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Elves Among Us

(Airdate: November 28, 2023) Toys for Tots, Christmas for Children and The Magic of Christmas. These elves among us coordinate their magic and efforts to bring joy to our community, families, and children in the Jefferson County. Learn about their well-organized effort to check off that list to ensure that there is a bit of joy and magic for our most important resource – our kids. Join Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can as she speaks with these special elves about their work and the contributions that are needed from us. Don Olsen, Kiwanis member and lead elf for Toys for Tots, along with Christy Spencer, lead ribbon and wrapping elf of Christmas for Children and master elf of all things magic Ted Krasinski, from Smiles Under the Tree set the stage for a delightful magical conversation.

Local News for 11/28/23

November 28, 2023: Jim Burke – Observations about new Kearney/Simms roundabout; parks repair funding. (TRANSCRIPT)

What the Dickens, plus Bonus Content

(Airdate: November 27, 2023) Host Jim Burke speaks with the Director and cast members of Key City Public Theatre’s original Production What The Dickens by David Givens, a comedic twist on A Christmas Carol. “Ebenezer Scrooge meets Sherlock Holmes in this hilarious holiday hodgepodge of humbug and hugger-mugger.” And a special bonus follows: the first episode of The Port Ludlow Project, an original radio serial produced right here at KPTZ.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/26

KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College and the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum for Part Two of a special tour of Port of Port Townsend’s boatyard. This episode is all about “the Catch” – fishing and life on the water! We’ll finish our conversation with Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet; Captain Ozzie Anderson, owner of the 1949 fishing tender Sunnyvale; and finally Rick Ottman, owner and captain of the schooner Cape Cleare, along with crew member Kaila Janders.

County Connections

(Airdate: November 24, 2023) Jim Burke and co-host Heidi Eisenhour spoke with Scott Mauk, Supertendent at Chimacum Schools, and Jeff Jones, Director of Chimacum Teen Center.

Local News for 11/24/23

November 24, 2023: Jim Burke – WSDOT promises action on SR 104 roundabout; Egor Shokoladov in Miami show. (TRANSCRIPT)

United Good Neighbors, part 2

(Airdate: November 23, 2023) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can speaks with Jen Kingfisher, Campaign Manager and Director of Community Partnerships of the Give Jefferson Campaign, the second part of our series on United Good Neighbor’s Give Jefferson Partnerships. Joining the discussion is Heather McCrae Wolf of The Benji Project and John Cantlon from St Vincent De Paul.