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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that celebrates New Year's Eve in 1979. Recording is called: Telluride Times Square: New Year's Eve 1979-1980. Jerry Greene interviews anonymous people on the streets and and the Kotoettes tap dance on the courthouse steps. Recording length is about 20 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and...
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A KOTO News archive from Telluride, Colorado, dated 8/1979-9/1979 (Reel-to reel box marks this recording as News Archive #29B), Rita Robinson and Jerry Greene are the KOTO news interviewers: Please see transcription section to jump to particular sections of this recording, using the timestamp links. 1.) Ralph Weaver interview (of Norwood) on March 7, 1979 about petition to move county court house. Recording is cut-off and then: John Johnson...
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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 Straight Talk, that aired in Telluride, Colorado on August 25, 1988. Terry Tice interviews Will Thompson (Telluride Gallery of Fine Art), Terry Catsman (The Examiner), and J. Michael Brown (Paragon Sports) about what it is like to run a retail business in Telluride, Colorado on Telluride's Main Street. The recording is about 32 minutes long. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board,...
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A KOTO Radio show, in which Jerry Greene interviews Bill and Stella Pence. The interview takes place on October 12, 1979. Topics discussed include: --Why the couple came to Telluride and purchased the Sheridan Opera House. --The Opera House renovation. --How to make money in the film business, including what films become popular, the Hollywood rating systems, and how Bill and Stella choose films for the Opera House. --How the couple met and their...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, in which Jerry Greene interviews Eric Dowd, a local designer. This show aired on December 15, 1978. First, Eric speaks of his childhood and of growing up on a ranch and changing schools. Eric is from Colorado and probably attended around 20 different schools during his childhood. Eric is not exactly sure why he became a designer, but he believes it has to do with his interest in self-sufficiency, a skill he learned...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired on March 2, 1978, in Telluride, Colorado. Jerry Greene interviews Bill (William) Hamner. At the time of this recording, Bill was 72 years old. He moved to Telluride to retire and purchased the Old Senate Saloon to live in, along with his wife. His wife died of smoking, shortly after the move. Bill speaks of his background (born in Kansas and then moved to Wyoming to live on a cattle ranch with his...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired November 4, 1977. Jerry Greene interviews Roberta Peterson, a Home Rule Charter Commission member and the controller for the Telluride Company. The interview starts with Roberta's background: Roberta is originally from Montana, but has lived in Greeley (where she went to school), and in Grand Junction. Roberta moved to Telluride in 1970. She enjoyed going to the Sheridan café back in those days....
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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 Friday Live, that probably aired in the late 1970's, in Telluride, Colorado. Jerry Greene interviews Randy King about his new career as the Telluride Town Manager. The recording length is about 28 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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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, featuring Marilyn Brown's fourth grade class reading their own poetry composition on October 17, 1975. There is a handwritten note on the original reel-to-reel that reads "also a couple of tunes from the first grades 11/75." Children mentioned include: Terry Ingram, Becky Mathes, Carol Donnette, Tracy Warsher, Carol Wilson, Kim Albin, Diana Richards, Clare Eldridge, Jamie Litchlighter, Jeff Hickcox, Peter...
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that took place March 27, 1977. Brother Al had a regular Sunday morning radio show, but was not able to attend this show due to his mother's passing. Richard (Dick) Unruh was Al's replacement for this show.
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A Friday Live recording, in which Jerry Greene interviews John Mansfield on June 1, 1979. John is known as the "oldest newcomer" at age 35. John and Jerry discuss John's painting career and his latest work. Mansfield states that he paints for himself and he is the boss. He got started painting when he was in elementary school. John's childhood is then discussed, including growing-up in Hawaii and the air raid bomb shelters at his elementary school....
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Stephanie Shandera, of KOTO Radio, interviews Lito Tejada-Flores, on May 29, 1979. The interview occurred the week before the first annual Mountainfilm weekend, in Telluride, Colorado. Tejada-Flores discusses the upcoming films that will appear on June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 1979, and other mountainfilm activities. 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, in Telluride, Colorado, called Friday Focus on the Telluride Housing Authority. Aired March 7, 1986, Ashley Montague interviews Pam Conklin (Pam Pettee), of the Telluride Town Council, and Michael Fagan, and Bruce MacIntire about Telluride's limited affordable housing and the future plans that the Telluride Housing Authority has to help the situation. Length is about 55 minutes long. Please see the transcription section for a complete...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, in which Jerry Greene interviews Rick Silverman. The year of the recording is unknown, but it was probably recorded in the 1970's. The interview describes Silverman's life and what life was like in Telluride in the 1970's. The confrontation between Telluride "old-times" and newcomers in the 1970's is mentioned, including why the newcomers posed a fear in the old-times because of changes in education and the...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired December 14, 1979, in Telluride, Colorado. Jerry Greene interviews Gene McLeod, manager of the San Miguel Power Association. McLeod describes the history fo the power association and electricity, in general in San Miguel county. This recording is damaged and has a low-volume. Headphones are recommended to listen to it. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory...
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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 very short recording (three mintues), dated 11/14/1978. Stephanie Shandera interviews Dean Randall about Winterstash Food Co-op's relocating the business to the well-know Reed Building, in Telluride, Colorado.
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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.