April 22, 2020
Local News for 4/22
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
1:20 – Amanda Milholland, Port Townsend Farmers Market
1:30 – Tigran Arakalyan, Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra (by telephone)
2:30 – Tom Jay, on the word “fact”
2:45 – Al Bergstein “Olympic Peninsula Environmental News” (by telephone)
3:00 – Sam Kreiger, farmer from Bassett NE
3:30 – Aba Kiser (recorded 3/02/12), followed by telephone interview
4:30 – Don White reading “Rubenstein’s Piano” (recorded 1/03/14)
Upcoming on Thursday 4/23 at 10am
April 21, 2020
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.
Through Science to Health ~ 4/17/20
Host Phil Andrus welcomed KPTZ Virus Watch Team member Kate Keenan, San Diego Public Health Communicable Disease Investigator, retired after 20 years. Topics discussed were the efficacy of COVID-19 testing and the need for hand washing stations. This segment is a weekly feature at 1pm opening up the Tossed Salad mix each Friday, alternating between Kate and KPTZ VTeam member Lynn Sorensen, RN, BSN, who worked in hospitals, clinics, public health, home health, Group Health and other facets of the health care field, until she recently retired after 36 years.
Compass for 4/18/2020
Wednesday, April 22nd is the fiftieth anniversary of the original Earth Day. This week on the Compass we talk with one of the organizers of what was to have been a week of activities and celebrations to mark the occasion – and learn what opportunities still exist now that the COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on all public gatherings. The Compass airs on Saturdays at noon and repeats the following Monday at noon and 5pm.
April 16, 2020
