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- AIRW\VES A Service of Continuing Education and Extension l5il University of Minnesota, Duluth VOL. 2 NUMBER 8 JULY 1981 AUGUST 1981 Elbo Grease, appearing at Cornstock Festlval, August 14-16. 1 SU PPORT PU BLIC Re crl to the Listener RADIO WUTt1 itaff Station Manager .. ... Tom Livingston By Tom Livingston, Station Manager Program Director ..... ... John Ziegler Asst. Program Director .. .. Paul Schmitz Engineering . • . Kirk Kirsten GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS Cuts will be made in two major areas. 5. Other Programs-possibilities Producer/ Outreach ....... Jean Johnson First, about half of the funding cut will include "Ja;.z Alive," "Folk Festival Layout ...... ....... - ... Cathe Hice This has been a month of good news come from money that was scheduled to USA," "NPR Theatre" and many be used for purchase of new equipment, and bad news, that all came on the same more. AIRWAVES is the monthly program dayl and the other half will come from the guide of WDTH, which is the 100,000 areas of programming, maintenance, While none of these changes will take wall public radio station at the First, the good news is that as reported office supplies, travel, and the program place until we can arrange to get access University of Minnesota-Duluth. in this column last month, the guide. Hopefully, the only area where to the programs (perhaps as much as a WDTH is part of University Media Corporation for Public Broadcasting you will immediately notice these cuts year from now), we'd like to hear what Resources, a department of Continuing , has officially qualified WDTH for will be in the program guide, which you think about these possibilities. Education and Extension at the funding. will become bi-monthly instead of the Your voice and concerns are welcomed University of Minnesota. WDTH's current monthly publication. The at WDTH. program philosophy is to provide the change becomes effective with this The letter (reproduced below) was highest quality non-commercial month's AIRWAVES and we hope that received on June 8: Other areas of discussion for programming, including music, news it will only be a temporary situation. programming change include: Moving and public affairs, and information Soul Arrival to Friday 8 p.m.-11 p.m. programs. WDTH encourages and Saturday 6 p.m.-9 p.m. interested persons to become volunteer June 2, 1981 programmers, and manuscripts and MORE CHANGES artwork will be considered for Mr. Tom Livingston publication in AIRWAVES. WDTH is The only program change we are Station Manager a member of the Association of anticipating in the next two months is SPRING MARATHON CONCLUDED WDTH-FM Minnesota Public Radio Stations and an end to our Senior Citizens program, 130 Humanities Building an associate member of the National which is an indirect casualty of the As reported during the last few hours of Duluth, Minnesota 55812 Federation of Community Broad- budget problem. We hope that this the marathon this spring, an unnamed casters. WDTH is funded by the program can be resurrected some time individual called and pledged that he Dear Tom: University of Minnesota, the state in the future. (See article elsewhere in would make up the difference between legislature, a student service fee, and this issue). our goal and the actual total up to The recommendation by Jan Lantz, listener contributions. Membership in $1,0001 follows: individual, $25; Manager, Station Relations and WDTH is as There is more in the wind, however. family, $35; sustaining, $50; Century Community Service Grants that With CPB qualification comes Subsequently, however, it . appeared Club, $100; student/ fixed income, $10. WDTH-FM receive CPB Qualification qualification for membership in that through no fault of his own, the Membership includes a subscription to status has been approved. I heartily National Public Radio, a program individual would not be able to meet his Subscription to congratulate you and your staffl There AIRWAVES. service centered in Washington, D.C. pledge. The happy end to the story alone is $5 yearly. are over 1100 public radio stations on AIRWAVES WDTH We had originally hoped to broadcast came J une I with a check for $500 and a is located in 130 Humanities Building, the air, yet WDTH-FM is one of only NPR material by late summer, but now promise for the rest. This boosts our University of Minnesota-Duluth, 231 which has achieved qualification. that seems unlikely. We have identified official total to over $8,000 making the Duluth, MN. 55812. Our telephone some possible program changes which marathon success complete. In number is 726-7181. Your qualilication is eHective June I, addition, the generosity of such a large 1981. I'm listing below for your information and comment. gift i~ breathtaking, humbling and T he University of Minnesota is inspiring at once for all of us at WDTHI The Broadcast Services staff stands committed to the policy that all Our thanks. persons shall have equal access to ready to answer your questions or I . NPR's Morning Edition-a its programs, facilities, and provide any assistance you may need. weekday morning program of news and Including this gift (of $1,000), and employment without regard to information, will be broadcast from 6 excluding a matching grant of $500 race, creed, color, sex, national . Again, congratulations to you and your a.m. to 8 or 9 a.m. from Minnesota Power, the average per staffl origin, or handicap. individual gift was just over $27, 2. NPR's All Things Considered- slightly higher than last fall and the Sincerely, While this program is already carried highest average gift of any marathon. on the local M.P.R. (no official David Brugger connection with N.P.R.) station, we Director o,-aanlzatl()nal will broadcast it earlier and in an uncut Memben Broadcast Services version. The following are Organizational 3. Press Review and Mid-Morning Members of WDTH. We gratefully Report-will be eliminated in favor of acknowledge their support. The bad news we got on June 8 was that music programming. we had to cut $7,000 from our fiscal year Arrowhead Music budget which takes effect July I. The 4. Afternoon Public Affairs-will be cut came from a reduced commitment The Artery increased to one hour (I - 2 p.m.) and in University support. This represents a Autowerks include NPR programs, classes for large cut in the areas where we CAN cut Builders &: Laborers Commonwealth (we CAN'T cut salaries, electricity credit and locally produced material. Creative Collections costs, debt retirement or phone service). 0Ew Grnss Stuom Dew Glass Studio est. 1?1:i Greunke Inn CU STOHi GLRSllWORK Medtronic Foundation FOR. TifE DISCRNTIIART111 6 Minnesota Power IIOITTf nno BUSIOESS Mus-Kee-Tow Woodcraft Natchio's Restaurant J W. SUPERIOR. 5T. North Shore Jewelry DULUTH,mlllfl 55602 OSO Construction SUPPORT PUBLIC~RADIO Tweed Museum Gift Shop Senior Program Ends As I told the participants, all of us at C9hanges in the &;uide WDTH will be happy to work with {r by Jean John1on anyone (senior or junior) who wants to produce individual programs, and I Because of budget cutbacks described in Mus-Kee-Tow Woodcraft After nearly two years of producing expect you'll continue to hear from the Report to the Listener, AIRWAVES weekly Senior Citizens Programs, we some of the seniors who wish to will be published every two months for decided to bring the project to an end produce individual programs from awhile. We've cut down the program fine woodworking with the last program in June. The time to time. notes in the Highlights section to fit in • cabinetry main reason is that not enough seniors two months' worth, and this month • have been interested enough to k ep the The programs have been interesting • furniture we've cut out the Calendar of Events. project going without a great deal of and have provided the services of Ifs been somewhat difficult to get some staff time. The program was beginning informing people about issues of of the information two weeks in I David L. Johnson to turn into a program ABOUT seniors importance to seniors (and remember, advance, and six will be even harder. Rt. I, Box 82 produced BY me, and that wasn't the we'll all be seniors some day), and Let us know what you want most in the Two Harbors, MN. original idea. Sadly, I wrote to the sharing oral histories and perspectives Guide. And remember, if you haven't people who had been enthusiastic and of our older neighbors. I have learned a paid your spring pledge yet, you can 834-2329 actively involved to let them know that great deal and have grown personally help us by sending it right away. the program was ending but that I felt from my experiences in working with proud of the job we had done together. seniors on the project. .. 2 fm. -Presents- •\ .., ., - 1-"'e - -=-- O"'•''- 'fl, ' ., Broadcast Live \ with your host -From UMDs' Andy Li'tnngston Kirby Bull Pub -&- 3~6pm. t:~ The Second Saturday / Band JULY 11 - AUGUSTS -featuring- Area GuestArtists WDTH·fm. 103.3 communih supported radio for tile nortn1ano layout by: /4- r 3 Week At A Glance_---,--_______~· __ Mon.-Thurs. Friday Saturday Suqday 6:00 Awakening 6:00 Awakening 7:00 Awakening 7:00 Awakening 10:00 Press Review 10:00 Press Review 12:00 Soul Arrival 12:00 Soul Arrival 10:15 Mid-Morning Report 10:15 Mid-Morning Report 3:00 Folk Migrations 2:30 Black Crys From the Ghetto 10:30 Album Feature 10:30 Album Feature 6:00 . Free-Form Program 3:00 Blues N' Things 11:00 Noon Som~ 11:00 Noon Song 8:00 Guitar Foruin 6:00 One For the Road 1:30 M.