AIRWAVES A Service of Continuing Education and Extension l5il University of Minnesota, Duluth VOL. 3 NUMBER 2 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1981 t JORN HAMMOND 1 WVTli itaff Station Manager .. .. .. Tom Livingston Program Director . ... ..... John Ziegler Asst. Program Director ... .. Paul Schmitz Engineering . .. ... ... ..... Kirk Kirsten Producer/ Outreach . .. Jean Johnson Re ~t to the Listener Layout ... .. .. ....... Bryan Vollman AIR WAVES is the monthly program guide of WDTH, which is the 100,000 By Tom Livingston, Station Manager watt public radio station at thr University of Minnesota-Duluth. Marathon I BIii K. WDTH is part of University Media Friday, October 23 marks the start of Many years ago, a younger Bill Duluth-Superior Respurces, a department of Continuing our Fall Marathon. The goal for the !O- Kielczewski was the work-study News Symphony Orchestra Education and Extrnsion at the day event is $24,000. This is the amount Director of WDTH (then KUMD). It University of Minnesota. WDTH's we need to meet all our obligations and was, therefore, a personal shock to hear Concert Previews program philosophy is to provide the balance the budget for our fiscal year the tragic news that Bill had contracted highest quality non-commercial (July I, 1981 - June 30, 1982). If we reach polio. When he worked at KUMD, Bill Last year WDTH offered expanded programming, including music, news our goal before Sunday, Nov. I, we will was always a self-reliant, hard worker. previews of the OSSO concerts with the and public affairs, and information end the marathon at that point. Pledge aid of a grant from rhe Arrowhead programs. WDTH encourages categories are as follows: We understand he will be bringing this Regional Arts Council. We have interested persons to become volunteer applied for a renewal of this grant and programmers, and manuscripts and Regular $25 same determination and strength to his . are waiting to hear the results. artwork will be considered for Student/ Fixed Income $15 physical rehabilitation. We believe and Meanwhile, there is still some time publication in AIRWAVES. WDTH is Family $35 hope that will mean a short and remaining on the first year's grant, so a mrmber of the Association of Sustaining $50 successful rehabilitation. In the we will be offering a preview of the new Minnesota Public Radio Stations and Day Sponsor $100 meantime, some friends of his have set season's opening concert. The preview an associate member of the National up the "Bill K. Fund" to help tide the Fedrration of Community Broad- program, to be aired on Thursday, If you wish to renew at the $50 or $100 family over the rough spots. You can casters. WDTH is funded by thf' October 15 at 5 p.m. will include an level, think about making it as a write them at: Bill K. Benefit Fund, University of Minnesota, thr statr interview with the conductor Taavo matching donation. This encourages Energy Information Center, 520 W. legislature, a student service fee, and Virkhaus and, if possible, with violinist others to pledge as well. Superior St., Duluth, MN. 55802. listener contributions. Membership in Ida Kavafian, who will be the soloist in WDTH is as follows: individual, $25; Prokofiev's "First Violin Concerto." This promises to be another exciting family. $35; sustaining, $SO; Century The other works on the program are the marathon. Among the highlights will Club, $l00: s1ude111 1fixed income, $10. "Symphony No. 4" by Brahms and the be interviews and features with John Soul Arrlval Membership includes a subscripllOfl to Prelude to "Die Meister-singer" by Hammond, Sr., and John Hammond, As reported in the September issue of AIRWAVES . Subscription 10 Wagner. Recordings of all the works Jr. John Sr. is credited with helping the "Airwaves," Soul Arrival will be AIRWAVES alone is $5 yf'arly . WDTH will be heard on the preview show. The careers of such musical greats as Billie moving to a new tirµe in October. The is located in 130 Humanities Building, concert itself is at 8 p.m. the next night, Holiday, Bob Dylan, and a host of new times for S.A. will be Friday 8-11 University or Minnesota-Duluth, Friday, October 16. others, and John Jr. is a great performer p.m. and Saturday 6-9 p.m. Guitar Duluth, MN. 55812. Our telephone and musician in his own right. (As an Forum with host Billy Barnard will be number is 726-7181. aside, an ancestor Hammond was heard at 7 p.m. on Fridays, and the News of the Guide important in the early days of Superior, Saturday 12-3 p.m. and Sunday 12-2:30 The University or Minnesota is WI. [Hammond Avenue]). p.m. slots that Soul Arrival originally by Jean Johnson committed to the policy that all occupied will contain free-format persons shall have equal arcess 10 Kudos music similar to Awakening. We This month is the inaugural issue for its programs, facilities, and As we begin another fall, the season welcome your comments on the our new layout person, Bryan Vollman. employment' without regard to seems to be the break point for WDTH changes. · Bryan is an art student at UMD; he has race, creed, color, sex, national volunteer announcers. Among the been a commercial artist, and a origin, or handicap. many that will be missed are Bill volunteer at WDTH (Wednesday Jazz Agnew, Jim Keller, Pat Moore and Expansions) for over a year. Now he Lynn Retka. Among these four alone Earn College Credit by works with us under a work-study there must have· easily been 20 years of Listening to grant, and we're glad to have his talents. Ontanlzatlvnal experience and dedication to WDTH, Memben and they will all be sorely missed. WDTH. Our sincere thanks to Cathe Hice, who has helped us with the guide for many The following are Of'kanizational They all had strong doses of the spirit "Dignity: A Human Right" is a four months. We certainly appreciate her Memben of WDTH. We gratefully that makes WDTH so strong and credit course being offered for the first dedicated volunteer efforts. acknowledge their support. unique among radio stations. time on WDTH this winter quarter. The half-hour programs will be We're continuing our push to make the Arrowhead Music broadcast on Mondays and Wednesdays guide a self-supporting part of the The Artery (time yet to be determined - stay tuned WDTH operation by selling more Autowerks • for further information). Anyone may advertising space. Listeners who know Builders &: Laborers Commonwealth register and earn credit by listening to of businesses that would benefit by Creative Collections the programs and fulfilling the advertising in AIRWAVES are Dew Glass Studio assignments. The course is designed for encouraged to make contact with us Greunke Inn the independent learner - all of the and/ or the business. We'll give a free Medtronic Foundation course requirements can be completed WDTH t-shirt to anyone who sells a 48 Minnesota Power by mail. The "course package" consists column inch/ year contract. Mus-Kee-Tow Woodcraft of the radio broadcasts, a study guide, Natchio's Restaurant texts, and instructor feedback. And don't forget to mention to our North Shore Jewelry Registration will be through the advertisers that you saw their ad in OSO Construction Continuing Education and Extension AIR WAVES. It makes quite a difference Tweed Museum Gift Shop officeDn the UMD campus. to them. Travelln' Man Satisfied Pledger backwards through a little hole in ·a I'm sorry I waited this long to send my Likes Women's Show I bought this post card on the beach of This is a note of appreciation for your paper which cast a shadow onto a white pledge. I have had MANY hours of sheet of paper held behind it. This was the border between two wildernesses Wise Women radio broadcast. I listening pleasure since I made my safe. There was a lot of media exposure (Olympic Peninsula and Pacific specially liked the one in June on pledge. about this safe way to look at the sun Ocean). I am writing these words down Running, and the one on women's and now you are telling innocent in a living room in Boston, Mass. I keep music with Ellen Wold, though the L. Jahlborg listeners to go out and get a solar tuning to l03.3 but get only livestock recordings were a little grating on some reports, Denver weather, dentist office Superior, WI eyeful!. Shame on you! of the songs. Keep it up. Any women's muzak, or New York City punk. It's music is enjoyed also. good to know you are still Likes Status Quo We have come up with an alternative there ... Remember, "energy follows I love your station just the way it is. It is idea, it is called "Lunar Eyeful!." If you on always in my restaurant, and people Shary Zoff intention." Two Harbors, MN. must promote things which are ask where is that marvelous station harmful to peoples health then try this Good medicine. coming from? I tell them Duluth. approach. The worst that will happen Please don't make it all NEWS - keep Mr Livingston, is that people will catch colds and flu Patrick Eller music and nice jazz - so fine. I will from standing around in the watv continue to support it if it stays the We want to know why your station has waiting for the State Bird to arrive. same or improves, if possible, like old a show on Saturdays called "Solar big band music - b1,1t please no more Eyefull." It seems to us that a listener- We solicit your help in this most urgent boring talk rehash news - we get supported music station should not be matter.