(First airdate: March 31, 2020) Sheila interviews Los Angeles novelist Robin Page via phone to discuss her novel Small Silent Things, the story of a woman of color transplanted from the Midwest to Los Angeles and her friendship with Simon, a survivor of Rwandan genocide.
Angels Among Us – Olympic Angels
(First airdate: March 31, 2020) Olympic Angels are volunteers who walk alongside the children and their caretakers in the foster care system. On this episode of Everybody Can, Missy Nielsen checks in with Jefferson County Branch board members Ian Hanna and Beau Ohlgren about the “angels” and their efforts to support those working in foster care.
KPTZ’s COVID-19 Update on Monday, March 30, 2020
On Monday, March 30 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.
Compass for 3/30/2020
This week on the Compass, Steve Evans talks with the highly-acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail about the relationship between the COVID 19 pandemic and the climate crisis. Then he talks with OlyCAP’s new Executive Director Cherish Chronmiller about how the Olympic Peninsula’s primary social services agency is coping with increasing demands as the virus spreads and the economy shrinks.
City of Port Townsend Report ~ 3/26
On Thursday, March 26, Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro conducted his weekly coffee meeting with the public on KPTZ’s Discovery Road, with host Tim Quackenbush. Mayor Michelle Sandoval joined as well. Both City officials shared information about local plans being enacted for the days ahead. The half-hour conversation can be streamed and downloaded here.
Oil Spills
(First airdate: March 26, 2020) Coastal Cafe host Aaron Barnett speaks with the director of Washington State’s oil spill response program about their preparedness, response and prevention plans for catastrophic and small oil spills in Washington and the West coast.
KPTZ’s COVID-19 Update on Monday, March 23
On Monday, March 23 at 9:45am, Vicki Kirkpatrick, Jefferson County Public Health Director, 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.
Local News for 3/25
Nature Now #455
Hummingbirds
(First airdate: March 25, 2020) A close look at the behavior of Hummingbirds, with Christie Lassen of Wild Birds Unlimited and host Mary Robson.
#154 Mike Glenn, Jefferson Healthcare’s Future
(First airdate: March 24, 2020) JEFFERSON HEALTHCARE’S FUTURE. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Mike Glenn, CEO of Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend’s dynamic health hub. We may be a small rural community, but healthcare standards in Jefferson County are quite high. Over the past decade Jefferson Healthcare has added (or expanded) departments in oncology, cardiology, orthopedics surgery, dermatology and several other specialties. A dental clinic opened last June, filling a huge need in the area. By closely monitoring shifting demographics Glenn & his team read the pulse of community needs. One success story is the rapidly expanding “Wellness Center” which offers innovative programs such as “Dancing with Parkinson’s.”
