Phill Lindsay City of Minneapolis Television Programs

Collection

Identifier: M/A 0373

Staff Only

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Description of Contents

Video recordings and production notes for the ARTIFACTS, Inside Minneapolis, and On CUE television programs produced by the City of Minneapolis from 1991 to 2004. Production notes include log sheets, scripts, research and reference materials on guests and topics, and correspondence. Video recordings were digitized from VHS and all recordings are available in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections. Note that cassettes A06, A34, A42-A47, and A55 do not exist.

Dates

Creation: 1991 - 2004

Creator

Lindsay, Phill (Person)
Minneapolis Community Development Agency. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Organization)

Access Restrictions

The physical collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department’s open hours. All video recordings from this collection are available in the City of Minneapolis Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.

Biographical / Historical

ARTIFACTS, Inside Minneapolis, and On CUE were television programs produced by the City of Minneapolis and hosted by Phill Lindsay. The programs aired on the city's local cable access channel in the 1990s and early 2000s.

ARTIFACTS was created in 1990 as a half hour program focused on the arts. Eventually an hour long program, the show aired from 1990 to 2000. Episodes included interviews with local and national artists and performers, as well as tours of local arts establishments. Phill Lindsay hosted ARTIFACTS through his role as the Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA)'s Arts Economic Development Specialist.

Inside Minneapolis began in 1998 and, over two years, documented community development in Minneapolis. Phill Lindsay developed and hosted the program through his work as director of MCDA.

From 2002 to 2004, On CUE highlighted the urban environment of Minneapolis, including the work of the city's Committee on Urban Development. Phill Lindsay developed and hosted On CUE as a volunteer after leaving city government.