(Airdate: March 18, 2024) For Attention Please! this week, Phil Andrus explores “Maritime Voices” with creator Jim Heumann and advisor Diana Talley. Maritime Voices interviews people from Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula who have unique and interesting maritime related stories .
Midsummer Night’s Dream
(First airdate: March 16, 2024) Taylor Clark had a chance to talk with Marc Weinblatt, who is directing the Ocean K/12 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We were joined by Oberon (Luca – see photo above) , Titania (Orlanda) and Bottom (Argus) who performed some choice scenes for us.
KPTZ will be offering tours of our Fort Worden Station from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday. March 16. We will have light refreshments available and are happy to take your donation in person by cash, check or card. We are eager to show off our space, answer questions and listen to some exceptional programming from some of KPTZ’s best DJs. Our station is in building 305 on the Fort Worden Campus. Directions can be found here. Parking is available at the front of the building and by the Madrona Mind Body Institute. If you can’t join us in person this Saturday, you can donate by clicking the Donate now button at the top of this page, where you will be taken to a secure donation portal. All Donations received will go to our general operating fund.
Brewocracy Now ~ 3/14/24
Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Police Chief Thomas Olson about what’s going on with the Port Townsend police department, including some interesting statistics from Chief Olson’s presentation to City Council. It turns out the crime is down! We also talked about staffing, community policing, traffic enforcement, and accident hot spots.
March 16-31 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for March 16-31. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
County Connections
(Airdate: March 15, 2024) Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Greg Brotherton welcome Brent Butler, Chief Strategy Officer for Jefferson County in the Department of Community Decision, to discuss the impacts of short term rentals like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Hipcamp.
Local News for 3/15/24
Local News for 3/14/24
#662 Gray Whales
(Reprise airdate: March 13, 2024) Join Nan Evans and John Calambokidis, whale scientist, as they discuss gray whale migrations from Baja California to the Arctic – how does that epic voyage benefit the whales? Recording the program from Mexico where she was visiting a gray…