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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired December 21, 1979. Jerry Greene interviews long-time residents Jack and Davine Pera. They are the owners of the hardware store, Timberline Hardware. They have owned the business for 10-11 years. Jack tells the story of how he came about the idea of the hardware store—when Joe Zoline announced the ski area opening, Jack decided Telluride was going to grow and would be in need of a hardware business....
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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, that aired in Telluride, Colorado, probably in 1979, in which Jerry Greene interviews Ben Kerr. Ben speaks of his background: born in Philadelphia, raised in Pennsylvania, Ben graduated from high school in 1970 and with a BA in Business/Marketing in 1974. He then took different jobs, including a home painting business and worked as a life guard, but ultimately came to Telluride to work as the manager of the Telluride Lodge. He started...
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A KOTO Radio Show, called Grape Moments, in which Lynn Rae Lowe interviews Lucy Boody. Lucy came to Telluride in 1972--the first year that the ski are opened, from Staten Island, New York. Lucy was looking for a smaller community and she loved to ski. Lynn and Lucy then discuss Lucy's teen years as a cheerleader, ice skater, etc.. Boody wanted to leave Staten Island and go west, but she didn't know exactly where. She saw Telluride's canyon and loved...
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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 reel-to-reel newscast recording, from approximately 1978. Total length is 2 hours, 15 minutes. Tracks include:
(1-4) NFCB Convention '78 report.
5. Jazz festival '78 interviews with visitors and town folk & jazz festival '78 music.
6. Bear Creek closing interview with Jack Hawkins, 8/4/78.
7. John Cohn softball report: final.
8. Whooping cough, 9/5/78 (Dr. Grevel interview on Church of the First Born) &
Mining in national parks (Everheart),...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from September and October of 1977 until August of 1978. Total length is about 1 hour, 37 minutes. Tracks include:
1. Pat O'Boyle on chemical spill in Lawson Hill, 8/5/78.
2. Opening Arts & Humanities Art Show: Interview with Meager, 8/77.
3. Jazz Festival 1977: Interview with Nick Terstenjak and other folks, 8/77.
4. Interview with Pat Lamb, new owner/editor of Telluride Times, 9/23/77.
5. Interview...
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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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Lynn Swartz (Presentily known as Lynn Rae Lowe) describes the annual Christmas Bazaar in Telluride, Colorado, in 1978. Stephanie Shandera is the interviewer.
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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.
