced and attractive hour. The program's innovative format blends serious debate, light conversation and humor in covering issues ranging from Minnesota politics and business to sports and popular culture, and has attracted an increasingly broad audience across the state. In addition, it has served as the model for similar public information shows at PBS stations around the country."--1989 Peabody Awards entry form.
