Radio Connects Us All

Ray Schroff’s Ethereal Excursions will have its last live airing on Saturday February 27 from 10pm ‘til midnight.  Ray Schroff has been with the station since the inception of KPTZ. His show ‘Dream City Jukebox’ was an early cornerstone of the station. In recent months Ray has hosted the Saturday night show ‘Ethereal Excursions’ which  features the works of contemporary composers, jazz, and ambient music. Ray’s unique taste, style and personality will be missed. We wish him the best in his next chapter!

Beginning Friday February 26 at 3pm, KPTZ presents a 6-week series from the Public Radio Exchange and Radio Smithsonian: the 25th anniversary edition of Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was. This series reveals the correlation between Black radio programming and African American culture milestones through interviews, historical airchecks, comedy, drama, and music. It explores radio during the great migration of Blacks from the South, trail-blazing Black DJs and stations, and Black radio during the Civil Rights movement. Black Radio: Telling it Like it Was will air Fridays on KPTZ, following Filter.

Thursday, Feb 25 from 7 to 8pm on KPTZ! A special night of music with Gilbert & McHagar, in collaboration with the Candlelight Concert Online series at Trinity United Methodist Church. KPTZ presents this evening of lively sea shanties, amusing stories and beautiful ballads of the sea. Tune in for timeless maritime tunes that once echoed across our Victorian waterfront during the golden age of sail. Listen on KPTZ 91.9FM or stream the video directly from Trinity United Methodist Church. While there is no paywall to listen, the program is partially a fundraiser for NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, in Jefferson County.

KPTZ now partners with Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund (JCARF), a grassroots reparations and mutual aid project focused on the individual and collective wellness of Black people, Indigenous people, and all other People of Color (BIPOC) in our local community. Since 2019, JCARF has distributed thousands of dollars in direct payments, gift certificates, locally grown food, handmade herbal medicine, and other wellness items to our BIPOC community members. As we look toward the upcoming growing season, JCARF honors the black farmers and chefs who sustain our community. Right now they are focusing on assisting 2 local black-owned businesses: Nadine’s Soul Kitchen and Woodbridge Farm. Find JCARF on Instagram at jeffersoncountyantiracistfund.