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Walt Dizzo on ‘The Local’ spinning Duluth oldies

Oct 07, 2022 No Comments

Longtime KUWS radio host Walt Dizzo crossed the bridge to appear on WDSE “The North” for the Sept. 28 episode of “The Local.” Joining the show’s host, Malachy Koons, Dizzo dove into rare finds from his personal collection to share on the show, which generally features more modern local music. Three tracks were from the present millennium, but most of them were golden oldies. The episode is archived online an can be listened to at thenorth1033.org.

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Lake Superior Aquaman on Community Connection

Aug 04, 2022 No Comments

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The Slice: MorningBird

Jun 09, 2022 No Comments

Iron Rangers Rob Wheeler and Jill Burkes make up the folk duo MorningBird. This clip is from their “Live from Studio A” session on WDSE “the North” 103.3 FM in May.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.

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KUMD is now WDSE 103.3 FM “The North”

Dec 01, 2021 1 Comment

After 64 years of affiliation with the University of Minnesota Duluth, 103.3 FM is now a product of the Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation, the public media organization that also owns WDSE/WRPT-TV, the Duluth area’s PBS affiliate.

There is no checkered flag …

May 06, 2020 2 Comments

On Tuesday, my friend and colleague Devaleena Das and I appeared on the KUMD program Neighbors with Lisa Johnson. It was a great experience, with a great interviewer, talking about a very difficult subject. You can listen on kumd.org.

Live from Studio A: Life Parade

Apr 30, 2020 3 Comments

Duluth band Life Parade appeared on KUMD’s Live From Studio A back in September. Video of the session has now emerged.

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UMD considering sale of KUMD radio station to WDSE-TV

Feb 13, 2020 No Comments

KUMD has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent with Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation that could lead to the station being acquired and operated by WDSE-WRPT.

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KUMD station manager position still in limbo

May 31, 2019 1 Comment

Maija Jenson

When Maija Jenson transitions out of her role as interim station manager at KUMD in August it will mark the end of an era that started in 2008 when she was one of three major hires there. What the next era holds will likely be decided in the coming months.

The 62-year-old public radio station at 103.3 FM, operated by the University of Minnesota Duluth, is expected to learn soon whether the college will seek to hire a new general manager to guide it. Whether it does or doesn’t, KUMD will likely continue with its usual programming, but not hiring a new GM leaves its leadership in question and might put grant funding at risk.

“We have not made any final decisions yet,” UMD Marketing and Public Relations Director Lynne Williams said in a statement today. Williams is the university’s administrator of KUMD and reports to UMD Chancellor Lendley Black.

Coyote – “Quicksand” (Live from Studio A)

Oct 26, 2017 No Comments

Duluth musicians Jerree Small and Marc Gartman have been making acoustic music as Coyote for a decade. In this clip from Sept. 29 they perform the song “Quicksand” in KUMD’s studio A.

UMD Profile: Matthew Knudson

Apr 12, 2017 No Comments

For a digital storytelling class in the journalism program at the University of Minnesota Duluth, junior Kevin Ott produced this short profile of senior Matthew Knudson.

Knudson is a music education major with an instrumental focus. From arranging his own music to working as a radio DJ at KUMD, het has immersed himself in music.

Ott and Knudson have been singing together in vocal jazz at UMD for two years. Ott selected Knudson as a subject because of his knowledge of music and the visually engaging environment in which he interacts with it.

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Chase Down Blue – “Skin & Bones”

Mar 25, 2017 No Comments

Chase Down Blue‘s folk/rock sound has evolved in a post-rock direction on the album, Red V. In this video, the band performs live in KUMD’s Studio A on Feb. 15.

Upcoming gig: May 3, 10:15 p.m. at the Kom-on-Inn during Homegrown

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Charlie Parr – “I Ain’t Dead Yet” (live on KUMD)

Oct 05, 2016 No Comments

Charlie Parr performing in KUMD’s Studio A on Sept. 20.

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Rachael Kilgour – “Rabbit in the Road”

Sep 09, 2016 No Comments

Rachael Kilgour performed in KUMD’s Studio A this week in support of her upcoming album, Rabbit in the Road and her Sept. 11 performance at Sacred Heart music Center.

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Pizzaghost – “Someone Died”

Jul 15, 2016 1 Comment

Noise rockers Pizzaghost performed in KUMD’s Studio A on June 9, just before the band went on hiatus.

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Portage – “Shake the Bones”

Jul 08, 2016 No Comments

Portage performed in KUMD’s Studio A in May, a few weeks before releasing the EP Creatures. The band formed in Duluth in 2011, but has been Minneapolis based for most of the past five years.

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