;,_;;;. L AIRWAVES A Service of Continuting Educaton and Extension University of Minnesota-Duluth April-May 1987 . Volume 8, Number 2 MORNING EDITION Grows! Jean Johnson and Shaun Keenan Gilson Plus Greg Brown comes to Duluth New T-shirt Design "Fresh Air" becomes a daily feature "Horizon" reports on the cultural revolution in China. and Spring Membership Drive: April 3rd to 12th 1 Kumd 103.3 FM eport to the Listener Station Manager ____-raul Schmitz Program Director _ _ _ _ John Ziegler R by Paul Schmitz, Station Manager Public Affairs Director __ ___ Jean Johnson ' Outreach Coordinator.___ _ Bob DeArmond News Producer/Morning Host hundreds of hours of good experimental artists. He was a _ _____ Shaun Keenan Gilson Happy spring! Not that there Secretary ____ ___Donna Neveau has been much winter this year. listening you enjoy each year gentle and friendly person, and Engineer Kirk Kersten It may have been a difficult year aren't worth your support. represented that ideal of the Office Assistants Kate Broback for skiers and other snow Without you, it would be KUMD volunteer who by bringing ----------Linda Lenz enthusiasts, but for some of us impossible for us to stay on the his own special knowledge and _______ _ _ Kris Simonson this winter was a real treat. The air. interests to the station expanded Production Intern __ __ Jean Sramek _____ _____ Linda Estel Northland has certainly lived up Spring also means the end of the vision and understanding of ________ John Machachek to its reputation for an academic year at UMD, and all of us. unpredictability. But any spring that means we say goodbye to calls for celebration. several students who have been Volunteer Staff KUMD is celebrating in a announcers or office assistants. Bill Agnew, Bob Allen, Craig Anderson, sense now too, as we go on the air Ruth Huschle has already left, Dave Anderson, John Anderson, Jon with our spring membership drive. expecting to receive final word on Anderson, Kathleen Anderson, Mark During this time we ask you to her application for the Peace Anderson, Tom Anderson, Bob Andresen, help pay for the programming you Corps. We hope she is accepted Stacy Bamford, John Brazner, Scott Chambers, Jan Cohen, Tim Connolly, enjoy. Whether you're into music and wish her well. And Margot Bruce Eckland, Dann Edholm, Carol or news, whether you love jazz, Vanderziel will be graduating and Edwards, Pat Eller, Phil Enke, Laura rock or the blues, you know probably going to graduate school. Erickson, Linda Estel, Susanna Frenkel, KUMD is the best radio station A sincere thanks to both of them Bob Gabres, Brian Gitar, Doug for you. And one of the best for having done so many fine Greenwood, Leah Grittner, Jim Gruba, things about KUMD is that it's programs during the past months. Bill Hansen, Steve Hansen, Bob Hanson, commercial free. Paul Hanson, Gordon Harris, Dean A much sadder goodbye to Hauge, John Hensrud, Todd Hultgren, But without commercials to Mike Peura, best known to many Georgeanne Hunter, Tim Jenkins, Bob bring in revenue, we need to ask of you as host of Sound Visions on Johnson, Courtney Johnson, Dave for your direct support. Think of Monday evenings, who died March Johnson, Pat Keenan, Bob King, Byron KUMD as a friend, a companion, 12. Mike had many friends at the Kuster, Jason Kuykendall, Tony Lasky, always ready to bring you the station, and had been on the air Brenda Latourelle, Chuck Leyda, Sherri most interesting and exciting Lind, Doug Manthey, David Markeson, for several years doing a variety Mike Martin, Dean Mattson, Al Merry, radio anywhere. Think of how of programs. Mike brought to his Kathy Mosher, Joni Nelson, Don Ness, much it costs KUMD to keep programs a great love of new Jean Johnson cleaning our satellite Jesse Olsen, Peter Olsen, Rick Olsen, doing this for you. And ask if the music, and a wide experience of dish. Michael Peterson, Tina Peterson, Odie Powell, Helen Prekker, Dan Proctor, Lance Rhicard, Will Rhodes, Kathleen Ryan, Jean Sramek, Kathy Sting!, Nancy over Story Tibbetts, Terry Tucker, Margot Vanderziel, Bryan Vollman, David Williams, John Williams, Tim Winker, Bill Wright, Ted Wright, Peg Zahorik. KUMD's MORNING EDITION has More of What You Want to Hear! Organizational Members A recent article in the News- is part of a minority group, it more space. "In March," Jean says, Tribune & Herald profiled the means they're not interested in ··we were in the happy situation of A & E Supply shenanigans of area "morning anything else." Jean adds, "Women having almost too much local Austin-Jarrow Sports drive jocks," who try to attract don't listen only during Wise material to fit." Brass Bed Antiques audience with light banter, light Women Radio or Ruby Red Shaun is enthusiastic about Builders and Laborers Commonwealth Cartier Insurance Agency music, and very light news. The Slippers; Native Americans don't MORNING EDITION's recent Cloquet Natural Foods article ignored an important listen only during programs about developments. "Next, a better Destination Travel source of information and Indian concerns." coffee maker and a 7 a.m. sign-on," The Duluth Clinic entertainment preferred by many Shaun's favorite thing these he sighs facetiously. But even in First Bank Duluth people who think: KUMD's days is doing live interviews. 'Tm the wee hours Shaun is pleased Jeff Frey Photography MORNING EDITION. The national so glad when people join me in with the growing diversity of Global Village Grandma's Saloon and Deli version of this news magazine has the studio," he says. "Live radio is KUMD's audience. "On a Highland Beauty Floors won every major broadcast the best kind, and we're able to commercial station, the reporter Highland Service Center journalism award, and KUMD's inform people this way about lots does maybe a three minute Hummingbird Productions growing commitment to local and of things going on in the interview on a subject that Kar Kare regional issues coverage makes community." deserves twenty, then edits it and Krenzen Cadillac-Pontiac-Honda-Datsun 103.3 fm the place to tune to for Laura Erickson's popular Lake Aire Bottle Shop fills in the blanks, and the story is Lake Superior Custom Photo Lab news and interesting information feature "For the Birds" has all of 90 seconds. KUMD has MacDonald, Munger and Downs- about Duluth and the region as provided inspiration for another listeners who want to think. We Attorneys-At Law well as the nation and world.· modular feature (still on the like to give people five, ten, Mary Martin Ph.D. Shaun Keenan Gilson has drawing board -- or mixing board, fifteen minutes if they need it, to Minnesota Federal Savings and Loan been hosting the program since as it were) that will offer consider important issues. Then Norshor Theatre November. His well-modulated information about Duluth- our listener can decide." Norwest Bank tones and slightly ironic attitude Otis-Magic-Gustafson Insurance Agency Superior port activities or other There's one decision that's easy Park State Bank are becoming familiar and happenings of general interest. to make: for award-winning Positively 3rd St. Bakery welcome additions to many an Local book, film, and music national and international news The Record Store area kitchen and bathroom. Other reviews, political commentaries, a coverage, local news and features, Kathleen Robinson Antiques contributors are Jean Johnson, weekly feature about participatory and an ever-expanding coverage of Saab Club of North America KUMD's news & public affairs sports (Saturday morning's St. Louis Billiards and Eating Emporium special issues and concerns, Sawhill Canoe Outfitters director, and three student interns, "meester kleester" returns!) -- Jean MORNING EDITION on .KUMD is Timothy Smith, D.D.S. who cover local events and and Shaun hope to see all of these the place to be. Soup's On produce reports and interviews on these happen with the help of Studio Graphix topics ranging from public art in community volunteers. There will Trek and Trail Sport Shop, Bessemer Duluth to Ken Keller's also be more "fun" features like Rolf Ulleberg-Attorney At Law "Commitment to Focus" plan for "Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe," the We'll Work With You. Women's Health Center of Duluth the University to an investigation adventures of a Mickey Spillane- We'll Do Our Best. of why Duluth has so many pizza esque female detective of the We Know The Way. We Are Norwest. For membership and subscription places. Shaun also selects future. information, contact the station. We carefully from other news sources, Under discussion is the encourage interested persons to become like Pacifica, National Native possibility of extending MORNIJ\G •-.:, volunteer programmers. We are located in 130 Humanities Building, University of News, Latin American News, and EDITION to 8:30 or 9:00. With fii NORWEST BANKS Minnesota, Duluth. Our telephone number NPS's specialized audience service. more student interns and Norwest Bank Duluth, N.A. is (218) 726-7181. "That way we can cover a wide community participation, local Downtown • Miller Hill • Denfeld range of concerns and opinions reports and features will need AIRWA YES is the bi-monthly program that might not otherwise be . guide of KUMD, the 100,000 watt public heard," says Shaun. radio station at the University of KUMD's coverage of minority WE'RE FIRM Minnesota Duluth, broadcasting at 1033 and special issues is especially fm. KUMD is part of University Media effective in modular form during Resources, a department of Continuing BELIEVERS. Education and Extension at the MORNING EDITION, Shaun thinks. University of Minnesota. thinks. "In the past, these things IN DULUTH were done in half-hour segments KUMD is a member of National Public so people sometimes missed them, Fryberger, Buchanan, Radio and the Association of Minnesota or they were too directed.