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A KOTO Radio station show, called Voices & Visions, in Telluride, Colorado. Johnny Stevens interviews long time local resident Jim Delpaz, also known as Whispering Jim. Jim speaks of Telluride history, including Bob Demsey, Tomboy Road, weather forecasting, Imogene pass lightning, and the way the bars used to be in Telluride. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical...
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A KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, radio show, called Voices & Visions. The title of this show is Brian Rapp, a former Telluride Company president, that speaks of his return to Telluride and his life changes. Interviewer is Barry Cook. Recording starts with music. Length is about 27 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records...
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Three KOTO Community Radio newscasts, regarding the big drug busts, made by the FBI, during 1981, in Telluride, Colorado. Under-cover FBI agents were used to discover the suspects that were arrested for cocaine. KOTO news reporters include Jerry Greene, Barry Cook, Rita Robinson, and Nancy Craft. Dates of the recordings are: 5/27/81, 6/1/81, and 6/2/81. Each newscast is about 15-20 minutes long, total recording length is about 51 minutes. Other...
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A KOTO Radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, that took place on January 1, 1988, called the Nurse Bowl Parade with Buddy White and Eileen Dover. The description on the reel-to-reel states: Turn your T.V. to the Nurse Bowl Parade, turn down the sound, turn up KOTO with Buddy & Eileen as they bring you enhanced color commentary and general craziness from a local perspective. Buck Lowe was the producer. The first 8 minutes is music and then Eileen...
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A KOTO radio show, in Telluride, Colorado. Dates of the tracks vary, and most tracks were approximately 1983. Linda Miller on3 or 1984. This is part two of public commentaries and opinions. Total length is about 1 hour 12 minutes. Tracks include: 1. Art Goodtimes on the upcoming election ballad: public funding. 2. Dave Whillaw on the upcoming election ballad: capital improvement fund for a pool. 3. Wayno Urdonas regarding the TELCO half day lift...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired May 16, 1980. Terry Selby (substituting for Jerry Greene) interviews Presbyterian minister, Roger Knapp. Roger prefers to refer to himself as an awakener. Roger is from the New Jersey and Ohio areas, studied religion/psychology in North Carolina and went to a Princeton seminary for graduate work. He worked in Oklahoma/Texas as a minister and was doctored there. While backpacking through Telluride,...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired on July 9, 1982 in Telluride, Colorado. Jerry Greene interviews Dave Erickson, a Telluride business person. Dave discusses his background as an IBM salesman, and his purchase of the Timberline Hardware store in Telluride. Dave believes that if fair prices are offered, he will be able to sell to more local residents. Dave is also active in the county government and is the president of the Rotary Club....
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired in Telluride, Colorado probably in the early 1980's (the date of the recording is unknown). Jerry Greene interviews Donald O'Rourke, Telluride's longest resident. Donald goes into extensive history of the area--starting in the early 1900's until the present. Please see the transcription for details and to jump between topics with the timestamps. Topics discussed include: 1.) Liberty Bell Gold mining...
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Grape Moments. Rita Robinson and Lynn Rae Lowe interview Elvira Wunderlich and Irene Visintin on June 16, 1982. Please see the transcript for a written account and to jump between topics. Her are the major topics discussed: 1.) Cornett Creek Flood 1914 2.) Father's work, including the opening of the Telluride Beer Hall (a saloon) 3.) Telluride brothels 4.) The major nationalities that lived in...
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A KOTO Radio Show, called Friday Live, that aired in Telluride, Colorado on November 21, 1981. Jerry Greene interviews local dentist, Dr. David Mallette. Dr. Mallette describes his background, including his education and career. He grew up in Massachusetts in a small fishing village. He came to Telluride to ski and decided to settle in Placerville, Colorado. David answers dental questions from Jerry and then describes what he would like to see in...
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that aired September 10, 1982. The name of the show is Friday Live. Jerry Greene interviews Bob Campbell, a local business person. Bob describes his career and education up until 1982, including his general contracting company. Bob is a civil engineer and has a master's degree in business. Bob and his wife, Judy, moved to Telluride in around 1975. He speaks of that story and also his current business as the...
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A KOTO Radio Show, called Voices & Visions, in which Barry Cook and Rita Robinson interview Bill Carstens. Bill is from San Diego and moved to Telluride because he fell in love with the land. How does Bill describe himself? Not as a developer, but as an environmental enhancer. He's also a father, a pilot, and an attorney. Bill has been a developer for 15 years. He also practiced law for 15 years, mostly business law, in San Diego, but he did serve...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired probably in the early 1980's (the date of this recording is unknown). Jerry Greene interviews Michael Hennessey, a mime from Minnesota. Michael has performed at the Sheridan Opera House and at the The Nugget Theatre, in Telluride, Colorado. He will be performing again, at the Opera House. Michael discusses his background in mime, and in dance and theatre. Michael also is well-versed in ballet, yoga,...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired on October 24, 1980. Jerry Greene interviews Sherry Rose about her life and career as San Miguel County Treasurer. Sherry was born in Eckert, Colorado and moved to Telluride, Colorado when she was just 10 months old. She was raised in Telluride and then went to Ft. Collins, Colorado to attend Colorado State University (CSU) where she earned a secretary degree. Sherry then got married and moved to Cedar,...
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A KOTO Radio Show, called Voices and Visions, that aired April 21, 1987. Karen Cain interviews Peter Shelton. The discussion begins with how Peter started writing. He describes a climbing accident (death) that he witnessed, up on Lizard Head pass, and how he felt the need to write it down. This turned into a book, called Accident. He also started writing for the Telluride Times in 1978. Peter moved to Telluride, Colorado in 1976 and then to Ridgway,...
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A KOTO Radio Show, called Friday Live, that aired on March 23, 1983. Rita Robinson and Lynn Rae Lowe interview Kathy Newman. The interview starts off with a discussion of Kathy's parents being in town for the winter to ski and then turns to Kathy's large family. Kathy then speaks of living in a TP in Idaho and how she came to Telluride (her car blew-up here, so she stayed). After 8 months of living in Telluride, Kathy moved her and her two boys down...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired June 4, 1982. Jerry Greene interviews KOTO's weather man, Jim Pettegrew. Pettegrew talks about how he has been in Telluride fore 9 months and his impressions of living there. He discusses Wisconsin and his education received at the University of Wisconsin. Jim received a degree in Wildlife Ecology and went to medical school for 3 years. Jim's KOTO name is Stormy James. Jim then speaks about his love...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired April 8, 1982. Tom Karl speaks with Tim Erdman about his background and current career as a solar architect. The discussion focuses on Erdman's educational background in energy systems (he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1975, with a degree in this subject). Tim alos mentions about how he learned about living self-reliably from his work on a ranch. Tim and Tom then discuss the solar system...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired February 6, 1981. Jerry Greene interviews Mark Silversher about his career, education, and life in Telluride. Mark came to Telluride in 1978, from Los Angeles. When Mark arrived in Telluride, he describes Telluride as a place with people with lots of color, including miners, old-timers, and in general, a very full community with many different age groups. He speaks of the antagonism between different...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Grape Moments, in which Lynne Rae Lowe and Rita Robinson interview Wendy Smith. Wendy came to Telluride in 1977, and loved the warm, friendly atmosphere. She moved here and worked for Paradise Trips for a couple of years. After this high-pressure job, she became a river rafting instructor. Smith comments that it is difficult to find year-round work that pays the bills in Telluride. Wendy then went to message school and decided...