AIRWAVES A S.rvlc• of Continuing Education & Extension University of Minnesota Duluth Number 5 October-November 1984 ~•rt . What do Walking on Air, Kate Wolf, Colder By the Lake, and the Wingtips have In common? _They're all part of KUMD's Fall Marathon I kumd 103.3 Acting Manager • Paul Schmitz Program Director • John Ziegler Public Affairs Director • Paul Schmitz Report to the Listener Producer/ Outreach • Jean Johnson Engineer • Kirk Kersten by Paul Schmitz, Acting Station Manager Volunteer Staff Bill Agnew, Craig Anderson, Kath Anderson, Mark Anderson, Peter Marathon Fun support of others; and of course as Performing Arts Center. Our Anderson, Bob Andresen, Leo Babeu, much promotion of these and all American History and Psychology Chris Baker, Todd Borstad, John If fall comes, can the Marathon be far other special events as possible classes have already begun, our new Bramer, Dave Brygger, Jan'"Cohen, behind? Of course not. In only a few through the distribution of flyers, series on George Orwell's "1984" Melanie Creger, Christopher Devaney, short weeks the most important event automobile signs, whatever. If you begins Wednesday, October 3, and Bruce Eckland, Dann Edholm, Pat Eller, of the season for KUMD will occur as can help with any of these, or in any NPR Playhouse has some exciting Phil Enke, Doug Fifield, Susanna we ask you to join us in proudly way whatever (answering the phones new offerings in "The Cabinet of Dr. 'Frenkel, Brian Gitar, Stan Goltz, Jim supporting the station during the is one of the biggies), please give us a Fritz," and "The Lord of the Rings." Gruba, Eric Gustafson, Bill Hansen, Bob coming year. We are going to try out call during the next couple of weeks KUMD's hard-working and dedicated Hanson, Paul Hanson, Goi:don Harris, some new ideas this fall, and hope to and let us find a time and a job for volunteer producers are also involved Dean Hauge, Lew Hudson, Tim make the ten days of the Marathon you. in plans to create a system whereby Jenkins, Dave Johnson, Loni Johnson, more fun, and to spread the word more LOCAL production of public Bob King, Robert Kreda, Bob Landfield, about KUMD to more people affairs, news and information will be Antenna Move Andy Livingston, Julie Loeffler, Dean through some special events. Details possible. It will be big job to get this Mattson, Pat McKinnon, Joni Nelson, of our program specials are still being system operating, but with the help Don Ness, Rick· Olsen, Mike Peura, Odie worked out, so instead of listing them The job of moving our antenna to of people like Kathleen Ryan, Kath the WDSE-TV, Channel 8 tower is Powell, Dan Proctor, Lance Rhicard, in this issue of "Airwaves" we've Anderson, Gordon Harris and others now under way. The materials, except Kathleen Ryan, Don Samuels, Patrick decided to publish a special flyer and I feel confident that we can make for the antenna itself, have arrived, Shannon, Steve Sornsen, Jane Soukop, to send that to all of you as a some significant improvements in Kathy Sting!, John Stocks, Bryan reminder of program specials during and the preparatory work has begun. this area. We still hope that the antenna will be Vollman, Monty Wilkes, David the Marathon. Watch for it! Williams, John Williams, Tim Winker, up and operating before we are too Listener Survey far into the winter. Ted Wright, Toshiko Yamada-Nevills, Many of this fall's Marathon activities Peg Zahorik. will require extra help from Finally, you may recall I mentioned volunteers. We are planning a bake that we hope to do a survey of our AIRWAVES is the bi-monthly program sale; special concerts which will New Programs listener/ members soon to find out guide of KUMD, the 100,000 watt public require ticket takers, general helpers, your likes and dislik,es regarding radio station at the University of clean-up, etc.; a live breakfast show in In programming, there are not too KUMD programming and Minnesota-Duluth, broadcasting at 103.3 the morning which will require some many major changes to annouce this scheduling. It's taking longer to get fm. KUMD is part of University Media scintillating guests (suggestions?); month. It's been a while now since this project going than we thought, Resources, a department of Continuing humor shows and spots, including KUMD has broadcast live concerts but we are still planning on doing it. Education and Extension at the favorite jokes, etc. from our liste.ners from the University, but we are In the meantime we welcome your University of Minnesota. KUMD is a (only if suitable for use on the air, of happy to announce that we will comments at any time about any member of National Public Radio, the course!); brief recorded messages from begin again on Tuesday, October 30 aspect of our programming. We're Association of Minnesota Public Radio Stations (Al\1PERS) and an associate listeners explaining why KUMD is with a concert by the UMD Jazz here to serve you, so let us know what important to them and urging the Ensemble I from the Marshall you think of us. member of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. KUMD is funded by the University of Minnesota, the State Legislature, the Horizons Examines Corporation for Public Broadcasting, New from NPR Playhouse: a student service fee, and listener Peace Activists, Child contributions. For membership and Fantasy In Wrap-Around Sound; subscription information, contact the Sexual Abuse, an station. We encourage interested Lord of the Rings; persons to become volunteer Ancient Black Family programmers. We are located in 130 Humanities Building, University of WIiia Cather Remembered Minnesota, Duluth. Our telephone The first American radio series to use "Sticks," by Karl Edward Wagner, tells The '80s have given birth to a new number is (218) 726-7181. three-dimensional sound premieres this the story of a young couple's encounter generation of peace activists concerned month as National Public Radio. with a prehistoric death cult in rural about the growing U.S. military The University of Minnesota is an equal presents THE CABINET OF DOCTOR New England, while the series' final involvement in Central America. Over opportunity educator and employer. FRITZ. The new 13-part production production features a six-part adaptation the past year, 700 Americans have features such mesmerizing tales as fo prize-winning novelist Ishmael Reed's traveled to Nicaragua to join Program Underwriters Stephen King's "The Mist," Carlos "Mumbo Jumbo," which encompasses international volunteers from Canada, The following firms have provided Fuentes' "Aura," and Ishmael Reed's wild dancing at the Cotton Club, a war Western Europe and Latin America, " Mumbo Jumbo," and transforms them in Haiti, voodoo, politics, sex, sci-fi, and funds to help underwrite acquisition participating in the harvest of coffee, of the indicated programs. We into binaural stereo dramas with sound ancient history. sugar cane and other crops. not only on both sides of the listener but appreciate their participation in in front, behind, above and below. KUMD will air this 13-part series of q uality public broadcasting for our "Harvest of Peace," a half-hour program area. fantasy and horror late Friday nights, in the HORIZONS series, examines the The instrument making this three- beginning October 5 at 11 :30 p.n- efforts of some of these individuals The Chronicle• Jazz Alive! Be Groovin' dimensional radio possible is a German working to prevent further conflict by High device called a Kunstkopf ("art-head"). Another new offering for KUMD people-to-people diplomacy. Nine Lake Superior Port Cities Shaped like a human head, it has a high listeners is LORD OF THE RINGS, a Americans, ranging in age from 17 to 70 Magazine • All Things Considered quality microphone in the auditory massive 26-part BBC production of including an elemeiuary school teacher, Minnesota Power • All Things canal of each sculptured ear, which J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy about plumber, high school student and retired Considered picks up the exact sounds a person the inhabitants of the magical land of business owner, discuss their reasons for News-Tribune Be Herald• Morning would hear. ZBS Media's Tom Lopez, Middle Earth. Join Bilbo Baggins, his being in Nicaragua and ways in which Edition the series' executive producer, calls the nephew Frodo, the wizard Gandalf and this experience has changed their lives. St. Louis County Federal Savings Be friendly-looking Kunstkopf "Fritz," and their friend Gwaihir the eagle as they They also share impressions of village Loan Association • Morning Edition has named the new presentations of face the Black Riders and share other life, economic conditions and the • horror and suspense dramas THE Dr. James J. Salonen All Things continued on page 2 Sandinista revolution. ·"Harvest of Considered CABINET OF DOCTOR FRITZ. Three- Peace" will air on KUMD Friday, dimensional sound, known as ' binaural' October 19 at 5:30 p.m. recording, has been used in Germany for a dozen years but until recently, it could A November HORIZONS program, Organlzatlonal only be listened to through headphones. "The Quanders:. A Tricentennial Today's latest developments make Members Celebration,'' traces the family history of A Be E Supply binaural recordings speaker-compatible, Egya Amkwandoh, a native of Ghana but for an especially hair-raising effect, Builders Be Laborers Commonwealth who was believed kidnapped and The Cove listen through headphones--you've never brought to America on a slave ship. In heard anything like this before! Dew Glass Studio candid interviews during a weekend of Jeff Frey Photography festivities celebrating the family's Grussendorf Nursery The first three episodes of the series are tricentennial, five generations of devoted to an adaptation of Stephen William A.