Radio Connects Us All

Following the major milestone that coincided with the station’s week-long fundraiser, four keynote KPTZ DJ hosts have broadcast live from our new broadcast studio, beginning October 4 with Robert Ambrose, DJ host of Rhythm Connection and Peter Robinson with Out of Nowhere. Robert and Peter will be back there on Tuesday, October 11, to give some trials of the newly installed equipment. Quite an accomplishment!

The 7-day event signifies a huge benchmark, now that KPTZ’s engineers have installed the needed infrastructure to enable these broadcasts. As they showcase our long-awaited migration from the tiny Mountain View Commons building to newly renovated Building 305 at Fort Worden, we turn now to you who listen, asking you to support and sustain KPTZ’s continued home grown radio as a fixture that serves this community.

Moving to the Fort will enable us to add responsibilities to become even more reliably functional ~ this can happen only with enough funding to support this dedicated offering.

The buildout, together with continuing on the air and streaming 24-7 has stretched us all to full tilt capacity ~ especially since the pandemic, when we came up with workarounds so that many of our creative crew could work from home. Even now, the station remains closed to the public due to high COVID-19 transmission rates.

Meanwhile KPTZ continues to grow, serve and entertain! Please contribute what you can towards our $60,000 goal to meet budgeted operating expenses. We very much appreciate you, your listenership, and your support!

Tune in! All of KPTZ’s live shows between October 2 and 8 are devoted to special programming for the week-long fund drive. 
 
Special Fund Drive Programming Additions:
Wednesday, October 6 Fund Drive Shows
3-3:30pm – DJ host Jerry Osborne joins Taylor Clark to swap stories and play some tunes.
3:30-4pm – Broadway Showtime’s Don White shares a fundraising glass!
4-5pm – Dalana on air with Tim Quackenbush, for some Music to My Ears flair.
 
Saturday, October 8 Fund Drive Shows
Heads Up! with Jim Burke
9-11am – KPTZ Local News Reporter Casey Dolan joins Jim on air to throw some pitches. 
Johnny’s Garage with Jonathan Evison
3-6pm – Jonathan Evison, author of Small World, Lawn Boy, and West of Here, is a record collector and will bring a variety of his favorite music to play on Johnny’s Garage.

KPTZ joins the League of Women Voters-Jefferson County in encouraging everyone to vote by airing the BOCC Position 3 election forum, broadcast live on KPTZ at 6pm on Tuesday, October 11. This hour-long forum featured candidates Greg Brotherton and Marcia Kelbon.

The LWVJC strives to ensure that questions reflect a wide range of concerns from across the county, and note that forum-asked questions are never released to the candidates in advance.

Please check back to view and hear the forum, once it is edited.

On Tuesday, October 18 from 5:30-7pm, KPTZ will re-broadcast the LWVJC 7/11/22 Forum, facing off the two candidates for Jefferson County Sheriff: Art Frank and Joe Nole. 

And on Tuesday, October 25 from 5:30-7pm, KPTZ will re-broadcast the LWVJC 7/12/22 Forum that featured 5 of the 6 primary candidates for the two seats from Washington’s 24th Legislative District: Mike Chapman and Matthew Rainwater for Position 1, and Darren Corcoran, Brian Pruiett, and Steve Tharinger for Position 2. Position 1 candidate Sue Forde was unable to attend.  

Key City Public Theatre’s new season kicks off with Always…Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley, a musical tribute to the legendary country singer, based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, a Houston fan. The musical has enjoyed success throughout the U.S., including a well received run off-Broadway. Always…Patsy Cline features with down-home country humor, true emotion, and even some audience participation ~ and it all comes now to Port Townsend.

Always… Patsy Cline stars PT’s own singer-songwriter Aba Kiser as Patsy Cline, and Michelle Hensel as Louise Seger. Locally loved Aba Kiser has toured nationally as back-up for the likes of Eleanor Murray and Ings. Veteran KCPT performer Michelle Hensel previously appeared in Men on Boats and Enemy of the People. The show is directed by Denise Winter, with musical direction by Linda Dowdell, leading a six-piece band including Dowdell, Bud Brewer, Maggie Jo Bulkley, Robert Bulkley, Bobbi Nikles, and Angie Tabor.

Running from Wednesday, September 28 to Sunday, October 23, Always… Patsy Cline showtimes vary, with evenings and matinee showings available. Advance tickets are available at KeyCityPublicTheatre.org, by phone at 360-385-KCPT, or at the door.

KPTZ is happy to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming the Tannahill Weavers, performing live on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30pm. The Tannahill Weavers are named for their hometown’s historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill. They blend traditional Celtic melodies and modern rhythms, telling humorous tales about life in Scotland.