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Formated, commercial radio caa be dull for a listener who has
difTcrent rousted tastes. There is, however, a con-prs&t cemmua
ity radio station, staffed by volunteers, which has been in Lincoln
for almost seven years.
KZUM, M.3 md 3.5 ca the FM dleJ, plus t'J.l ca Catlevision,
ministers to the listener with more ecletic ttas. Sixty percent or
more el the cp cratica fands corns directly from the rjiier.ee end
station aas&gcr Natalie McCIendoa defies this as the "ultimate
m capitalist." If the listeners are net interested ia tie prcrtm
minft they will not expert the station.
MeCIenda believes KZUM caters to "the Mages cf society,"
those who are dlssaiisifed with rdddie-cf-the-rcad prtgrarrjaing.'
The music shows coverage range cf tastes, such asjass, punk
and post-punk, psychedelic, Maes, folk, etc..
Even though the majority cf the programs are cf music,
McCbndon would like to see mere issue-oriented skews, but they
are the most diGcsIt to do. ElcCteidon said tke'lssua-crtestcd
programs en KZUM are either fro & right cr a left political stand
point, bat never in the middle. "
On Friday, Feb. 11th, KZUM will be t running their eruiual
February marathon. This year's theme will be a "BIkaard Eeaeh
Party." KZUM gets meet of its members through these marathons.
They hope to receive $3,000, a goal that McCtendan said sha feels
is realistic based oa the fends they received Li their October
marathon. She said they hope to buy two new cassette players with ,
the sacney donated;
KZUM volunteers are working to Improve the quality of the
st&tica's sound. Fur example, they bought a new testable with
October's donations. They also plan to purchase a new console
board, plus some other equipment, with a 19,003 grant fecia the
KZUM is currently trying to increase their signal to 2,000 watts,
but they have had some problems with the Federal Ccmmuica
ti ens Commission. FdcClsndon said they lost hope for a while, but
under a new set cf rules their application may be approved. If the
FCC grants thera the increase, KZUM will be able to broadcast in
stereo. '
Colleen Gowin is a volunteer who has been involved with the
station for four years. Her current show is "Perky Frimectus" from
10 to 11 p.m. ca Tuesdays.
"Sadio is a social service and as such, should cater to as many
tastes as possible," she said. "KZUM is best described as an
alternative radio station because cf the variety cf the prefjams it
Gowin said she began volunteering because she couldn't hear
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the kind of music she liked on commercial radio. She plays various
fonss cf undopound punk aad rock, experimental music and
soma neo-psyehedelic. She said she feels her show appeals to a
"thinking" audience those who want mere intellectually stim
ulating music. She does, however, admit to playing some music
that has no meaning lyrical," but is "just plain fun."
Dennis Taylor bests, "The White Fields" every Friday freni 8:30
a.K;. to noon, Eis co-host, Clyde Adams, had heard Taylor's album
ar.i played it a let on his show. ,1;ea Adams asked Taylor to play
Hv3 on the program, Taylor decided to stay on as a co-host. They
play & type of post-1070 acoustic jaaa, which is a mixture of
classical, rock, jazz and East Indian music.
Taylor said there's a wide audience for this kind of jaza because
it is melodic and uplifting. It appeals to a wide age gr oup and the
show reaches people with a form cf music they can't hear any
where else in Lincoln.
Taylor said that whenever a local band is playing, he and Adams
.use the show to help support the group. Taylor's band, Dennis
Taylor Consort, is planning to play a live concert cn the show in
.the near future.
KZUM begins broadcasting at 6 am. with variety programming,
and they normally air 20 hours a day. For a number cf years their
schedule was limited and their daytime programming was sdo
radio. A year and a half ego, they begins broadcasting at noon. Then
they adopted their current schedule a year ago. The KZUM pro
gram guide was just printed and is available at the station at 244
N. 10th and at various newsstands. A glance at the guide will show
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By Bill Alien
"The Killing Fields" is billed as one cf the
year's ten best films, which is probably true
when you realize it is being compared to such
works cf art as "The Flamingo Kid" and
"Johnny Dangerously."
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As a mc? mctlen pictj
Fields as a m& docs
When it finally decides, altar tbcat an hour
end a half cf carnage, to fit into the typical
melodrama formula cf mast merles today, it is
too late.
The movie btegs to the screen "The Ufa
end Desth ef Dith Fran " written by Filitrer
Priza winsiag Jountalist Sydney Schaabcrg.
Ia the early 187C3, Schanberg Clad story
aer story from Cambodia for the New York
Times as their correspondent in Fhncm Penh.
The omie details Ms adventures there
when the Khmer Rouge troops take over the
city.
In true hero form, Schanberg, played by Sam
Waterson, will go tnywhere and face any hard
ships to get "the story." He leaps among
bembed ruins and dying Cambodians, cf which
there are many, and stares down American mil
itary consultants at a slisgle ars. Bis worthy
companion Dith Fran (played by Dr. Haing 8.
Ngar) gfts the steriss ts Mew York, despite
power failures, and step comes up with a
beat to get them doi?ii river ahead of. the ether
If I seem to overtrtvialise the characters it's
because the film dees. This is supposed to be
the heart-rendering story of two men thrown
into a deep friendship by working tegether ia a
war, then tern spsrt ruthlessly. However, the
character developsiozitjsst isn't there, end
this Is the major Caw cf the film.
Tils fc-cnife'-'i ard lilllr.g are cctti
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The mc1e shows the true horrors of the
Cambodian fighting. Children and other inno
cents are shown dying or dead in the streets,
the victims of surprise bombings.
In one scene, a doctor works frantically try
ing to sew up a bleeding little girl, while
beside them -someone mops up blood that is
all over the floor.
The Khmer Bouge troops execute many in
the streets. The most suspenseful scene in the
movie is when Fran saves the lives cf Schan
berg and seme other journalists by pleading to
the rebels that they are merely neutral French
All this pleading gees cn while in the back
ground the rebels are lining up their enemies
end shooting them In the head at point blank
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TLs fSlsi deserved its B rating, u these
scenes should not be shown to anyone who is
net emotiORslty developed enough to appre
ciate their impact.
bom Fran is not. They fear for his life.
As Schanberg accepts his awards, he tells
the crowd of Fran and cf his efforts to find
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Pran in the meantime takes up the last
third of the film with his "adventures," escap
ing the new regime and, finally, after four
years, drags himself to safety with the Ameri
can Red tiroes.
Schanberg, of course, files overseas and
hug3 his Mend.
tiers as?2a, the film Ikes me. Pran,
escaping the rebels and gaining freedom, is
supposed to give the film a happy ending, I
guess.
Seeing Schanberg hugging Pran is supposed
to make ma forget the little bey whose head
was blown off when h$ stepped cn a mine, 0?
forget the many Innocents" kilted in the bomb- '
in and executions.
As a graphic depletion cf the horrors cf war,
the film is shocking no, numbing.
As an emotional story cf friendship it leaves
much to be desired.
"The Killing Fields" is playing at the Cooper
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O Prssidant Fenaid Fsagan is
scheduled to deliver his State cf the
Union Address cn all the mrRCtworks
at 8 p.r.
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be dl::::: 1 1; Trca flccre Lr;pe,
feed t'A c.itle zzl :: c! the t :.t
seUing "Diet Fc? A Email I LtV cn
tids week's Catelina Netraika. The
pre-fE airs tcrit tt C:D cn lOT
Channel 12.
During the Sminuts pfograra, Uppe
11 be cuesticned by a panel cf jour
nalists, including Dick Herman and L
Kent Walgamott from the Lincoln
Journal, and Dateline Nebraska rac-d-crater
tfvfT Jcrwin
O Earners ripple cut cf Flo de
Janeiro to Hre the Imanatisns of
adventurers around the wsrid, Im&m
tales cf go'd nuggets as big as baseballs,
and stories cf men who enter thejungla
with a few grains cfriee and a few tools
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outer space, b tha focus cf Dlaasrar:
1A3 Tvcrii clCdssac, a new NETV
series cfspecisb bewaring tenigl;t at
1 pja. The prcgro is closed captioned.
Hosted by Peter rsves the 8 cn-
vocative, often moving L-dghts lr.to the
worlds cf science, meacine ana nature,
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witness experiments ai
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effects cf space sickness. This first
episode also examines adonces ia
medical science that are being used to
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the Drumstick, 517 N. 4Si St. Thre is
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