Local News for 1/19/24
Mike and Val James Candlelight Concert
Please join KPTZ in welcoming Mike and Val James, our upcoming Candlelight Concert at the Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, January 25 at 7pm. Mike and Val James will be performing an evening of music that they like to refer to as a “mixed bag” – a collection of songs which cover different eras and styles. There will be jazz standards, classic folk with a flair, as well as originals with an unexpected twist. Brought to you by KPTZ, come out and support these local musicians!
#654 Humpback Whales, Fermi’s Paradox and Curious Aliens
(Airdate: January 17, 2024) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso as we explore the mysteries of the Universe with Dr. Fred Sharpe! Fred has been studying humpback whale social behavior for many years, and for the past decade has joined with SETI to think about intelligent life in the cosmos, and how understanding animal behavior in general, and whale vocalizations in particular, might serve as a model to understand messages from extrasolar planets far, far away…
Local News for 1/17/24
Booklovers’ Cafe – Daniel J. Brown, Boys in the Boat
(Reprise Airdate: January 16, 2024) Once again this tremendous book is Number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list boosted by the movie directed and produced by George Clooney. Cris talked to Daniel James Brown back when the book was new and causing a sensation first in the rowing world and then when everyone recognized the power of an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in desperate times. Here we are again cheering Joe Rantz from Sequim.
Local News for 1/16/24
January 16-31 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for January 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.
Twelfth Night
(Airdate: January 15, 2024) Director Genevieve Barlow, Costumer and Box Office Manager Libby Wennstrom, and Actor Nick Magles join KPTZ host Jim Burke to discuss Saltfire Theatre’s Production of Twelfth Night, showing from January 12 through January 28, 2024. More info at info at saltfiretheatre.org.
Did You Know?
(Airdate: January 15, 2024 – Crimpers in PT) Port Townsend was notorious for shanghaiing in the sailing days.
Did You Know? / Kate Dwyer
Join Kate Dwyer for a very short program about little-known or quirky local history at 12:45pm and 5:15pm every other week on Mondays and Thursdays from January 18, 2024. Or go to https://kptz.org/did-you-know/ to hear former broadcasts. To suggest a subject or share information, contact Kate. Did you Know? is produced by Fred Flanzer.
