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Kauffmans announce Coyote reboot
Local couple announce reinvention following financial dispute with transmitter owner
Black Friday brings boost
to economy
to economy
Great Strides Walk is this weekend
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
Black Friday had a more literal meaning for a local couple
whose two decades in radio hit a seemingly unsurmountable
financial hurdle that left them without a signal for their popular
country music and local programming station, according to an
announcement Friday afternoon.
But on the heels of that an-nouncement, they reported a silver
lining in the form of a new station in the works and programming
streamed online in the interim.
Eric Kauffman — known for his candid radio personality and
large following on social media — posted on Facebook that he
and his wife Kim could no longer survive the changing conditions
of their agreement with the station owners. Kauffman reported
that after five years —and some $344,000 in payments and
$100,000 in equipment investments — the terms of the
agreement changed unexpectedly, leaving them no choice but to
end their dealings.
Jim and Donna Knudsen, the owners who were apparently
selling the station to the Kauffmans, did not answer numerous
attempts to reach them via telephone. An unsigned response to
an e-mail requesting an interview stated, “I don’t think u should
publish without knowing the true facts as I am sure what they are
saying is not the true ones. We have an attorney” [sic].
whose two decades in radio hit a seemingly unsurmountable
financial hurdle that left them without a signal for their popular
country music and local programming station, according to an
announcement Friday afternoon.
But on the heels of that an-nouncement, they reported a silver
lining in the form of a new station in the works and programming
streamed online in the interim.
Eric Kauffman — known for his candid radio personality and
large following on social media — posted on Facebook that he
and his wife Kim could no longer survive the changing conditions
of their agreement with the station owners. Kauffman reported
that after five years —and some $344,000 in payments and
$100,000 in equipment investments — the terms of the
agreement changed unexpectedly, leaving them no choice but to
end their dealings.
Jim and Donna Knudsen, the owners who were apparently
selling the station to the Kauffmans, did not answer numerous
attempts to reach them via telephone. An unsigned response to
an e-mail requesting an interview stated, “I don’t think u should
publish without knowing the true facts as I am sure what they are
saying is not the true ones. We have an attorney” [sic].
Eric Kauffman collects his equipment from the trans-
mitter site and brings the Coyote live on the web until
the new broadcast goes live. Photo by Laura Austin
mitter site and brings the Coyote live on the web until
the new broadcast goes live. Photo by Laura Austin
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
While Black Friday has come to represent, to
some, the most commercialized aspect of the
holiday season, some locals think it is one way the
community can put aside the despairing news
trickling down from state and national scenes and
have a positive effect on the economy.
“We’re really happy about what’s happening. We
think that our customers can only take so much
dark news before they have to go out and celebrate
the season. I think that’s what our community is
doing,” said Jim Henry, owner of local hobby shop
Just Imagine. “The critical thing impacting not only
our area but our entire nation is that we have this
news cycle that’s almost instantaneous. We hear
things and we panic — there is almost a sense of
insecurity,” he said.
some, the most commercialized aspect of the
holiday season, some locals think it is one way the
community can put aside the despairing news
trickling down from state and national scenes and
have a positive effect on the economy.
“We’re really happy about what’s happening. We
think that our customers can only take so much
dark news before they have to go out and celebrate
the season. I think that’s what our community is
doing,” said Jim Henry, owner of local hobby shop
Just Imagine. “The critical thing impacting not only
our area but our entire nation is that we have this
news cycle that’s almost instantaneous. We hear
things and we panic — there is almost a sense of
insecurity,” he said.
Shoppers came to local stores in droves, some lining up as early
as Thanksgiving evening to take advantage of door-buster sales
on Black Friday. Photo by Laura Austin
as Thanksgiving evening to take advantage of door-buster sales
on Black Friday. Photo by Laura Austin
By LINDA SAHOLT, News Review Correspondent
Taylor and Isabella Frisbee take their daily
breathing treatments as part of a regimen
that keeps them healthy.
breathing treatments as part of a regimen
that keeps them healthy.
| Courtesy Photo |
Organizers of the Fifth Annual Great Strides Walk invite you to come
on out this Saturday, Dec. 3, to help raise funds for research on cystic
fibrosis. The event will take place at the Cerro Coso Community
College track, with registration at 9 a.m. and the walk starting at
10 a.m. Sandwiches, cookies, coffee and water will be provided for all
walkers.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs
and digestive systems of some 30,000 children and adults in the
United States.
According to Eric Frisbee, Great Strides Walk organizer and father of
two daughters with cystic fibrosis, “Our girls are not the only ones in
town with CF. There’s a newborn with CF now. There is a newborn
screening test that really helps the kids to get an early start with proper
medical care. There are also two young adults with CF in town.”
He and his wife, Julie, dedicate a large portion of their lives to keeping
Taylor, 7, and Isabella, 4, healthy with the daily treatments they must
undergo to fight CF. The Frisbees also have a son, Trevor, 10, who
helps. “They’re doing really well on new therapies developed by the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” said Eric.
on out this Saturday, Dec. 3, to help raise funds for research on cystic
fibrosis. The event will take place at the Cerro Coso Community
College track, with registration at 9 a.m. and the walk starting at
10 a.m. Sandwiches, cookies, coffee and water will be provided for all
walkers.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs
and digestive systems of some 30,000 children and adults in the
United States.
According to Eric Frisbee, Great Strides Walk organizer and father of
two daughters with cystic fibrosis, “Our girls are not the only ones in
town with CF. There’s a newborn with CF now. There is a newborn
screening test that really helps the kids to get an early start with proper
medical care. There are also two young adults with CF in town.”
He and his wife, Julie, dedicate a large portion of their lives to keeping
Taylor, 7, and Isabella, 4, healthy with the daily treatments they must
undergo to fight CF. The Frisbees also have a son, Trevor, 10, who
helps. “They’re doing really well on new therapies developed by the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” said Eric.
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