A KOTO News archive from Telluride, Colorado, dated 8/1979-9/1979 (Reel-to reel box marks this recording as News Archive #29B), Rita Robinson and Jerry Greene are the KOTO news interviewers:
Please see transcription section to jump to particular sections of this recording, using the timestamp links.
1.) Ralph Weaver interview (of Norwood) on March 7, 1979 about petition to move county court house. Recording is cut-off and then:
John Johnson speaks about the TVC tailings pond and the wind blowing around tailings: 8/2/1979.
2.) Patricia Renner of the Public Utility Company (PUC) speaks of the power rate increase: 8/3/1979.
3.) Craig Chapot (of San Miguel Citizens Alliance) comments on the San Miguel Dam Project for the Placerville dam and concerns: 8/3/1979.
4.) Paul Machado, Mayor of Ophir, speaks about the Ophir miners return and how the citizens of Ophir feel about it, (they are not happy): 8/8/1979.
5.) Tom John Brown named “Mr. Telluride Universe”, from the Roma Bar costume contest: 8/14/1979.
6.) Gene McLeod: Rate increase of San Miguel Power Company: 8/21/1979.
7.) Bill & Stella Pense: Telluride Film Festival: 8/27/1979. Discusses building a theatre outside, how they select films for the festival, and how they deal with cancelled films.
8.) Jazz festival: merchant interviews. Includes comments about upcoming election petitions to keep the Jazz festivals: 8/20/1979. Debbie Thomas, Jeannette Peatree, Lee Zelma, Jim Russell, Mike Ryan, Kay Henry, Sally Jones, etc.
9.) Tom Hale, county commissioner, speaks about the future festivals. There was a “no” vote to have the Bluegrass festival held in town: : 09/1979.
10.) County considers zoning regulation changes and the Telluride Master Plan, with Judy McGallon & Tom Smith : 8/16/1979.
11.) New building construction in 1979: What is being built in town and in the ski ranches? Including county commission zoning area plans.
Musical interlude.
12.) Tom Tatom interview about current solar tax credits from President Carter’s Energy Commission Solar Tax Review: 8/21/1979.
13.) Pioneer Uravan corporation representative speaks about creating a mill site to process uranium in San Miguel County.
14.) Wilma Hancock is the 1st Jazz Queen.
15.) A Crested Butte hang-gliding story.
16.) Les Blank’s garlic.
17.) A Telluride film festival potpourri: 9/1979.
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.
