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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 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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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 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, 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, 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 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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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 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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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 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. 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, 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. 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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Three newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado: 2/26/1991: Jon Kovash & Debbie Laity: (First 10 minutes of recording) 1.) TELCO announces a new policy for buying a ski pass. 2.) The airport authority decides to buy the airport and land. 3.) Town council announces their plans for the new year, including the creation of Shandoka, providing down-valley bus service, hydro-power development, increasing airport security, the bike path development...
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Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado: 3/1/1991: Debbie Laity (First 14 minutes of the recording): 1.) Locals respond to TELCO's new season ski pass policy. 2.) Slick roads cause several area accidents, including one that injured four people. 3.) Colorado ski areas discuss the safety issues of skiing and snowboarding. 4.) Dominich Cross speaks of the Bump Club (skiing club) and their tour. Also--boys' varsity basketball team pep...
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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. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records...
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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, 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,...