September 1, 2017 — The Summit Daily ran a full-length article about SPRTV’s need for a new power line and our campaign to fund it.
August 2017 — Breckenridge Creative Arts Magazine recently ran a great profile of SPRTV.
January 19, 2015 — A January 19 Summit Daily article said the following about the Summit Foundation including $50,000 for SPRTV’s power line replacement project in its 2014 Fall grant cycle:
While some organizations apply for grants every year, others only apply in certain years, when they have a project coming up. Such was the case with the Summit Public Radio & TV (SPRTV), a local nonprofit that keeps Summit County connected to the outside world via antenna television and radio signals. The group was awarded a grant that will go toward replacing 3 miles of cable to the station at the top of Bald Mountain.
“We got huge support, I was thrilled,” said Sue Greene, vice president of development for SPRTV, about The Summit Foundation grant. Though it’s only a single part of the fundraising necessary for the project, knowing that it was approved “is pretty amazing,” she said.
See the entire article at http://www.summitdaily.com/news/14709786-113/the-summit-foundation-announces-largest-grant-cycle-increase-in-its
KUVO Program Director to be Honored at Five Points Jazz Festival
jazz89 KUVO 89.3FM President/CEO Alfredo Cruz is pleased to announce that KUVO’s Carlos Lando is being recognized for his significant contribution to jazz this Saturday at 3:30pm at the Five Points Jazz Festival. “This award is timely because as of April, Carlos has been at KUVO for 25 years! I’ve known Carlos for close to 20 of those years and he’s always been one of the most respected and influential jazz programmers in the country.” Cruz added, ”Lando is a big reason for me being at KUVO and I’m proud to be working with him on a daily basis. We’re lucky to have him here.”
Carlos first went on the air in Puerto Rico at the age of seventeen with the Armed Forces Caribbean Network. Lando was on the air in New York at WOUR in 1970, and started “Jazz: Where It’s Been and Where It’s At” in 1977 at WZAR in Ponce, PR. By 1980, his career path brought Carlos to Colorado where he worked at KDKO, then KBCO. In April of 1987 Lando became Program Director at KUVO where his experience in Jazz, Latin Jazz, and blues has proven to be beneficial to KUVO and the Denver jazz scene.
“For me, it’s a sheer pleasure and honor to hopefully affect a change in our community,” Lando told Bret Saunders of the Denver Post. To read the article click here.
KUVO awards, recognitions, and productions under Lando’s tenure include ”Jazz Station of the Year-Major Market” from JazzWeek; the 4-part series CALIENTE: Latin Jazz with Eddie Palmieri, that aired on almost 300 radio stations across the country; Live at the Oasis CD: recordings from the Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio; collaborations and content contributions for NPR’s Toast of the Nation, WWOZ and WNYC; broadcasts with Dazzle Jazz, Vail Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Arvada Center, and more.
KUVO is delighted that Erica Brown and Bob Montgomery will also be receiving awards recognition for their significant and lasting contribution to jazz, blues and the music culture in our community!
Erica Brown
Erica Brown is a bona-fide blues woman; she has worked with some of the finest artists in the world, and has shared stages with such heavyweights as B.B. King, Al Green, Delbert McClinton, Tab Benoit, and others. As front woman for the award-winning Erica Brown Band, Erica has thrilled audiences all over the Rocky Mountain region with her band’s brand of soulful blues. Previous awards include: Westword Magazine’s “Best Blues Band,” the Denver Post’s “Best Underground Blues Band” and The Rocky Mountain News “Best of in the Blues Category.” There’s no doubt that Erica is “Denver’s Queen of the Blues.”
Bob Montgomery
An internationally recognized trumpeter and band leader who has been honored with many awards for his excellence in education including: “Teacher of the Year,” “Kansas Jazz Educator & Performer of the Year,” and “Colorado Jazz Educator of the Year.” Bob Montgomery is a native of Garden City, Kansas. In 1997 he was inducted into the city’s Hall of Fame. Mr. Montgomery was the President of the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE) for both the Kansas and Colorado chapters. Montgomery has an international reputation for his outstanding trumpet playing, having played on stage with Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett and many more.
ABOUT FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVAL
Experience the music, culture and roots of Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood at the FREE 9th Annual Five Points Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 19, 2012, 11am with a performance in the KUVO Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio. Along Welton from noon to 7pm, seven musical venues will present many of Denver’s finest jazz musicians. Free events include a lecture series, photo contest, marketplace, kid-friendly activities, art exhibits and more to keep the whole family entertained. Click here to see the scheduled line-up.
Webcam May Be Down for a While
We were informed today that SkyBeam, the ISP we use on Baldy, has decided to permanently cease operations at our site. This leaves us without an Internet connection there. Our webcam depends on an Internet connection to deliver it’s images to you. We are now exploring other options. Sorry if you were a frequent visitor to our site to view the images. We will keep you informed of our progress to bring this service back on line.
KUNC 88.1FM Back on Air
After a few adjustments the KUNC engineers have put KUNC 88.1FM back on the air.
KUNC Engineers Working on 88.1FM
On March 28th KUNC started broadcasting on both 88.1 and 88.7FM in Summit County. Yesterday they brought 88.1FM down to accomplish some adjustments. We’ll keep you posted on their progress. In the meantime, you can still enjoy KUNC on 88.7FM.
Webcam Down
Unfortunately, after making several mechanical repairs to our webcam on Baldy Mountain, and getting pectacular images, our Internet provider has run into difficulties. Our camera won’t transmit images unless we have an Internet connection at the electronics site. We’ll make a post as soon as our ISP fixes their problem.