The High 48s perform on Radio Heartland (full session + interview)

The High 48s - Goodbye Virginia (Live on Radio Heartland)

The High 48s - Cold Winter's Night (Live on Radio Heartland)

The High 48s - Long Hot Summer Days (Live on Radio Heartland)

Mike came to MPR as a newsroom intern in 1988 and since then has been an audio engineer, mail delivery boy, overnight news host, production manager, program manager and producer with MPR News talk shows Midday and Midmorning. Most recently, Mike produced The Morning Show with Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole. A native Minnesotan, Mike was a touring musician around the Midwest before arriving at MPR and holds a B.A. in Music Education from Gustavus Adolphus College.


Host, Radio Heartland and Producer for Classical Music

Mike Pengra

Bluegrass band The High 48s release their latest album, 'Daddy Was a Bank Robber,' on Friday, June 16. They stopped at Radio Heartland to talk with host Mike Pengra and to play some songs off the new record -- all the while wearing matching suits in the grand bluegrass tradition.


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