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A newsletter for listeners & supporters · Fall 2010
Four Corners Public Radio · Southern Ute Tribal Radio
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Auction and Membership Party raises $36,000
Thanks to our hosts at Ska Brewing, and all who attended, sponsored, donated, and placed your bids for public radio at our Member Party and Silent Auction on November 6. The event maintained its reputation as one of the best local social gatherings of the year, with a generous crowd of public radio fans, excellent food an d beverages, and an array of fun an d intriguing auction items, raising $36,000 for KSUT.
Long time sponsors First National Bank of Durango also provided a terrific team of tellers, with additional support from Dietz Market, Wagon Wheel Liquors, Durangourmet and Durango Party Rental. MVP Award goes to volunteers Dave and Jan Masse for years of contributing to the success of this event. Check out our photos here.
  | photos: Bruce Campbell & Williamette "Pebs" Thompson; Jen Simon, Sheila Nanaeto & Patrick Watts; the crowd at Ska; Ken Brott
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Join us for Thanksgiving Day specials
This week we give thanks to our members and business supporters with special programming for the Thanksgiving holiday, featuring of course - food, and some outstanding musical performances to help get you through your day in the kitchen.
9-11 AM: Turkey Confidential
On the day even non-cooks are busy in the kitchen, the Splendid Table's "Turkey Confidential" is ready to help on air and online. In addition to the 2-hour live radio call-in from 9-11 AM, they'll host a live chat, stream the audio online, take
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questions over the web, and showcase some favorite recipes. The call-in # is 1-800-537-5252. We've heard callers from the KSUT listening area in prior years, and hope to this week. Joining host Lynne Rossetto Kasper of the Splendid Table are international chef and food advocate Jamie Oliver, wine author Joshua Wesson, and others.
11-noon: Bruce Springsteen - The Promise Fulfilled Radio Special
This program explores the inside story behind the vault of previously unreleased Springsteen tracks collected for "The Promise", featuring music and conversation. On a related note, KSUT will be featuring "The Promise" over the next 2 Fridays, at noon.
12 noon: Alice's Restaurant
KSUT continues the tradition of bringing you Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant on Thanksgiving - a musical monologue, based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965. We'll follow that with a Blend of songs for the holiday.
1-4 PM: Live performances from the Newport Folk Festival
NPR Music recorded and archived some incredible performances
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at this past summer's Newport Folk Festival. We're happy to bring you three exceptional one-hour sets on Thanksgiving Day:
1:00 PM: Sam Bush
Hear the Grammy decorated bluegrass great and his ace backing band perform a rousing set from last summer's festival.
2:00 PM: John Prine
The legendary folk-rock singer-songwriter performs a career-spanning live set.
3:00 PM: The Swell Season
The Oscar-winning duo, discovered in the independent film "Once"
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delivers a gripping and unpredictable show at Newport this year.
4:35 PM Bailey White
NPR continues their annual Thanksgiving tradition with storyteller Bailey White's tale called "A Kind of Love", during Thursday's broadcast of All Things Considered.
9:00 PM: The Grass is Bluer
TGIB helps us give thanks with Hugh Felt's thematic blend of bluegrass.
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Congratulations to Joseph Pope of Farmington, winner of the Honda Insight
We're pleased to congratulate the winner of KSUT's 2010 Sustainable Energy Raffle, Joseph Pope of Farmington. We wish him safe and energy efficient travels in his cool new Honda Insight.
Thank you to all who purchased raffle tickets in this fundraising effort which raised $10,000 for KSUT.
We could not have done it without our sponsors:
· Hanson Honda
· The Durango Coffee Company
· Nature's Oasis
· Main Street Music in Aztec
· Let It Grow Nursery and Garden Market in Cortez
· Pagosa Brewing Company & Grill
pictured above: Gail Hanson of Hanson Honda, KSUT's Jen Simon and Bruce Campbell, and Kathy & Joseph Pope
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KSUT raises $3800 through beverage sales at Franti concert
KSUT was one of the local non-profit beneficiaries for alcohol sales at the Michael Franti & Spearhead concert at Three Springs in August, raising $3800 for the station. Thanks to Tami Graham Presents for that opportunity.
photo: KSUT staff Bruce Campbell, Amy Johnston, Stasia Lanier and Jim Belcher
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Tribal Radio provides live coverage of annual Southern Ute Fair & Pow Wow parade, welcomes guests
Tribal Radio broadcast live coverage of the parade leading up to the Southern Ute Fair & Pow Wow in September. The station also provided pre-event information and featured music from participating drum groups.
photos: Betty Box interviews parade attendee; Braveheart from Pine Ridge, SD visit the KSUT studios.
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KSUT co-hosts Farmington Business After Hours
KSUT's Jen Simon coordinated the station's first Farmington "Business After Hours" event at Three Rivers Brewing on September 29. "It was a terrific opportunity to network with our Farmington listeners, non-profits and business partners," said Simon. "We continue to see growth in both listenership and support for KSUT in San Juan County and look forward to more collaborative efforts." |
KSUT at Four Corners Folk Festival
KSUT was pleased to provide media sponsorship for the 15th annual Four Corners Folk Festival over Labor Day weekend. Pre-festival artist interviews helped lead up to the event. Station staff and volunteers coordinated the festival's instrument raffle, raising funds for their music workshop series.
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Tribal Radio 91.3 signal upgrade completed
KSUT's original signal 91.3 FM, based on Rattlesnake Peak in Ignacio, has been successfully relocated and replaced with a more powerful transmitter. Now based at the National Forest Spring Creek site, the new transmitter provides a boost from 250 to 2000 watts, an d offers broader coverage with a significantly higher, circularly polarized antenna. The 91.3 signal is used to broadcast Tribal Radio, a second local KSUT service featuring Native American programming.
The signal improvement project was funded by a grant from the Department of Commerce's Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, with matching funds from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
The improved 91.3 provides stronger coverage of Tribal Radio to a larger geographic area, now with expanded service to southern La Plata and western Archuleta Counties. Work on a related project for expansion into San Juan County New Mexico continues. Tune-in to 91.3 FM and let us know how it's working for you.
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KSUT holiday underwriting specials available now. Contact Jen Simon for details: jen@ksut.org
970-563-0255
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Local non-profits and businesses lend a hand during KSUT's Fall fund drive
A hectic but fun-filled week, KSUT's Fall fund drive kept us on goal for the year - with a little help from our friends.  Community guests helped pitch the message of membership and kept the on-air drive upbeat and interesting. KSUT mak es membership affordable with monthlypayment plans - a $120 pledge is only $10 a month, which can be automatically deducted from your checking account. And, the station accepts membership at any level.
 If you were out of town, not tuned in, or just never got around to making your pledge, become a member at any time, online at ksut.org.
Many thanks to all contributing members, businesses, p rize donors, guests and volunteers who help made it happen.
photos: Sophie Parrot with Henry Strater Theatre; Durango Herald's Ted Holteen with Denise Leslie of Arts Perspective Magazine, and KSUT's Jen Simon; KSUT's Bruce Campbell with Durango Wheel Club's Spencer Compton; Bill Carver with the Durango Discovery Museum.
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KSUT welcomes new Board members
The KUTE, Inc. Board of Directors, which is the governing board for Four Corners Public Radio and Tribal Radio welcomes four new members this Fall:
· Williamette "Pebs" Thompson, Southern Ute Tribal Member from Ignacio
· Steve Williams, community member and enrolled member of the Muskogee Nation from Bayfield
· Mike Stancampiano, community member from Bayfield
· Kate Burke, community member from Durango
The Board would like to thank and recognize outgoing members Maria Baker, Connie Dinning and Tom Bartels for their contributions.
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We have had some incredible in-studio performances and interviews on  KSUT in recent months.
A real highlight was singer Maura O'Connell, who stopped by during our Fall fund drive and performed a stunning set of music.
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Music fans, have you heard?
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Speak directly to your customers - become a KSUT Business Underwriter
KSUT offers an affordable and effective way to reach one of the largest radio audiences in the region.
We provide many opportunities for your business or organization to support public radio, including on-air announcements, on-line sponsorship, corporate challenge grants and special event sponsorships. Put yourself in good company. For more information, contact Jen Simon at 970-563-0255, or jen@ksut.org.
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