Sonny Rollins by John Ziegler
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AIRWAVES A Service of Continuing Education and Extension - l5il University of Minnesota, Duluth VOL. I, NUMBER 7 MAY 1980 WDTH Staff Members Speak Out See page 1 1 COVER PHOTO: 1. Larry Peterson 2. Kevin Adams 3. Doug Nesheim 4. Mik Meyer 5. Phil Enke 6. Paul Schmitz 7. Bill Agnew 8. Tom Livingston 9. Craig Greening 10. Peter Petrachek 11. Stan Pollan 12. Stewart Holman 13. Gail Woitel 14. Cathe Hice 15. Jim Kellar 16. Don Rosacker 17. Dave Johnson 18. Julie Cameron · 19. Ellen Palmer 20. Doug Greenwood 21 . Ted Heinonen Comments from the Crew I started li stening to WDTH as a UMD In my one year of service at WDTH, I'm WDTH means music, good people, ex- student. I was never a real hard-core doing my part to clean up the airways of panding my ideas, expanding my interest listener as a student because I always had commercial radio which is destroying the in people, meeting new people to be so much else to keep me busy. A few fragile minds of young Americans. interested in. WDTH includes some weeks before I graduated, I decided to get Doug Greenwood people I truly love and will never give up involved, knowing I would have some as friends. WDTH means keeping my TV spare time after I finished school. I've off at home and not wearing out my To me, working at means being done several different shows both as a WDTH records. able to play what you want and not regular and a fill-in, and I now share having commercials every few minutes. Saturday night's Moondance with Bob WDTH also means sitting in an ugly little Larry Peterson Landfield. There are a lot of exciting room on beautiful Saturday afternoons. happenings in rock music these days, and It means getting sick of UMD on Wed- I enjoy the pure and simple fun I get out WDTH is the only good, consistent pro- nesdays. WDTH is a responsibility, never of the music, and sharing with you gramming around. When I turn off a liability though. listeners is really what makes it great. WDTH, I turn off the radio. That doesn't The programming is democratic, non- Jim Keller mean that I approve of all of the pro- schlock, urban, rural and in-between. All gramming, but there are plenty of topics side by side. WDTH is an enemy to bigotry. DTH means a real chance to experience and musical styles that deserve air time all types of music. The alternative format and if I don't like it I can always turn it I have been with DTH for five years. If is unsurpassed in its ability to reflect our off. you truly want to find out what it means own individual musical tastes and ideas. I Anonymous to me, catch me off guard sometime for feel lucky to be able to bring the listening about a week of dialogue. I could give you a udience in touch with my style, kind of a It'll be what? Four years or almost. I've a hint in that amount of time. one on 100,000 gig! lost track of the time as to how long (time Doug Neshiem Mik Meyer flys when you're having fun I guess). Ever since I started when w~ were only 499 watts there's still a feeling of I began things up at WDTH after I met My experience at WDTH began in 1975. I KUMD, some of these folks ( of all places!) at the have done work in news and public affairs excitement when I open the mike and Winnipeg Folk Festival. Their enthusiasm as well as music shows. The music is what start my show- same then same now- towards the input and output and the I enjoy the most. When I started at the it's been rewarding both music wise and people involved inside and outside the station, my musical knowledge was basi- the friends I met and made (both in studio were uppermost in influencing me cally middle-of-the-road. Since then, I station and listeners). I just hope I can be into checking the place out (not to men- have enjoyed new artists in jazz, folk, around, we all can be around for some tion many warm invites to sit in on a show blues and rock. I also enjoy the relaxed time to come. or two). One day I had a chance to melt free-form format of WDTH. Hearing Ted Heinonen into their former marathon. Thry may from our listeners by letter or phone calls have a time of it melting me back out! is also very important to me. I hope I can I've been on the air since October of 1978, Cathe Hice have the chance to help serve them in the but I've been a listener and fan of tne future. so-called "Alternative/ Progressive" style Stewart Holman for many, many years; ever since I realized that there had to be more depth to music than the Top-40 processed philosophy that dominates AM radio. People must understand just how precious a com- modity terrific music is. Napoleon Bing 2 RECOMMENDED LISTENING: (New records that can't be reviewed because of space and time limitations, but have to be mentioned as superb releases). a.a. King "Now Appearing" At Ole Reoort to ,the Listener Min. - A brand new two-record set that shows you exactly all the love, warmth, and soulful feeling that just pours out of this legendary performer at a typical concert. We've just put the finishing touches on May 16, 17, and · 13, we will be Think of how important WDTH is to a grant request to the Department o{ conducting a weekend fund raising you and make your pledge during the Count Basie and Orch ..tra "On The Energy to fund a wind generator for the marathon. The goal will be $10,000, marathon. Road" - Another recording of a band WDTH transmitter site. The ide~ seems which will go to support the general that can be considered an institution in simple and straightforward-that most operations of the station. Our needs the field of jazz. This L.P. from radio and TV transmitters are on the include new turntables, staff time, and Montreaux 1979 spotlights Basie the highest hill in town, which is also the most importantly, a success will bring Besides spring, May brings the end of way he should be: Swingin' all the way' place where you get the most wind. us closer to membership in National another academic year, and it's Now if only the DOE can recognize the Public Radio. important to remember the Eric Clapton "Just One Nlghf' - From merit of the idea. contribution that UMD students make 1979 and "Live" at The Budokan If you missed last fall's marathon, or if to WDTH. Over the years, literally , Theatre is the latest from E.C. The We are waiting to hear from our choice you have become a listener sinre then, hundreds of UMD students have fingers still don't recall the early ?O's of Chief Engineer whether they are still we need your support! Last fall, 650 of volunteered time to the station, an,d but this is still a fine new release. interested in the position. We will your neighbors and friends pledged each year many of them graduate and hopefully have done the hiring by next over $15,000 to the work of WDTH move on. Roy Bookbinder "Goin' Back To month and be able to report all the (nearly $11,000 has come in so far). Tampa" - A new approach for Roy who details. Membership categories are: To all of you, our thanks, and especially includes instrumentation from clarinet Stewart Holman and Gail Woitel who to euphonium, and the piano wizardry Finally, we are waiting for final word Regular $20 have gotten paid for some of their time, by Knocky Parker (formerly of the on our request for more space from the Low & Fixed Income/ Student $10 but have always given more than Light Crust Dough Boys). UMD administration. The prognosis is Family $30 required of them. a good one. Sustaining $50 Dexter Gordon "The Beat of D.G." - Century Club $100 Columbia Records has come out with a mass of "Best of" collections. This one features Dexter's work for Columbia (late ?O's) and it's outstanding. SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO Jon Sholle "Catfish For Supper" - TOM LIVINGSTON, STATION MANAGER This one's not quite as new as the others, but it has to be mentioned. This guy is a super guitar player, has great credentials, has outstanding friends helping him, and has chosen good material. What more could you ask for? Rick Kirby & Michael Kline "They Can't Put II Back'' - Two young men Vinyl Blow who grew up in the rich musical culture The of the Appalachian minfng- by Tom Livingston community. These are intense songs performed with extreme sensitivity by two gifted artists. We've recently seen two movies about spend on a studio album) and trying to As I passed the hole where the Long Bar death and drugs and living too hard: put it on the screen. Home movies of used to be I was reminded of that Ernestine Anderson "Sunshine" - "All That Jazz", and "The Rose". They concerts don't cut it, Woodstock attempt to create a first class night club Together with the Ray Brown Trio share more than this broad thematic notwithstanding.