KOTO in the 1980's
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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...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk, in which Terry Tice interviews museum board members: Barbara Loken and Sharon Clark. The date of this recording is March 3, 1988.
The museum collection includes mining artifacts, letters, photographs, clothing, medical/dental artifacts and more. The building was built around 1890. It was a hospital until the 1960's. Lots of residents were born in the museum.
How does the administration of the museum work?...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, in which Jerry Greene interviews Dr. David Bachman. Dr. Bachman is the local orthopedic doctor at the Telluride Medical Center. David was born in Illinois, grew-up in Indiana, but went back to Illinois to attend the University of Northwestern. He started working as an orderly and then realized he wanted to become a physician. Dr. Bachman likes carpentry so he thought orthopedics would be a good fit for him, since...
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A KOTO Radio press conference on the salary/reduction in benefit package of Town Manager, Mick Snapp. The date of the recording is June 1988. Mr. Snapp's 1989 employment package contract was reduced by $12,000, as a result of renegotiating his contract. Mayor Mark Worth called this press conference. Present news reporting staff include Bob Brickell and Tony Daranyi.
The press conference begins with Mick reading his letter that he wrote to Telluride...
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An interview, that probably took place in the 1980's, between Terry Selby and Leon Russell (of New Grass Revival). First part of the recording is the New Grass Revival, then the interview, and finally Terry Selby interviews Roadhog (AKA Richard Unruh). Recording is about 12 minutes long.
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Jerry Greene interviews Richard "Dick" Unruh in August of 1981 about the upcoming Telluride Jazz festival.
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, in which Jerry Greene interviews Gary Duncan on November 7, 1980. Gary is a resident of Telluride, Colorado, and is contractor, designer, journalist, and architectural consultant. Gary grew up in Montrose, Colorado and was raised on a farm. He was bored. At age 16, he started working for a radio station, KBC, and really enjoyed it. Gary then went on to work in radio at CSU (in Ft. Collins, Colorado) and then...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Voices and Visions, from Telluride, Colorado, on June 10, 1987. The title of this show is Couples who Stay Together, featuring long-time local residents Bill and Susan Kees. Length is about 28 minutes. Rita Robinson and Sharon Shuteran interview Bill and Susan Kees.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission...
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A KOTO radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, called Environmentally Speaking. Dated July 5, 1989, Brian Peters interviews Jack Pera, a long-time Telluride local resident, photographer, environmentalist, and the president of the Sheep Mountain Alliance, about regional environmental issues. The Barlow creek area (outside of Rico, Colorado) and the sale of timber is discussed. Also mentioned are the Forest Service's plans for Gunnison, Grand Mesa, and...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from 10/4/1985. Total length is about 1 hour, 55 minutes. See transcription for time stamps, to jump between tracks.
Tracks include: (all with Bob Brickell, News Reporter)
1.) Advanced Roofing System (of Montrose, Colorado) was fined due to the death of Douglas Lee Smith, also from Montrose who feel from a roof.
2.) San Miguel Power Association Board recalls election for 4 board members.
3.) December:...
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A KOTO Radio show interview, between Navajo Sam (Leo Lyyjoki) and Norman Squier, that took place near Telluride, Colorado (Wood's Lake) on September 29, 1982.
Navajo Sam was an outlaw and a reputed trail bandit. He spoke of his life, past and present and why he stopped living the life of a logger and started camping and robbing people of their food.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding...
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The 10th Annual Telluride Film Festival is covered by Jerry Greene, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, on September 2, 1983. People interviewed include Les Blanc, Tom Letty, Joel Casey Kovach, Molly Verges, Barry Spinello, Pier Rissient, Pam Lifton-Zoline, Stephanie Demsey, John Langley, Robert Helman, Ed Olmos, Bill Pence, Buck Lowe, Richard Widmark, Roger Ebert, Bill Bates, & Rick Brook.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical...
