Dale Connelly
Meet Dale Connelly
Dale Connelly was the mastermind behind Radio Heartland - Minnesota Public Radio's 24/7 Web and HD Radio music service, heard on RadioHeartland.org worldwide and on 91.1 KNOW HD2 in the Twin Cities. He was the host of "The Dale Connelly Show," a weekday morning program which broadcast on Radio Heartland until June of 2010. Connelly was the longtime co-host Minnesota Public Radio's The Morning Show and the creator of its many characters, which were portrayed by the venerable Jim Ed Poole. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Dale decided to concentrate on radio after he realized TV was "a lot of work." He joined Minnesota Public Radio as a journalist in the summer of 1976, but switched to the music department when it occurred to him that the news audience expected to hear stories that were true.
Recent Contributions
- Remembering Prairie Home Companion's Tom Keith
- Tom Keith, a showman but not a showoff
- MPR's Dale Connelly leaves the air
- Radio Heartland Live Holiday Concerts
- Works Progress Administration on Radio Heartland
- Katie McMahon on Radio Heartland
- Cliff Eberhardt on Radio Heartland
- Jeff Ray and the Stakes on Radio Heartland
- Project Trio on Radio Heartland
- John Gorka on Radio Heartland