Local News for 1/19/23
Bayside Housing, A Safe Place to Call Home
(Airdate: January 19, 2023) Heather Dudley-Nollette, Director of Development of Bayside Housing, joins Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can to discuss their mission: to provide transitional housing to our community members in need of housing. Through a unique partnership with The Alcohol Plant. Bayside Housing also provides social support to assist residents resourcing their efforts to stabilize their lives. Listen in and learn how housing advocacy strengthens our community.
The Boy Who Ate Dirt
(January 19, 2023) The Boy Who Ate Dirt – With ruminations on the nature and composition of topsoil.
Local News for 1/18/23
County Public Health Report ~ 1/17/23
The following is a summary of the presentation during the Public Health briefings at this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting.The summary below was provided by Jim Burke, producer of KPTZ’s Tuesday’s Local News.
This morning, Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence submitted a Public Health report to the Jefferson Board of County Commissioners and answered questions. Dr. Berry said that the BB 1.1 variant, which is causing a surge in the US on the east coast, is far less prevalent here, and that the high uptake of the bi-valent booster here in Jefferson County is helping to keep those numbers down. In Jefferson County, the two-week case rate is 246 cases per 100,000 people. 1 person is currently hospitalized, and 43 new cases were added this week for a total of 6,723 cases since the pandemic began. The total number of people lost in Jefferson County to COVID-19 holds steady at 34. Jefferson County Public Health staff estimate that 1 in 10 COVID-19 cases in the county were reported to public health last week. Dr. Berry says that the case ascertainment rate indicates there’s an estimated 430 cases here in Jefferson County currently, and the case rate could be over 2000 per hundred thousand.
Sustained decreases in RSV and Influenza are happening right now. One man in his 70s was lost due to influenza this past week. He had underlying health conditions and was not vaccinated against the flu. Dr. Berry continues to stress that we should all continue with masking, keeping up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in public, indoor places is still HIGH. At this level, it’s strongly recommended everyone wear a well-fitting, high-quality mask in public, indoor settings. https://www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/1466/Case-Information has all the numbers.
There will be two Health Reports in February so, the first Monday, February 6 and the third Monday is Presidents Day, so Tuesday February 21 for that second February report. Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence by emailing [email protected] by Friday February 3 at noon, to be answered the following Monday February 6, at 9:45am on KPTZ during the Jim B. Show hosted by yours truly!
Local News for 1/17/23
Buzzy Donahue’s Life in Radio
(Airdate: January 16, 2023) In this reprise of a show from June 20, Jim Burke introduces a Ken Jones interview from our sister station KBOO with our own Buzzy Donahue about her life in radio, and also discusses her father, “Big Daddy” Tom Donahue, who started “free form” radio in San Francisco in the 1960s.
Our Working Waterfront~ 1/13/23
In this month’s edition of Our Working Waterfront, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Port Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek for an update on happenings around the Port. Then Pam gives a special guided tour of the Boat Yard for high school student guests from the Port Townsend Maritime Academy, along with their instructor Karl Jorden. We’ll visit with Shipwrights Pat Mahon, Cory Armstrong (owner of Goldstar Marine), Pete Stein, Melanya Nordstrom, and Dave Thompson. Working in the Boat Yard means building friendships and experiences along the way. Opportunities abound to learn about design, building, maintenance and repair. Businesses in the Yard are independent yet interconnected, because they complement one another in so many ways. You can start out with a box of tools, work with others or on your own, be employed by businesses, rent shop space. A good work ethic and the willingness to learn are the main ingredients that can lead to a fine career as a shipwright.
January 16-31 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check out 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.
Welcome to KPTZ Staff!
KPTZ is pleased to introduce its two newest staff members, Genevieve Barlow and Robyn Purcell. “Genevieve and Robyn are important new additions to the dedicated KPTZ family, and we all are so pleased to have them on board,” says Kate Ingram, KPTZ General Manager. Genevieve is KPTZ Promotions Coordinator, handling community media partnerships and overall station publicity. Robyn is the station’s Development Director, in charge of Enhanced Public Service Announcements (EPSAs) and Underwriting.
Robyn moved to Port Townsend in 2016 and became part of KPTZ’s captive audience from the get-go. She opened a small bed and breakfast in 2018 and tuned into the station for guests to listen while breakfast was being served. She felt then that KPTZ’s programming was the perfect way to immerse visitors in the heart and soul of Port Townsend. In past lives, Robyn was a fundraiser for Nature Bridge; she served as Marketing and Communications Manager for Amazon; and as Program Manager for Hewlett-Packard.
Genevieve moved to Port Townsend after receiving a B.F.A. in Acting and Directing in 2018 from the University of Montana. She worked for the YMCA as Food Security Coordinator, leading numerous hunger relief programs in Jefferson County focusing on transportation and expanding family nutrition. Genevieve has worked for both local and national theater companies; she directed Men on Boats in 2019 and As You Like It in 2022. She is a founding member of a new Jefferson County Theater Company, and now works also as Alumni Network Coordinator for Centrum.
