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AIRWAVES A S.rvlc• of Continuing Education & Exwnslon Unlvenlty of Mlnn.sota-Duluth JuM-July 1986 Volu1M 7, NumlMr 3 New on KUMD The Fabulous Twister Sisters The Mountain Stage Band The Earl of Elkvlew Plus I The Chicago Blues Festival I 1 kumd 103.3 fm Station Manager • Paul Schmitz Program Director • John Ziegler Report to the Listener Public Affairs Director • Jean Johnson Outreach Coordinator • Bob DeArmond Producer • Kathleen Anderson by Paul Schmitz, Station Manager Engineer • Kirk Kersten Secretary• Donna Neveau This report is a "Thank You" note to I particularly want to thank Those supporters living in Duluth or all listeners, volunteers, announcers, KUMD's volunteer announcers for the Superior have been asked to help out Volunteer Staff and other supporters who helped excellent job of on-air work during the by coming to KUMD to pickup your Bill Agnew, Bob Allen, Craig Anderson, Jon make the April 1986 KUMD drive. We have more announcers now premium. If this creates a hardship for Anderson, Kath Anderson, Mark Anderson, Membership Drive such a success. For than ever, and most of them did you, don't hesitate to call us; we will Tom Anderson, Bob Andresen, Leo Babeau, the second year in a row we have double duty by helping out with more mail the premium in such case. And Chris Bacigalupo, Sondra Bergeland, Todd Borstad, Lynette Brauer, John Brazner, significantly increased the dollars than just their "regular" shows. Sever- please let us know how the Members Scott Chambers, Jan Cohen, Christopher pledged to KUMD, making this the al of them will be leaving the area for Club discount card works for you. Devaney, Bruce Eckland, Dann Edholm, most successful spring drive ever. the summer, and some are graduating Since it is new, there may be a few Carol Edwards, Pat Eller, Phil Enke, Linda The last pledge was called in at from UMD and leaving for good. We bugs we haven't yet worked out. If Estel, Susanna Frenkel, Brian Gitar, Stan precisely midnight on Sunday, May 4, will miss them, and wish them well in you run into any difficulties with it or Goltz, Doug Greenwood, Jim Gruba, Bill and brought the total to just over the coming years. have any questions about how it Hansen, Steve Hansen, Bob Hanson, Paul $11 ,500. But additional contributions Many individuals helped out in other works, contact Bob DeArmond here at Hanson, Dean Hauge, Gerry Henkel, Ruth from businesses, employer match ways-answering telephones, assisting 726-7181. Huschle, Tim Jenkins, Dave Johnson, Pat programs, and individual 11!.embers with the paperwork, providing food You will notice some programming Keenan, Bob King, Robert Kreda, Brenda Latourelle, Mike Martin, Dean Mattson, have already added several hundred for the volunteers. And more changes in the summer schedule. Kathy Mosher, Joni Nelson, Pam Nelson, more dollars. We feel confident that businesses than ever are supporting More cletails are found elsewhere in Don Ness, Shawn Nowlin, Peter Olsen, we will eventually surpass our stated KUMD with organizational member- "Airwaves," but I just wanted to Rick Olsen, Tina Peterson, Mike Peura, goal of $12,500. This figure represents ships or by providing discounts to emphasize that we hope our earlier Sarah Phoenix, Odie Powell, Helen Prekker, a real improvement over the situation members through the new KUMD sign-on time, more concentrated news Dan Proctor, Lance Rhicard, Kathleen just a couple of years ago. We hope it Members Club. To all these (Qlks , and program in the morning, and Ryan , Don Samuels, Jane Soukup, Jim means that the economy of the area is everyone else who helped, a most uninterrupted music throughout most Stanton, Kathy Sting!, Nancy Tibbetts, Terry healthier, and that our listeners are sin<;:ere "Thanks." of the days help you get more out of Tucker, Bryan Vollman, David Williams, finding KUMD more worthy of Just a reminder here about out KUMD. Your reactions and comments John Williams, Tim Winker, Billy Wright, Ted Wright, Peg Zahorik. financial support than ever before. premiums and the Members Card. are welcome and helpful. Program Underwriters -lhank you for your support! The following firms have provided funds to help underwrite acquisition of the indicated programs. We appreciate their participation in quality public broadcasting for our area. bylobDeArmond ______ The Chronicle • Sidran on Record KUMD: 196,6 to 1972 Lake Superior Port Cities Magazine • All Things Considered KUMD came back on the air with a at the beginning of each quarter. Minnesaota Power • All Things Considered new "image" and a new director, Students could prepare for the test News-Tribune & Herald• Morning Edition Joseph P. Zesbaugh, a teacher in the by using a twenty page study guide St. Louis County Federal Savings & Loan Speech Department. Under Zesbaugh's provided by the Federal Commun- Association • Morning Edition guidance, acceptable broadcasting ication Commission and could practice Stereo 1 Duluth • Jazz Expansions standards were acquired and he estab- broadcasting when KUMD was off-the- UMD Theater Department and lished the following three goals for the air. But they couldn't run the controls Minnesota Repertory Theater • station: the enrichment of listeners or read the meters until they received NPR Playhouse. through the use of educational pro- a license. gramming; preparing students to go Joseph Zesbaugh continued as into commercial or educational KUMD's advisor until 1969, a time in Organizational broadcasting; and maintaining a public which the station showed a slow but Members relations branch for the University. steady growth. Between 1965 and A & E Supply 1969 KUMD extended its daily Austin-Jarrow Sports broadcast hours; started a major effort Nancy Berini Gallery to recruit student announcers; began Blue Heron Trading Company broadcasting during the summer Builders & Laborers Commonwealth months (May of 1967); and added sev- Cloquet Natural Foods Cartoon from the 9/27/65 issue of the eral educational programs like Destination Travel Statesman Omniscope, a syndicated½ hour radio The Duluth Clinic variety program featuring stars like First Bank Duluth "KUMD-FM Trys it Again" Jeff Frey Photography read the headlines of an editorial in Herb Alpert, The Serendipity Singers and David Brinkley. Global Village the Monday, September 27, 1965, Grandma's Inc. Statesman. The editorial was con- Barry Winter became KUMD's Highland Beauty Floors cerned with what it called KUMD's faculty advisor in 1969 following Highland Service Center "somewhat bizarre history of gross Zesbaugh's acceptance of a job at Hummingbird Productions miscalculation and mismanagement." Arizona State University. Kar Kare The editorial inferred that the UMD One of the first decisions that Krenzen Cadillac-Pontiac-Honda-Datsun Broadcasting Service-the student Winter made was to add a progressive Lake Superior Custom Photo Lab rock show to KUMD's weekend Natchio's group which founded KUMD-poorly Neo Theatrique Insty-Toot supervised the station in its early lineup. Winter explained this decision KUMD director Joseph P. Zesbaugh by saying "Progressive rock is an North Shore Bank of Commerce years and that this led to the eventual Park State Bank violation of FCC regulations. By 1961, To institute these goals Zesbaugh important part of today's musical Positively 3rd Street Bakery KUMD's programs consisted chiefly of established a news department which scene. In some aspects it has the same Saab Club of North America tapes supplied through a national tape· worked in conjunction with the role that Schoenberg did for classical St. Louis Billiards and recording service, with campus news campus newspaper, The Statesman; music, i.e. creating and developing The Eating Emporium and events becoming a thing-of-the- developed guidelines for new announ- new approaches to romposition." Sawbill Canoe Outfitters past. In the view of this editorial-at By 1970, KUMD's staff of 65 had Studio Graphix cers; and established a musical format Trek & Trail Sport Shop,Bessemer this point-KUMD was no longer a of mostly classical and jazz music outgrown their present capabilities. This promoted Winter to present a Rolf Ulleberg-Attorney at Law campus station. "which is not currently available on Women's Health Center of Duluth In a step to turn this trend around, commercial AM stations." proposal to the University which the UMD Broadcasting Service was no By installing a new "remote line" in asked them for financial support to increase KUMD's broadcasting power AIRWAVES is the bi-monthly program guide longer recognized as a student organi- the Kirby Student Center Ballroom the of KUMD, the 100,000 watt public radio zation and by March of 1962 KUMD KUMD news department was able to to 10,000 watts, stereo. Even though station at the University of Minnesota- became a part of the Speech Depart- present in live broadcast: The 17th the UMD provost, the assistant pro• Duluth, broadcasting at 103.3 fm. KUMD is ment, rather than only an extra- Annual Sno-Ball, the UMD Prom, the vost, the academic dean, and KUOM, part of University Media Resources, a curricular activity. University Orchestra in Concert, the the radio station at the Minneapolis department of Continuing Education and The new management was not able dedication of the Sieur du Luth statue campus, all indi_cated their support of Extension at the University of Minnesota. to make immediate changes to the by Jacques Lipchitz, and several con· this proposal, the University still asked KUMD is a member of National Public for more "positive evidence" of Radio and the Association of Minnesota station because they acquired several vocation addresses-all during 1965. Public Educational Radio Stations; and an. problems beyond their control. The What qualifications were necessary support for the services which KUMD provided. associate member of the National Federation years between 1961 and 1965 were for a person to broadcast over KUMD? of Community Broadcasters.