LITTLE DID ANY OF US KNOW THAT GOVERNOR WALZ'S SECOND YEAR IN OFFICE WOULD BE DEFINED BY A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.

THE HOUR HAS NEARLY EXPIRED, BUT FIRST WE HAVE A MINNESOTA HISTORY PUZZLER FOR YOU.

THIS WEEK'S EFFORT IS ONE OF OUR PATENTED MYSTERY PERSON QUERIES.

AND THE PRODUCER ASKED ME AGAIN TO TALK IN A SILLY VOICE.

I WAS BORN IN THE EARLY 1900S ON THE IRON RANGE OF MINNESOTA, BUT BY THE TIME I REACHED HIGH SCHOOL, MY FAMILY HAD MOVED WEST TO CALIFORNIA.

[ SPEAKING IN STILTED VOICE ] I EARNED A BUSINESS DEGREE FROM STANFORD IN THE 1930S.

AND AFTER TWO DECADES IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS, A FEUD WITH MY BROTHER LED ME TO BRANCH OUT ON MY OWN.

TO THIS DAY THAT "NEW" BRAND CARRIES MY NAME.

MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE.

WHO AM I?

THAT WAS WEAK.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOU FROM WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING FROM COMPUTER AVENUE, MILKY LAKE, OR ORANGE TOWNSHIP IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL WITH ALL OF YOUR GUESSES.

THE PRODUCERS LISTEN TO EACH AND EVERY CALL.

YOU CAN ALSO DROP US A NOTE TOO.

OUR ELECTRONIC INBOX IS ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

WE PROMISE THE PRODUCERS ALSO READ EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR MESSAGES.

WHILE YOU'RE ONLINE, HEAD OVER OUR WEBSITE ALMANAC AT TPT.ORG.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANY PORTION OF TONIGHT'S SHOW YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED OR DIG INTO OUR ARCHIVES A BIT TO WATCH A SHOW OR TWO FROM THE PAST.

JUST ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR SOME SHOW ENDING MUSIC.

TONIGHT'S SELECTION IS A PRODUCER FAVORITE.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 2008, GRAMMY AWARD WINNER DAN WILSON JOINED US IN STUDIO.

HE WAS EMBARKING ON HIS SOLO CAREER AFTER BEING A MEMBER OF SEMISONIC FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

TAKE A LISTEN.

BACK NEXT WEEK, AND BE CAREFUL.

♪♪♪ >> LYRICS: WE'LL SIT DOWN FOR A WHILE AND LET THE EVENING ROLL DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE TIME WE'LL FIND A PLACE TO STAY THE PEOPLE ROUND HERE SEEM FAMILIAR IN SOME WAY LOOK KIND OF LIKE WE DID BEFORE WE GOT SO COLD ♪♪♪ AND IN THE AIR THE QUESTIONS HANG WILL WE GET TO DO SOMETHING?

WHO WE GONNA END UP BEING?

HOW WE GONNA END UP FEELING?

♪♪♪ WHAT YOU GONNA SPEND YOUR FREE LIFE ON?

♪♪♪ FREE LIFE LET'S FALL IN LOVE AGAIN WITH MUSIC AS OUR GUIDE WE'LL RAISE OUR ROAD HANDS AND LET GO FOR THE RIDE DOWN INTO UNKNOWN LANDS WHERE LOVERS NEEDN'T HIDE ♪♪♪ WE GOT THESE LIVES FOR FREE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ... >> "ALMANAC" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY MEMBERS OF THIS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.

SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED BY ... GREAT RIVER ENERGY: PROVIDING WHOLESALE POWER TO 27 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.

DELTA DENTAL OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING SOCIAL EQUITIES.

DELTADENTALMN.ORG/TPT.

EDUCATION MINNESOTA, THE VOICE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

MORE AT EDUCATIONMINNESOTA.ORG.

PAINT CARE, HELPING MINNESOTA PAINT SMARTER TO PREVENT WASTE.

MORE AT PAINTCARE.ORG.

ONE GREATER MINNESOTA REPORTING ON "ALMANAC" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY OTTO BREMER TRUST, WHOSE MISSION IS INVESTING IN PEOPLE, PLACES AND COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION.