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This month on Our Working Waterfront, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-hosts, Port Commissioner Pam Petranek and Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg wander the boatyard and meet up with brothers Tim and Mike Quant. Tim & Mike have been commercial fishermen all their lives, and throughout their years they’ve acquired valuable skills in the maritime trades.
In their “retirement” from commercial fishing, they tend to the haul-out needs of the fv Sundancer and enjoy life ashore as craftsmen. Now they can fish leisurely, without the long hours and physical demands of the commercial season. In his monthly recap, Eron tells us about the reorganization of the Port’s staff structure, and he applauds the arrival of the Port’s new Travel Lift, Pam give us the historical timeline of the boatyard since before the arrival of the very first Lift to the present day. Of course, brothers Mike and Tim give us a few stories to spice up our visit.
Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro discussed the following topics: expanded hours at City Hall and the Library; proposed State legislation addressing the construction of ADUs; the Poplar Alliance’s opposition to removal of the poplar trees on Sims Way; the Cook Avenue development and implications for future changes to the City’s permitting process and potential impact fees; the City’s map of traffic incidents, and pedestrian and cyclist safety.
(Airdate: February 9, 2022) Nan Evans continues talking with Mindy Roberts of the Washington Environmental Council about the “We are Puget Sound” project – book, exhibits, and lectures. The “We are Puget Sound” campaign engages the people living in the Salish Sea watershed in loving, stewarding and enjoying the natural and human world around us. Part 1 of this conversation aired the week of January 17.
Thursdays 1-3pm, Jan. 27 – Feb. 10
Coming up on KPTZ, a special series of radio shows by local filmmaker, author, and DJ, Ward Serrill. WordSongs is dedicated to the poetics of music and the words that flow with the soul. DJ WAS will travel down a musical river of lyrical discovery, bringing the best from singer-songwriters new and old, famous and obscure. Good lyrics, no matter the style. Tune in for this limited run on Thursdays 1-3pm, starting Jan. 27 through Feb. 10.
Ward Serrill is an award-winning writer and director. He also did over 500 radio shows on KRBD-FM in Ketchikan, Alaska over a ten-year period, twice winning the Listener’s Choice Award.
(Airdate: February 8, 2022) Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Dr. Linda Rosenbury, PT’s new Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Rosenbury came to teaching from an art history background. She soon found herself as a teacher and later a principal at some of the nation’s toughest schools in areas such as the Bronx and Brooklyn. At one point, her school had the distinction of being in the highest crime rate district in the nation. A full 100% of the kids in that school fell below the poverty line, thus qualifying for free or reduced-cost meals. Dr. Rosenbury soon realized that most schools faced common issues including a disciplinary system that simply removed kids on suspension and didn’t address the underlying problems. After earning a Doctorate at Harvard, she came to Port Townsend. Despite COVID-19 she has moved ahead with an ambitious agenda. For example, a rethinking of the disciplinary system means there’s now on-campus suspension where kids on both sides meet with counselors. There’s a new data management system. There are also efforts to make school a safer place for students of color. She’s a woman with drive & ambition and part of her mission is improving the PT school district.
(Airdate: February 8, 2022) Skillmation, a non profit organization focused on connecting community members to our students, has returned to Everybody Can. Host Missy Nielsen discusses with Executive Director Martha Trolin the urgent and compelling need for more support in our schools. Listen in and learn how the Pandemic leaves in its wake students who are grappling with the impacts of isolation, limited activities and learning under the cloud of Covid.
