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A KOTO Radio newscast, from 4/26/1991-5/10/1991, broadcasted from Telluride, Colorado. Here is the transcript: Speaker 2 (00:00:33): This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Friday, April 26th. I'm Deb Laity in the headlines tonight. Plans for use of the Hobgood property have been stalled. Once again. Mesa State College plans to open an annex in Montrose. The Rainbow Preschool hopes to win $10,000 for a new school, and the miners look for...
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Farrington "Ferry" Carpenter describes his experiences as a cattle rancher, lawyer, and recommends that interviewers Barbara Muhme and Debbie Green visit Routt County Court to learn about court proceedings.
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Jim Hicks is interviewed by Jeanne Barnett, Mimi Hall, and Bill McKelvie about his work with the Colorado Division of Wildlife in Routt County.
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Bill Heicher and Bill Andree established legacies as District Wildlife Managers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW). Heicher began with Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department (later DOW) and served the Eagle District from 1971 until 2003. Andree began with the DOW in 1980 and served the Vail District from 1981 until 2018. Circa 2012, the DOW evolved into Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In this remarkable oral history, Heicher and...
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A KOTO newscast, from 10/07/1994 to 10/25/1994, featuring Jon Kovash and Eric Whitney. Here are the headlines: 10/07/1994: Five candidates will seek council seats. Both sides claim victory in a legal battle over the Uravan radioactive waste dump. Native writers go high tech. Museum benefactors found dead in Wisconsin. We'll have those stories and more, including the mountain weather forecast. 10/10/1994: Council candidates introduce themselves....
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Band director, Dean Bowker, describes his experiences with the Steamboat Springs Ski Band.
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History of the Royal Hotel in Yampa, Colorado and its famous ghost - Rufus.
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A KOTO newscast, from 01/16/1991 To 01/28/1991, featuring Jon Kovash, Geoff Hanson and Deb Laity. Here are the headlines: 01/16/1991: TCAH holds off on choosing a new director. How can the middle class survive the boutique economy? We have news from the middle school and high school. And today's weather report. 01/17/1991: Hospital board declines to endorse Lawson Hill for a new hospital site. The town P&Z moves to limit moving and demolition of...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from 10/4/1985. Total length is about 1 hour, 55 minutes. See transcription for time stamps, to jump between tracks. Tracks include: (all with Bob Brickell, News Reporter) 1.) Advanced Roofing System (of Montrose, Colorado) was fined due to the death of Douglas Lee Smith, also from Montrose who feel from a roof. 2.) San Miguel Power Association Board recalls election for 4 board members. 3.) December:...
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Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, provided by Jon Kovash and Deb Laity. Topics include: 02/12/1991: Skier death blamed on high speed fall. Promoters ask for bigger stage in town. Park airport board passes the hat for airport security costs. County will hear concerns over wildlife habitat. 02/13/1991: In the headlines in answer to declining revenues, local movie prices will be going up. The county will look at Upzoning of...
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A KOTO newscast, from 09/09/1994 To 09/22/1994, featuring Jon Kovash and Eric Whitney. Here are the headlines: 09/09/1994: The county logging task force sets goals and schedules field trips. Faraway plans to expand on Wilson Mesa. The film festival leaves KOTO awash in beer. Those stories and today's mountain weather forecast. 09/12/1994: The council will discuss campers' housing and water conservation, LP denies rumors of a plant closing, Keesler...
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News Archive #25: A KOTO News Archive, from 1978, recorded in Telluride, Colorado. Note: Recording is muffled until 5 minutes into it. Please see transcript and use the timestamp links to jump between recordings. 1.) Uranium mining task force with J. Pacal (not audible): 12/22/1978. 2.) Streetlights with Rita Robinson and J. Micetic: 12/26/1978. 3.) Accommodation tax interviews with tourists: 12/27/1978. 4.) Bed tax interviews with local residents,...
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A KOTO newscast, from 8/16/1996 To 8/30/1996, featuring Jon Kovash, Matthew Lewis, and Becca Thorson. Here are the headlines: 8/16/1996: We have a report on Chamber Music's finale weekend. We've got the winners of the Duck Race. We've got a mountain weather report. 8/19/1996: Curtis Wayne Byrne gets 11 years for the 1994 sexual assault. Lightning sparks another round of fires. Film Fest offers a free movie screening. We have a mountain weather report...
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A KOTO radio show, in Telluride, Colorado. Dates of the tracks vary, and most tracks were approximately 1983. Linda Miller on3 or 1984. This is part two of public commentaries and opinions. Total length is about 1 hour 12 minutes. Tracks include: 1. Art Goodtimes on the upcoming election ballad: public funding. 2. Dave Whillaw on the upcoming election ballad: capital improvement fund for a pool. 3. Wayno Urdonas regarding the TELCO half day lift...
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A KOTO newscast, from 11/16/1990 To 11/30/1990, featuring Jon Kovash, Deb Laity, Mavis Bennett, and Dominic Cross. Here are the headlines: 11/16/1990: Airport will stay closed until Tuesday. Still no decision on back country skier gate. Town park campers take low-key approach to eyesore complaint. Barb's traded by School of Mines professor and Idarado PR firm. And we've got today's weather report. 11/19/1990: Four lifts will open on Thanksgiving...
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A KOTO newscast, from 07/23/1991 To 08/01/1991, featuring Jon Kovash, Geoff Hanson and Lynn Heinisch. Here are the headlines: 7/23/1991: Town marshals say more education needed for music crowds; Forest Service will announce a new timbering plan on Monday; Bob Boyle fills vacant seat on airport board; Jerry Jeff is coming to town; and we've got today's weather report. 7/24/1991: Telluride prays for Maria Blige. Dori Mine gets a cleanup deadline from...
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Marka Webb Moser shared her amazing life story and community contributions in this 2017 Vail Valley Voices oral history with Walter Gallacher. Moser grew up in Colorado Springs but has made Vail and Eagle County home for most of her adult life. She skied a number of fledgling Colorado ski areas as a child and youth, many of which are no longer operating. During the 1960s, her family fell in love with Vail and her uncle, sports broadcaster Bud...
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Former state and federal game warden John Duncan Hart talks about wildlife management in the Grand River Game Bird Refuge and with the Department of Fish and Game, and discusses the populations and habits of certain bird and animal species. He recounts a run-in with John Otto over orders to cull the bison and elk herds Otto had introduced to the Colorado National Monument. He talks about the painter Harold Bryant, his hunting and habits. He also discusses...
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Kelley R. Shockley and Tanna Brock interview Dude Todd about his life in Routt County working in the Sheriffs Department.
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A KOTO Radio news archive recorded from 1979 to 1980, in Telluride, Colorado. This is a very long recording (about 3 hours and 20 minutes) so please see the transcription section to use the timestamps to jump between tracks. Rita Robinson is the interviewer. 1.) The Jazz Festival review with Plumley in September 1979. 2.) Sklare’s reaction to the accommodation tax: September 1979. 3.) Joe Crane discusses the new water tank in Telluride: October...