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AIRWAVES· A S.rvlc. of Continuing Education & Extanslon Unlwrslty of Ml~sota Duluth VolutM 5 Number 4 August•S.ptamber 1984 Songs Jumping in my Mouth: Radio for the Child in All of Us kumd 103.3 Acting Manager • Paul &hmitz Program Director • John Ziegler Report to the Listener Public Affairs Director • Paul Schmitz Producer/ Outreach • Jean Johnson Engineer • Kirk Kersten by Paul Schmitz, Acting Station Manager Volunteer Staff move from our present tower to the As the summer draws to a close and a probably be too expensive to send one Bill Agnew, Craig Anderson, Kath Ander- to everyone on the listh and hope for a WDSE-TV tower. So this long- son, Mark Anderson, Bob Andreson, new school year is soon to begin, we awaited project is fin!lly underway, the enter the annual period of transition at good rate of response. uf course we al- Leo Babeu, Chris Baker, Kent Barnard, ways welcome your suggestions and bids are being let, and before too long Todd Borstad, John Brazner, Dave KUMD. The relative calm of late comments on our programming, but we will be able to announce the days Brygger, Jan Cohen, Melanie Creger, summer will be shattered when thou- there are some very specific things we when we will be off the air during the Christopher Devaney, Bruce Durword, sands of students crowd the halls and need to know which often are not move. We now think that we may be Bruce Eckland, Dann Edholm, Pat Eller, classrooms of the campus. Some of revealed in the unsolicited comments able to reduce our "down time" to as Phil Enke, Doug Fifield, Tamar Fox, these students will quickly find out we receive. So, you might receive such little as one week. Susanna Frenkel, Brian Gitar, Stan about KUMD and will become avid a survey in the next few weeks. If you Goltz, Doug Greenwood, Jim Gruba, fans . Some will go even further and do, please take the time to fill it out Listener Survey Bill Hansen, Bob Hanson, Paul Hanson, come to the station to inquire about and return it. Without your comments Gordon Harris, Dean Hauge, Gerry volunteer announcing. You will we are less able to make intelligent We recently undertook a telephone sur- Henkel, Lew Hudson, Tim Jenkins, eventually hear some new voices on the decisions about what kinds of programs Dave Johnson, Bob King, Robert Kreda, air, with unique musical tastes and vey of listeners and non-listeners to to offer and when. KUMD. The project was a cooperative Bob Landfield, Andy Livingston, Dean skills. We will also resume production Mattson, Pat McKinnon, Joni Nelson, of such University-related programs as effort of Infometrics, a division of Har- Fog Festival court Brace Jovanovich Publications, Don Ness, Rick Olsen, Mike Peura, "On Campus." We hope that some of Odie Powell, Dan Proctor, Kathleen the excitement and fun of having new which donated part of the cost, and One of the program specials I hope you University of Minnesota Continuing Ryan, Don Samuels, Patrick Shannon, people will be audible and enjoyable to Jane Soukup, Kathy Sting!, John Stocks, you too. had a chance to enjoy was our live Education and Extension, which has broadcast of the second annual ''Toot special funds for evaluative activities Bryan Vollman, Monty Wilkes, David Williams, Tim Winker, Ted Wright, Programming Changes Discussed Fog Festival." Lots of good music, of its departments. The purposes of the interspersed with on-the-spot reporting survey were to determine levels of Toshiko Yamada-Nevills, Peg Zahorik. One of the exciting events of the and pre-recorded pieces about the port listenership, to define listener and non- recent past was a series of meet- of Duluth blended into what we listener perceptions of the station, and AIRWAVES is the bi-monthly program ings here at the station for the pre- thought was a fun-filled afternoon. to develop a demographic profile of guide of KUMD, the 100,000 watt public sent staff of volunteers. The focus This kind of live remote broadcasting listeners. We are still absorbing the radio station at the University of of our discussion was KUMD program- requires the coordinated efforts of information we gained through the Minnesota-Duluth, broadcasting at l03 .3 ming, both musical and public affairs. many people. I want to say "thanks for survey, but several points are clear: fm . is part of University Media a job well done" to the KUMD volun- KUMD Many suggestions were offered, and many people are not familiar with Resources, a department of Continuing inevitably some of them conflicted teers who helped out with setting up, KUMD, our spot on the dial, our pro- with others. Interestingly the announc- interviewing, directing, and announc- gramming (especially news programs), Education and Extension at the ers who came to the evening meeting ing: Dan Proctor, Kathleen Ryan, Gor- or our affiliation with the University. University of Minnesota. KUMD is a tend to be unable to listen to the don Harris, Paul Hanson, Tamar Fox, On the other hand, our regular listeners member of National Public Radio, the radio much during the day, and so Bruce Durward, Melanie Creger, John seem to be, as we expected, in the 24- Association of Minnesota Public Radio are particularly concerned about the Brazner, and Peg Zahorik. Also special 44 age group, well-educated (64% attend- Stations (AMPERS) and an associate content of the evening programs. In thanks to our indefatigable engineer ed, graduated from, or have done post- member of the National Federation of general they seem to favor less jazz and Kirk Kersten who struggles valiantly graduate college work), comfortable Community Broadcasters. KUMD is more variety during those hours. By against the formidable opponent of financially (4 7% have incomes between funded by the University of Minnesota, contrast, the announcers who came to recalcitrant equipment. And to Jean $20,000 and $40,000), and concentrated the State Legislature, a student service an afternoon meeting are not so con- Johnson, without whose skills in in professional/technical occupations fee, and listener contributions. coordinating all of the above, none of cerned about the evening, but want · (33%). We will be using the information Membership in is as follows: this would have been possible. Let developed through the survey in our out- KUMD to work on improving the daytime pro- Individual, $25; Family, $35; gramming. us know if you too enjoyed the festival. reach efforts and in business support (If I've forgotten to thank anyone, my solicitation. Installment, $60; Sponsoring, $100; Everyone agreed that before we make apologies - consider yourself included.) Student/ Fixed Income, $15. Membership includes a subscription to AIR WAVES. major changes in our format, we must Search Underway do a survey of you, our listener/mem- Tower Move Subscription to AIRWAVES alone is $5 yearly. KUMD encoutag~s ·inter!!sted' · bers. We have not yet decided on the The search for a new permanent station best way to do t .. is, but it is likely We recently received the money from manager has just begun. A search com- persons to become volunteer that we will mail a survey to a random the state of Minnesota which will en- mittee is being formed, consisting of programmers. We are located in 130 selection from our mailing list (it would able us to buy our new antenna and to representatives from various groups: Humanities Building, University of the KUMD Community Advisory Board, Minnesota-Duluth. Our telephone the volunteer staff, the UMD Communi- number is 726-7181. cations Department, the UMD Continu- The University of Minnesota is an equal ing Education and Extension Depart- Songs Jumping In my Mouth: ment, the student body, Provost Heller's opportunity educator and employer. office, the KUMD paid staff, and poss- ibly a few others. This committee will Radio for the Child in All of Us report to Sheldon Goldstein, director Program Why do roses have thorns? Why do grapes the envy of anyone who has ever wanted of University Media Resources, who come in different colors? Why do cows to be a "fly-on-the-wall" eavesdropper. will make the final decision. He hopes Underwriters moo? Why did Adam eat the apple? Cast members bringing this enchanted the process can be completed by The following public-spirited firms have excursion to life are Dianne Bye as September. · provided funds to help underwrite the Encouraging children to ask, "Why, why, Hootenanny Granny, David Toney as costs of acquiring the indicated why?" is Hootenanny Granny, a 309- Ndovu, and Gary Young as Fe-Fy-Fly. programs. We appreciate their year-old hoot owl, whose amazing folk participation in quality public wisdom and spicy speech are part of the Throughout the presentations, listeners broadcasting, for our area. fun on the public radio series SONGS are encouraged to take part in write-ins JUMPING IN MY MOUTH. Premiering The Chronicle • Jazz Alive! & that will be used to develop future pro- Classes Groovin' High Thursday, September 13th at 1 p.m. grams. Accompanying the series is an on KUMD, the 13-part-weekly presenta- activity guide for educators and youth Minnesota Power • All Things tion will give listeners a rare opportunity Ieaders, that includes background infor- for Credit: Considered · to hear children's fantasies, questions, mation; suggestions for creative writing, News-Tribune & Herald• Morning and observations integrated with the oral history, and discovery projects; and Edition larger world of history, culture and ideas. bibliographies for additional reading. History and St. Louis County Federal Savings & Loan Association • Morning Created for six to 10-year-olds and their For information on the study guide and Edition families, the half-hour programs will other materials designed to enhance the Psychology Dr.