AIRWAVES . A Service of Continuing Education and Extension l5i1 University of Minnesota, Duluth Vol. 3 Number 7 December 1982 January 1983 Dick Paske and Leif Brush rehearse Leif Brush Work . to be Broadcast on KUMD 1 I\UMU §taff Station Managtt ... .... Tum Livingston Program Ditt<;tor .......•. John Zi~gltr ,\Ht. Progr~m Dirtt~or .. ... Paul Schmnz •:nginttring .. •. ... .• .•.. Kirk Kint~n fo the LiJener Producn/Outruch ..••.• . Jran Johnson AIRWAVES is the bi-month! y program guide of KUMD, which is the 100,000 watt public radio station at the ..., By Tom. Uvlngeton, Station Manager University of Minnesota-Duluth, broadcasting at 103.3 fm. KUMD is part of University Media Resources, a· Marathon Holly Near Jottings: department of Continuing Education Our fall fundraiser drive fell short of 'The November I 0th concert in Superior Our satellite dish installation will be and Extension at the University of other fall efforts as 350 people pledged by womens musician Holly Near was a complete some time this month, and we Minnesota. KUMD's program philosophy is to provide the highest just under $13,000. Thanks to everyone tremendous success. A near-sellout, the will be adding Jazz Allve and NPR who called! Why did we do less than we concert was a great energy generator for Playhouse at that time. Thanks to quality non-commercial program- hoped? Was it the economy, our new everyone involved, and received rave C.S. Zidek, whose generouse challenge ming, including music, news and programming, or something else? reviews in both Rag Times Magazine match helped the Folk Migrations public affairs, and information Please share your thoughts with us, and and The Duluth News Tribune & program to a total of $1,200 for one programs, K UMD encourages if you didn't renew during the Herald. Jean Johnson of the KUMD show! The combined total for the Folk interested persons to become volunteer marathon, please do so now. The staff, and all of the women of Wise Migrations and Folk & Blues programs programmers, and manuscripts and art quality of KUMD depends on it. Write: Women Radio put literally hundreds of was $2,600. Should we consider work will be considered for publication KUMD, 2400 Oakland Avenue, Duluth, hours of work into making that success increasing the amount of folk in AIRWAVES. KUMD is a member of MN. 55812. possible. The energy that went into programming? We will be sending out National Public Radio, the Association preparation for the show helped a listener survey to everyone on our of Minnesota Public Radio Stations overcome several last-minute problems. mailing list as soon as we can get to it. I (AMPERS) and an associate member of Thanks to everyone involved, and we at hope you'll help us by completing the the National Federation of Community KUMD are honored at the chance to survey and returning it to us. Bmadcasters. KUMD is funded by the have played a part. University of Minnesota, the State Legislature, a student service fee, and listener contributions. Membership in KUMD is as follows: Individual, $25; economic situation precludes a cash Des}gn ads for program guide. Family, $35; Installment, $60; Volunteer Corps Launched donation to KUMD, but who have a Sponsoring, $100; Student/ Fixed little time to spare and the desire to give Record loca\lon materlal for news Income, $L5. Membership includes a by Jean Johnson, their support to KUMD in another reports, features. subscription to AIRWAVES. Outreach Coordinator form. In plain words, those who are Subscription to AIRWAVES alone is $5 unemployed or underemployed. We Here at the station you could: yearly. KUMD is located in 130 know there are lots of you. You didn't Humanities Building, University of. The Fall Marathon was fun, exciting, choose to be unemployed; you don't FIie and catalogue albums. Minnesota-Duluth. Our telephone rewarding, and a lot 0£ work. I want to like it; you look forward fervently to an number is 726-7181. thank all the volunteers who devoted economic upturn; but in the meantime Type correspondence, answer their time and talents unstintingly to you find you have more time to listen to phones, procesa pledges, update make KUMD work. We had many new the radio, more time to enjoy KUMD. malllng 11 st. The University of Minnesota is phone volunteers, some announcers com mi ued to the policy that all persons doing marathon shows for the first We'd like to use your energy and talents Conduct tours of the station. shall have equal access to its programs, time, and other people doing just a little bit of that time. There are facilities, and employment without everything from designing posters for practically limitless. kinds of jobs to be Record promotlonal announce- regard to race, creed, color, sex, national the Book Sale at B. Dalton to picking up done, and many can be done at your ment,. origin, or handicap. food from the Whole Foods Coop. home or in your home town if you live outside Duluth. Just a few ideas: Package and mall tapes. The Fall Marathon was also somewhat frustrating, because of the number of Distribute program guides to Copy program, onto casaettes. people we didn't hear from -- last year's locatlona In your neighborhood. Vroaram members who didn't renew their The list above is partial and is only support this year. There are always lots Set up a KUMD booth at fairs, limited by my imagination. You add to Under-wrlteri of reasons for non-renewals -- some shopping centers, etc., to it your own ideas. We are pleased to announce a new mode people move, some· people alter their Introduce ua to new people. of support for and to recognize listening habits, some people suffer KUMD, Many people have gained a lot of the first participant in that mode. negative changes in their personal Organize a benefit concert, dance, experience, enjoyment, and satisfaction Minnesota Power has agreed to economic situations. I suspect the last bake sale, auction, whatever. by volunteering at KUMD. We'd like to reason is the most common for us this underwrite half of the acquisition costs invite you to join their ranks, and to do of "All Things Considered." We year. But we don't want to give up on Telephone people to remind them what you can in a concrete, tangible appreciate their enthusiastic support, these listeners: we still need their to renew their pledge. way to keep KUMD happening. participation in community radio. and anticipate that their example will be recognized here and on the air, in Design a brochure to promote our Call or write: 726-7181. KUMD, 130 So I'm proposing to start a new accordance with FCC regulations. We program,. Humanities Building, University of hope our listeners will also express their volunteer program here at KUMD. It's Minnesota, Duluth, MN. 55812. We'll especially designed for those whose appreciation to underwriting Write preaa releases about speclal grow; you'll grow--and we'll all have supportes. shows, slmulcasts, etc. fun doing it. Minnesota Power "All Things Considered" Ellery Queen: Next Class for Credit Simulcasts on "Ellery Queen and the American Extension Office for four credits in Detective Story" will be offered winter American Studies (course number KUMD - WDSE-TV quarter as a radio course for credit. This 1920). Those who register for credit will On1anizational Two simulcasts will be presented on series of 20 half-hour programs will be able Lo buy the required texts and Member-s KUMD and WDSE-TVin December. At examine some of the reasons for the study guide at CEE windows numbei: The following are organizational 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, popularity of Ellery Queen, a pen name one and two in the UMD members of KUMD. We gratefully Previn and the· Pittsburgh presents for two cousins who not only wrote a Administration Building. acknowledge their support. "The British Festival." The main work long series of successful novels and The programs will be broadcast on on the program is Elgar's Cello stories but also had careers as scholars, Mondays and Wednesdays at I p .m. Arrowhead Band Instrument Service Concerto with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist. editors and critics. starting December 6. Arrowhead Music Other guests will be prominent British Builders & Laborers Commonwealth composers, including Sir Michael The instructor, J. Randolph Cox, Tippett. Cafe Europa Assistant Professor and Reference CAB Meets Dew Glass Studio Librarian at St. Olaf College in Carter Johnson & Cheryl Larson KUMD's Community Advisory Board On Wednesday, December 22 at 8:00 Northfield, will cover the four periods will hold its annual meeting Monday, p.m. Itzhak Perlman hosts "In Kar Kare of the Ellery Queen canon and will December 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 311 Performance at the White House," this Minnesota Power assign reading from Queen and other of Kirby Student Center, UMD. evening devoted entirely to jazz. North Country Images representative American writers of North Shore Jewelry detective stories. The main topic for discussion will be the will broadcast the stereo audio Practical Magic KUMD Tweed Museum Gift Shop Community Needs Assessment Survey, portion of these programs, while The programs will make interesting in which board members advise KUMD WDSE-TV, Channel 8, broadcasts the listening for anyone who enjoys the on the most important needs of our video. detective genre. If you wish to get community and ways KUMD can help college credit, you can register thru the meet those needs. UMD Continuing Education and The meeting is open to the public. LeHel"S' hm Lirlenel"s I don't get a chance to listen to KUMD Dear KUMD, things running.