KOTO in the 1980's
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Bobalouie Show
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A photography, by Ingrid Lundahl, taken in 1987, of Robert Allen, the general manager of KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado and of Jerry Greene.
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Folksy Radio:
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A newspaper article, from the Boulder Daily Camera, dated January 3, 1982. Jerry Greene, Brother Al, Michael Saftler, Mary Cal Hollis, Rita Robinson, Robert Allen, and Mavis Forsberg are all mentioned.
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Friday Live: Jerry Greene interviews Bob Campbell
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, that aired September 10, 1982. The name of the show is Friday Live. Jerry Greene interviews Bob Campbell, a local business person. Bob describes his career and education up until 1982, including his general contracting company. Bob is a civil engineer and has a master's degree in business. Bob and his wife, Judy, moved to Telluride in around 1975. He speaks of that story and also his current business as the owner of a general contracting company. Bob has built many buildings, including homes in Telluride and has done many remodels. He is also active in the Chamber of Commerce. Campbell likes the idea of a Mountain Village, but does not want the valley floor to fill up with a lot of homes. He wants "quality" growth in Telluride and business growth and Bob explains what he means by "quality" growth. The board of the Chamber of Commerce decided to promote tourism in Telluride, about a year ago, including activities like the Imogene Pass run. Bob is also the co-coordinator of the Imogene Pass run. Campbell is a runner. He offers statistics about the Imogene Pass run, including that there are about 90% men registered for the upcoming run, and only 10% women. Other details of the upcoming race are included in the discussion.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
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Friday Live: Jerry Greene interviews Father John Gini
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired on August 28, 1981. Father John Gini is interviewed by Jerry Greene. Father John describes his childhood, mentioning that he grew-up in a religious family and that he has always wanted to be a priest. He is from Salt Lake City and graduated high school in 1954. Father John and Jerry also discuss Father John's beliefs on evolution and religion. Father John was known to not be too structured in his ways of operation, so this is why he was sent to run St. Patrick's church in Telluride, Colorado. While Father John majored in Philosophy, with a minor in Psychology, he enjoys being with people more than discussing Philosophy. He believes this background has helped him to council members of his church and he believes that Telluride is a friendly community.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
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Friday Live: Jerry Greene interviews Ron Allred
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Jerry Greene interviews Ron Allred on a KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, on January 9, 1981. Ron Allred's real estate investments are discussed, including the development of Mountain Village and upcoming changes coming to the ski area. Also talks about the upcoming development of the airport.
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Friday Live: Jerry Greene interviews Walter Farnham
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Walter Farnham is interviewed by Jerry Greene in a KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, on July 24, 1981. Farnham's life and career are described. Also discussed is if Telluride, Colorado is a resort town? Walter believes Telluride has a non-world class resort status currently and that the town needs more recreation places, like a convention center and a golf course, to attract people to visit and live in Telluride. He believes in town growth and that Telluride needs better marketing to attract more visitors/residents. Farnham mentions that some benefits of skiing in Telluride are that it's a remote location with not too many skiers (not crowded) and it's beautiful.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
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Jack & Norman:
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"Captain Jack" (Jack Carey) and Norman Squier are pictured here, after Jack's high-altitude broadcast of KOTO Radio, in 1982, in Telluride Colorado.
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Jimmy Buffett Interview
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A summer of 1983 interview between Jerry Greene (a KOTO Radio employee in Telluride, Colorado) and Jimmy Buffett picture., Photographer is unknown.
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KOTO "Grape Moments" show, featuring Esther White
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A KOTO Radio show, called Grape Moments, in which Rita Robinson and Lynn Rae Lowe interview Esther White on June 8, 1982. Esther discusses her up-bringing (see her biography for more information), including her first job in Telluride in housekeeping for the Telluride Lodge. She mentions she obtained the job within 15 minutes after arriving in Telluride and she even found a place to live!
Esther describes Telluride in 1972 as a fun place to live with lots of social interactions and very nice people. Rita and Esther both mention a feeling of comradery in Telluride, a very supportive atmosphere, and a common purpose to build a new community.
In 1982, Esther describes Telluride as a "much cleaner" place. She has managed to continue to live in Telluride, while lots of her friends have moved, because she is hard-working--at one point, she had 4 paying jobs. One job (which Esther does not consider to be a paying job) was on town council. One of her greatest accomplishments was securing water rights for the town from Mill Creek, across Idarado property.
Esther continues to be involved in many festivals and also worked for the post office since 1975.
Esther mentions she is bored and her friends have left town. Is it time for her to move on, too?
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
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