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Music on KUMD, It Minnesota Repertory Theater • and the Process of Developing a Campus Was Done During the Day Because AIRWAVES A Service of Continuing Education & Extension University of Minnesota-Duluth Volu,.. 7, Numt».r 1 ,_brua,y-Morch 1916 Don Ness Shows Off Duluth Plus: KUMD Comes of Agel February: Black History Month • celebrate with jazz, reggae and ~oreI KUMD: 8egl11nln9 our 30th year on the alrl I • 1 kumd 103.3 fm Station Manager • Paul Schmitz Program Director • John Ziegler Report to the. Listeners Public Affairs Director • Jean Johnson Outreach Coordinator • Bob DeArmond Producer • Kathleen Anderson by Paul Schmitz, Station Man<_19er Engineer • Kirk Kersten Secretary • Donna Neveau 'Ibis is the time of year which seems use of oostly telephone lines. Marathon. We heard many conpliments to drag on a bit, as the snow either 'lhis is the first time KUMD has frc:rn listeners about the coverage as Volunteer Staff keeps fallirq-remirrlirq us of how applied to the PI'FP; we were warned the poµuarity of this race continues Bill Agnew, Bob Allen, Craig Anderson, Jon ruch winter is left-or doesn't fall that it is a highly competitive to grow. CXlr team did a remarkable Anderson, Kath Anderson, Mark Anderson, arrl leaves dirt arrl grit everywhere. program. 'lhe total cost of the two job urder difficult circumstances. Peter Anderson, Tom Anderson, Bob It's a time to keep workirq, get projects is about $72,000, arrl if we We'd like very much to·hear from oore Andresen, Leo Babeau, Chris Bacigalupo, of you about this arrl other special caught up, make sure everythirq is get the grant, the University will Sondra Bergeland, Todd Borstad, Lynette events on KUMD so that we can get a runnirq as smoothly as possible. have to pick up 25% of that. Listener Brauer, John Brazner, Dave Brygger, Scott better sense of how well we serve your For the station that means a time to support is a significant factor, both Chambers, Jan Cohen, Tim Connelly, look at budgets, to take st=k of the in budgetirq, arrl in convincirq the interests by doirq these kinds of Christopher Devaney, Bruce Eckland, Dann progranming, arrl to plan new projects grantirq agency that the station broadcasts. Edholm, Pat Eller, Phil Enke, Linda Estel, serves the public interest, arrl has for the next several oonths. It has Another exanple of such coverage Susanna Frenkel, Brian Gitar, Stan Goltz, strong support in the corranunity. been a particularly busy time for me would tie the UMD EW.ldog basketball Doug Greenwood, Jim Gruba, Bill Hansen, In addition, public ccrrarent on this games. I'd like know what you with the writirq of a .major grant. A to Steve Hansen, Bob Hanson, Paul Hanson, federal agency called the Public particular grant application is think about KUMD broadcastirq these Dean Hauge, Gerry Henkel, Ruth Herschle, Telecommunications Facilities Program aa::epted by the agency. If you would games. Irrleed this is a good time for Gary Hornseth, Tom Huhti, Tim Jenkins, Bob (PI'FP) has yearly grant rourds for like further infonnation about this you to give us feedback on any Johnson, Dave Johnson, Loni Johnson, Pat public radio arrl television stations. major project, give me a call here at programs you strongly like, or Keenan, Bob King, Robert Kreda, Brenda KUMD submitted an application for two the station arrl I'll be happy to tell dislike. major projects, equipnent to renovate you oore about it. By the way, we And finally a reminder- that durirq Latourelle, Mike Martin, Dean Mattson, arrl up::rr-2·:!~ the control room, arrl a won't kncM if we get the grant until this two ?rOnth period we celebrate Kathy Mosher, Joni Nelson, Pam Nelson, Don microwave studio-transmitter-link, August at the earliest! Black histf>ry oonth, arrl waren • s Ness, Shawn Nowlin, Bruce Ohnstad, Peter which would enable us to send our Congratulations to Kathleen history m:mth. KUMD has several Olsen, Rick Olsen, Tina Peterson, Mike progranming from the studios on the Anderson, Bill Hanson, arrl Lance outstarrlirq programs• lined up which Peura, Sarah Phoenix, Odie Powell, Helen UMD campus to the transmitter/tower up Rhichard for their excellent coverage should entertain arrl enlighten all of Prekker, Dan Proctor, Lance Rhicard, on the "tower farm" hill without the of the 1986 John Beargrease Sled D::lg us '1bout the great cultural Kathleen Ryan, Don Samuels, Rob Slabodnik, contri.b.itions of these two groups. Jane Soukup, Kathy Sting!, Chris Thygeson, Nancy Tibbetts, Gary Valentini, Bryan Vollman, David Williams, John Williams, Tim Winker, Billy Wright, Ted Wright, Peg KUMD: Beginning our 30th ye'Clr on the alrl == Zahorik. by lob DeArmond need your help. I am tryi_ng to find the tape about their involvement with 1986 marks the beginning of KUMD's following information: KUMD. Program Underwriters 30th year on the air! This is an exciting 1. The names and addresses of past If you can help me with any of the The following firms have provided funds to point in the life of the station and one volunteers and employees. above or have any other information help underwrite acquisition of the indicated we will be celebrating throughout the 2. News clippings and any other which you think would be helpful, programs. We appreciate their participation year. , printed materials. please give me a call at (218) 726-7181 in quality public broadcasting for our area. As part of KUMD's 30th Birthday 3. Photographs of people or events or write KUMD, 130 Humanities year I hope to find out as much as I connected to KUMD. Building, 10 University Drive, UMD, The Chronicle • Sidran on Record Lake Superior Port Cities Magazine • can about our history but to do this I 4. People who are willing to talk on Duluth, MN 55812. All Things Considered Minnesota Power • All Things Considered Staff Spotlight: Bruce Elving, First Student Station Manager at KUMD News-Tribune & Herald • Morning Edition St. Louis County Federal Savings & Loan - Association • Morning Edition approached with the idea and asked to Even though Elving discouraged the UMD Theater Department and be their faculty advisor. He accepted playing of popular music on KUMD, it Minnesota Repertory Theater • and the process of developing a campus was done during the day because. all the NPR Playhouse. radio station began. announcers were student volunteers and On October 16th, 1956, twenty in- that was the music they liked. In those terested students, including Elving, met early days,' Elving's main concern was Organizationa·1. in the Ranch Room in Torrance Cafete- to stay on the air for as many hours a Members ria and KUMD .was born. In less than a day as possible and to do that he was month they acquired the Washburn Hall willing to make some concessions to the A & E Supply post office box room and were broad- Nancy Berini Gallery musical format. Blue Heron Trading Company casting with a record player, a Finally, Elving hoped to move int~ Builders & Laborers Commonwealth microphone and a ¼ watt oscillator. • larger facilities and to increase the The Duluth Clinic KUMD began broadcasting on broadcasting power of the station so First Bank Duluth November 12, 1956. that they could reach more people. This Jeff Frey Photography Bruce Elving and R. Dale Miller When I asked Elving how he became was accomplished. On April 8, 1957, Grussendorf Nursery the first student manager at KUMD he KUMD started broadcasting from their Highland Beauty Floors ================= explained that he wasn't quite sure. "It new studios in the old book store in Highland Service Center KUMD started as 940 on the AM dial happened at a social meeting held one Washburn Hall with 250 watts at 880 Hummingbird Productions evening·at Doug Hedin's house," replied Inland Sea Recording Studio and broadcast with ¼ watt of power on the AM dial. KUMD had now Kar Kare from the former Washburn Hall post of- Elving. "Many aspects of the station become an important part of life at Krenzen Cadillac-Pontiac-Honda-Datsun fice box room. The antenna was a wire were discuss~d that night and by the UMD! Lakes Association of Parents and strung between two buildings, using a time the meeting ended I was made the After graduating Elving went on to get Professionals for Safe Alternatives in coke bottle as an insulator. KUMD manager of the station." Elving held this a master's and a Ph.D. in Communica- Childbirth (LAPSAC) could only be heard on the campus and position for the remainder of the year tions. He is still involved in radio and The Little Store, Cloquet by people within a mile radius. until his graduation. currently publishes the FM Atlas, a Natchio's I then asked Elving if he could comple~ directory of FM stations in the Neo Theatrique Insty-Toot remember what his goals were for the United States. Northern Recreation Travel Service Who is Bruce Elving you might ask new station? North Shore Bank of Commerce and how did he get involved in KUMD? Park State Bank He explained that as the new station Positively 3rd Street Bakery I met Mr. Elving at the 1985 Annual manager he had three concerns. St. Louis Billiards and The Eating Emporiull} Meeting of KUMD's Community Ad- First was to get onto an FM frequen- Sawhill Canoe Outfitters visory Board, which he attended as an cy. The process to do this was started Studio Graphix interested community member. This with the Federal Communications Com- Temple Wellness Center meeting could not have happened at a mission almost immediately but was not Trek & Trail Sport Shop, Bessemer better time for tlie station. Since then completed until 1959. Until KUMD was · Rolf Ulleberg-Attorney at Law we have met a second time to which assigned their FM frequency, they were Wind Catcher Sails Mr.
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