KOTO in the 1980's
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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, in Telluride, Colorado, that aired on February 24, 1987. Pam Conklin (Pettee) interviews Randy Higgison about his new position as the San Miguel County Commissioner. Recording 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 Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.
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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.
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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.
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A KOTO Radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, that aired 2/2/1989. Terry Tice interviews Mark Worth about being the mayor of Telluride, for 10 months.
Worth speaks about eliminating 9 positions for the town government to reduce the town budget. The town budget was in distress and there needed to be cuts.
There were projections of increase in revenue, back in 1986/1987/1988, that turned out to be false. So, the town budget faced a deficit in 1989.
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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, in which Sue Paasche and Brandt Garber are interviewed as candidates for Telluride Town Council. The year of the recording is unknown, but estimated to be around 1984.
Sue begins the recording with why she should continue to be on town council. She is also the president of the Planning & Zoning committee and a member of the capital improvement task force and of the Parks & Recreation task force. As of the date of the recording,...
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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, called Town Hall Tells All, in which Gary Hickcox interviews Telluride Town Hall representatives:
July 6, 1987: Jazz in Telluride: Lynn Rae Lowe interviewed by Gary Hickcox. This is Lynn’s fourth year of managing the Jazz festival. Lynn talks about why she wanted to manage the Jazz Festival and her qualifications. She also speaks about the Dance Festival and combining it with the Jazz Festival.
Lynn is expecting 3000-4000 Friday,...
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The 10th annual Telluride Film Festival seminar is aired live in September of 1983, by KOTO Radio. Length is about 38 minutes long. After the first 16 minutes, there is a cut in the audio to music, but then the seminar begins again. This is an error in splicing the original reel-to-reel that this was recorded from.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications...
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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.
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Friday Focus: Telluride Town Marshal, Hank Smith, discusses the rising crime rate with Bob Brickell. Date recorded is January 10, 1986. Recording is about 45 minutes long.
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A KOTO Radio show, aired August 30, 1988 in Telluride, Colorado. The 15th annual Telluride Film Festival is discussed, featuring Bob Brickell interviewing Bill and Stella Pence. Total length is about 17 minutes.
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A KOTO Radio Show, in Telluride, Colorado, in which Terry Tice interviews Mick Snapp, the new Telluride town manager. The date of this interview is February 25, 1988 and the recording length is about 42 minutes.
Snapp tells you about his background and his career in politics. Snapp and Tice also discuss the benefits of the Telluride festivals, how to create a sense of pride in community residents, lobbying, the Telluride Master Plan (and flexibility...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Environmentally Speaking. Brian Peters and Art Goodtimes discuss environmental issues in Telluride, Colorado on May 17, 1989. Topics discussed include: Highway 145 widening, the San Miguel Hydro project, the AB Lateral Project, and the Bridal Veil Powerplant (hydroelectric power projects). Also discussed is the Uravan radiation waste dump site proposal.
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96) Jack & Norman
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"Captain Jack" (Jack Carey) and Norman Squier are pictured here, after Jack's high-altitude broadcast of KOTO Radio, in 1982, in Telluride Colorado.
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A KOTO Radio show, in which town council candidates Jim Bedford and Jim Pettegrew are interviewed by Allan Gerstle. The date of the recording is 3/26/1986. These candidates are running for election in the April 1st town council election.
Jim Pettegrew starts out the interview. Jim P. has been in Telluride for almost 5 years. He is from Wisconsin. He works as a Nordic ski instructor and as a KOTO engineer. He also volunteers for KOTO as the weather...
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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 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,...
