Annual Meeting, Lunch, and Speaker — Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
The Alpha Association’s annual meeting and lunch will be Saturday, September 28, 2028, at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, 1001 16th Street, Denver 80265.
A short business meeting to review the past year and to elect board members for the coming year will begin at 11:30 a.m. After lunch Carlos Lando, KUVO President and General Manager, will begin his talk on “Jazz and Public Radio” (more information below).
Members will be able to choose one of four entrées on the day of the meeting: Chef Salad, Grilled Chicken, Vegetarian Pasta, Pulled Pork Sliders. The cost will be $35. Parking for this event is available in the parking garage at Independence Plaza and is $7 on weekends. As always, guests are welcome!
If you plan to attend, please return the reservation form along with a check for your lunch to the address on the form, or pay online through PayPal (treasurer@pbkcolorado.org). Reservations must be received by Monday, September 23, 2024. If you make a reservation but cannot attend, please notify us at board@pbkcolorado.org. After September 25 we will not be able to refund the lunch cost because we are guaranteeing the number of guests.
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Carlos Lando, KUVO President and General Manager
Carlos Lando’s involvement in radio dates back more than 50 years. While still in high school he began an internship maintaining the music library at the local radio station. His first night on the air was January 13, 1968, on the Armed Forces Caribbean Network in Puerto Rico. Carlos moved to Denver in 1980 where he spent five years as Music and Program Director and midday host at the nationally recognized soul music station KDKO. After working a year for KBCO in Boulder, Carlos joined KUVO in 1987.
As program director, he helped establish KUVO as one of the most respected community-based jazz stations in the country. In 2005 and 2006 KUVO was named the major market “Jazz Station of the Year” by Jazz Week magazine. Carlos became the President and General Manager of KUVO in 2012. He remains committed to airing culturally diverse programs with significant appeal to people in the Latino and African American communities.
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Proposed 2024–25 Board of Directors
The following members are running for the board of directors for the 2024–25 membership year:
President: Diane Palese
First Vice President: George Gramer Jr.
Second Vice President: Barbara Berryman
Secretary: Kristin Adcock
Treasurer: Greg Sorensen
Ex officio Members: Ben Palen, Alana Horwitz
Nominations will also be taken from the floor.