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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Grape Moments. Rita Robinson and Lynn Rae Lowe interview Elvira Wunderlich and Irene Visintin on June 16, 1982. Please see the transcript for a written account and to jump between topics. Her are the major topics discussed: 1.) Cornett Creek Flood 1914 2.) Father's work, including the opening of the Telluride Beer Hall (a saloon) 3.) Telluride brothels 4.) The major nationalities that lived in...
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A KOTO radio show, in Telluride, Colorado. Dates of the tracks vary, and most tracks were approximately 1983 or 1984. This is part I of public commentaries and opinions. Total length is about 1 hour 15 minutes. Tracks include: 1. Dance registration with Jeri McAndrews. 2. Food Coop report with Mary Cal Hollis. 3. Linda Miller on the upcoming election. 4. Joe Crain: clean-up Telluride. 5. Mike Farrell on the San Juan race to raise funds for skiers. 6....
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Al Look discusses his 40-year employment with the Daily Sentinel, including his relationships with publishers Walter Walker and Preston Walker and the lives of the two men. He also discusses the Typographical Union Strike of 1946 and the hardships it caused between the union and the Sentinel. Al also talks about his and Walter Walker’s relationship with the Ku Klux Klan, Walker’s tolerance of the brothels on South Avenue, and Walker’s rivalry...
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Lloyd Monger talks about growing up on a farm in Steamboat Springs and his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II serving on the U.S.S. Nevada. He also discusses meeting his wife, Evelyn Monger, while in port at Long Beach, California, and starting a family with her in Routt County, Colorado.
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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...
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Lloyd Bullington talks about his enlistment in the Army 18th Engineers just prior to US involvement in World War II, his recruitment into the then new 804 Engineers, and constructing a runway in Kauai at the time of Pearl Harbor. He discusses his experiences building runways in contested areas just behind the front lines in the Pacific Theater. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel news archive #22 recording, from 1978. Total length is about 3 hours, 11 minutes. See transcription for time stamps, to jump between tracks. Tracks include: 1.) Report on the Grand Junction Office of Attorney General, by Jim Martin: 10/1978. 2.) The food co-op possibly operating out of the Reid building, report from Dean Randall: 10/02/1978. 3.) A report on creating the new Placerville Park with Robert (Bob) Dempsey and...
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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,...