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KPTZ Coffee with the City Manager ~ 4/23

On Thursday, April 23, Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro conducted his weekly coffee meeting with the public on KPTZ’s Discovery Road, with host Tim Quackenbush. Mauro shared information about local plans being enacted for the days ahead. The half-hour conversation can be streamed and downloaded here.

Make a note for next Thursday: John Mauro will be taking questions via live phone calls from 10-10:30am on KPTZ’s Discovery Road with host Timothy Quackenbush. Call 360-215-7270 to ask your question. And, enjoy the ride!

April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020: Local News – Schools are still in session; Chamber publishes directory.

Nature Now #459
Birding by Ear, Part 1

(Reprise airdate: April 22, 2020) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by birder extraordinaire Fred Sharpe, helping us to learn some of our more common local bird calls. This is Part 1 of a two-part show, which first aired in the spring of 2016.

April 22, 2020

Local News: Unemployment highs; native wildflowers bloom.

Tossed Salad for 4/24/20

A little Spring rain helps bring those May flowers. Enjoy this week’s Tossed Salad as Phil Andrus brings us:
1:00 – Through Science to Health: Lynn Sorensen
1:20Amanda Milholland, Port Townsend Farmers Market
1:30Tigran Arakalyan, Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra (by telephone)
2:30Tom Jay, on the word “fact”
2:45Al Bergstein “Olympic Peninsula Environmental News” (by telephone)
3:00Sam Kreiger, farmer from Bassett NE
3:30Aba Kiser (recorded 3/02/12), followed by telephone interview
4:30Don White reading “Rubenstein’s Piano” (recorded 1/03/14)

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020 – Local News: Cases count stabilizes; Tattletales discouraged.

County Public Health Report ~ 4/20

On Monday, April 20 at 9:45am, Dr. Tom Locke, Jefferson County Public Health Officer, and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management provided public updates during the County Commissioners’ weekly meeting about COVID-19 and our county’s preparedness.

KPTZ broadcast via 91.9FM and streamed at KPTZ.org this timely COVID-19 information, which was also videostreamed live and recorded for online viewing any time thereafter at the Jefferson County website.

Interview with Ellen Bonjorno

(Original airdate: April 17, 2020) Phil Andrus interviews Sing It, Sister! host Ellen Bonjorno from the COVID-19 epicenter of New York City.