AIRWAVES A S.rvlc• of Continuing Education & Ext8nslon Unlv.rslty of Minnesota Duluth VolulM 5 NumlMr 1 F.bruary-March .1984 Eddie Williams stars in Northland Hoedown Concert, · Tuesday, March 27, 8 p.m., Orpheum Cafe kumd 103.3 fm Station Manager • Tom Livingston Program Director • John Ziegler Public Affairs Directot • Paul Schmitz Producer/ Outreach • Jean Johnson Engineer • Kirk Kersten Re orf to the Listener Volunteer Staff Bill Agnew, Kath Anderson, Mark Anderson, Bob Andresen, Leo Babeu, By Tom Livingston, Station Manager Chris Baker, Kent Barnard, Jim Boeder, Dave Brygger, Jan Cohen, Christopher WXPR Qualitied for Funding by CPB able to add two more channels, when we their impressions of the event at press Devaney, Bruce Eckland, Pat Eller, Phil installed our own dish. This increased time. Enke, Doug Fifield, Susanna Frenkel, Congratulations to Pete Nordgren and the number of programs available to us (rewritten from "Don Ness Blows His . Matt Fust, Bev Garberg, Stan Goltz, the crew at the WXPR for their (Jazz Alive and NPR Playhouse), but Cool," a chapter of the upcoming Doug Greenwood, Jim Gruba, Bill qualification by CPB. Nordgren, a still left us unable to use channels which blockbuster "The Memories of Don Hansen, Paul Hanson, Gordon Harris, former student at UWS and stat.ion carry independent product.ions, which Ness" on Ness records and tapes) Dean Hauge, Gerry Henkel, Lew manager of KBSB in Bemidji, has been have included live jazz, blues, bluegrass Hudson, Tim Jenkins, Dave Johnson, working for some three years to establish and folk music concerts, ·radio dramas, Comings and Goings Bob King, Andy Livingston, Dean the station, which went on the air last and public affairs programs. Mattson, Joni Nelson, Don Ness, Rick spring. KUMD hopes to develop off-air Fortunately, we've been able to order the Former KUMD Station Manager Frank Olsen, Mike Peura, Odi Powell, Dan networking capability with WXPR, piece of equipment that will open this Noviello ( I 972- 73) has released his first Proctor, Kathleen Ryan, Don Samuels, WOJB in Hayward, and KAXE in window for us. In a friendly gesture, record "Surprise" on a small label in New Jane Soukup, John Stocks, Tom Grand Rapids, so that we can carry live station WSCD is lending us one of their Jersey. We wish him luck, and we'll feature Streeter, Tim Veiner, Bryan Vollman, even ts of interest to our listeQers demods until our comes (sometime in his album sometime in February on the David Williams, John Williams, Ellen anywhere from Northeastern Wisconsin the-spring). Two examples of progams Jazz Expansions program. Wold, Ted Wright. to North Central Minnesota. Although we will now be able to air are Horizons, AIRWAVES is the bi-monthly program developing that capability will take which this month will feature Black Former KUMD volunteers Steve Jewell guide of KUMD, the 100,000 watt some time, the next step, KUMD's History Month specials, and Women in and Bill Stollberg were in town over p~blic radio station at the University of transmitter move, will hopefully happen a four-part series which includes Christmas and each did shows over the Jazz, Minnesota-Duluth, broadcasting at sometime this spring. music and interviews with the likes of holidays. Stollberg, who has maintained 103.3 fm. KUMD is part of University Joanne Brackeen. I'd like to thank the his membership in KUMD while living Media Resources, a department of CP for transmitter move following stations for taping programs in Dallas, said K UMD was still his Continuing Education and Extension The next step in the transmitter move, for us during recent months: KUOM and favorite radio station. at the University of Minnesota. KUMD which will raise KUMD's antenna nearly KBEM in Minneapolis; KAXE, Grand is a member of National Public Radio, 300 feet from its present location, and Rapids, WSCD of Duluth, which also The hardest part of this column is the the Association of Minnesota Public which will increase coverage by 10-20 helped with the Boomsday on Broadway goodbyes, and one of the hardest Radio Stations (AMPERS) and an percent, is for the Federal broadcast, and WDSE-TV in Duluth, goodbyes will come when Ellen Wold associate member of the National Communications Commission to issue a who shared their satellite dish with us leaves the area this month. Ellen, one of Federation of Community Broadcast- Construct.ion Permit (or CP). With a· while we were working on installing the cornerstones of Wise Women Radio, ers. KUMD is funded by the University final small detail to work out, we expect ours. has a good sense of what radio is all of Minnes@ta, the State Legislature, a approval early this month. about, and she also works well with Ness a Success people. She's also one of the nicest student service fee, and listener contributions. Membership in KUMD The move itself will take place when the Don Ness, KUMD's budding "Humorist people I've met. is as follows: Individual, $25; Family, weather improves, possibly as early as in Residence," recently played to a $35; Installment, $60; Sponsoring, April. capacity crowd in the MPAC Dudley Airwaves Changes Experimental Theatre. The show, a $100; Student/Fixed Income, $15. A tip of the hat to Bob Kreda, who has Membership includes a subscription to critical success (see Don's letter to the worked as a KUMD volunteer for the Coast-com to In,crease Program AIR WAVES . Subscription to editor "Ness Spouts Off" in Jan. 16th last several months. What makes Bob Availability AI RWAVES alone is $5 yearly. KUMD News Tribune and Herald), took the special is the kind of volunteer work he efforts of dozens of voluhteers to pt.ill encourage$ in~erested persons to Pi;ogramming on ·the satellite system is has done for us: Graphic Art. Bob has become volunteer programmers. Weare off. Ness, reached in his cramped KUMD fed on 12 different channels. This means designed two brochures, a bumper loc~ted in 130 Humanities Building, that at any one time we could choose cubicle, when asked about plans for an sticker, business cards, and he is working encore, responded, 'Tm reminded of Umversity of Minnesota-Duluth. Our among six stereo or 12 mono programs. on redesigning "Airwaves." The results telephone number is 726-7 I 8 I. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, what my wife said after the birth of our are evident in this issue. Thanks for first child." Unfortunately the IO people we were limited to just two channels your help! The University of Minnesota is when we started using NPR programs and one newspaper critic who attended the SRO show could not be reached for committed to the policy that all persons last November. Then in June we were sh~ll. ~ave equal access to its programs, facihues, and employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or handicap. Rapids, The Elisabet Rennaq Group, Topics to be covered in the course Northland Hoedown Joe Czerniak, Bob Palmquist, Niilo Oja, include the roots of the music; Beatles Concert Leonard Finseth and others. There will humor;-connections with the peace Program be a small admission charge. movement; the Paul is Dead controversy; January marked the first anniversary of the legacy of the Beatles; and the solo "The Northland Hoedown" on KUMD. The_LaPlants will sing old ballads and Underwriters albums released after the group broke The following public-spirited firms have As a celebration of this first year, series play Canadian fiddle tunes. Elisabet up. The music used in the programs is provided funds to help underwrite the producer Bob Andresen will host a live Rennan's group will do songs in taken from vigin vinyl re-recordings of costs of acquiring the indicated two-hour evening of regional folk music Norwegian and Swedish. Old-time original tapes of British versions of the programs. We appreciate their on Tuesday, March 27. Polish dance pieces will be provided by Beatles' albums. participation in quality public Joe Czerniak, a master of the concertina. broadcasung. °for our area. This Northland Hoedown Concert will Bob Palmquist will play some intricate On Mondays and Wednesdays beginning start at 8 p.m. in the Orpheum Cafe, 201 Scandinavian accordian tunes. He'll also March 5th, the class for credit will be Minnesota Power • All Things East Superior Street, Duluth. Veteran accompany some of the singers on the Intelligent Self-Medication with Considered radio singer Eddie Williams will program. Niilo Oja, from Cromwell, instructor Thomas J. Holmes, Jr., News-Tribune Be Herald • Morning headline the program. Also performing will sing Finnish songs and regional Assistant Professor in the College of Edition will be the LaPlants from Grand country SQngs. Folk fiddler Leonard Pharmacy at the University of St. Louis County Federal Savings Finseth will play dance tunes from west Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. This Be Loan Association • Morning central Wisconsin. course will provide essential information Edition and guidance for the rational use of Many of these artists have been heard on over-the-cunter and prescription drugs. "The Northland Hoedown" radio series, Topics include: drug advertising; sources Organlzatlonal and the evening promises to be a of reliable drug information; generic delightful celebration of our region's drugs; oral contraceptives; drug-induced Members musical heritage. anxiety or depression; drugs of abuse; A & E Supply megavitamin therapy; herbal teas and Builders Be Laborers Commonwealth natural remedies; suntan and sunburn Cooper's,_ Fixery Classes for Credit: products; antacids; drug allergies; drug The Co'le use in pregnancy; drug use by children; Dew Glass Studio ·111e Beatles; and alternatives to drug therapy. Grussendorf Nursery William A.