(Airdate: April 16, 2020) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark hosted Brian Kuh, Executive Director of EDC Team Jefferson for a conversation (see link below) about the free support EDC provides to local businesses and entrepreneurs who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This includes technical assistance, financial forecasts, and assistance accessing emergency grants and loans. For more information visit edcteamjefferson.org
On Thursday, April 16, 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!
Press Release: City of PT Takes Early Action
to Limit COVID-19 Financial Impacts
(Reprise airdate: April 15, 2020) Nan Evans encores one of her favorite programs from 2015 – Port Townsend residents, Skip and Rebecca Cadorette, playing and singing their original songs of the sea and the critters that live in the ocean.
Looking forward to Earth Day on April 22, Phil Andrus brings us a Tossed Salad to celebrate the world around us:
1:00 – Through Science to Health: Kathleen Keenan
1:30 – David Michael and Joe Breskin
2:15 – Dennis and Chris Shields, from Laredo, MX
2:30 – Ellen Bonjorno, NYC and Sing it Sister
3:00 – Sarah Spaeth, Jefferson Land Trust
3:15 – Jeanie Murphy, “Banjo Tunes, Tunings, and Lore”
4:15 – Historical Society clips
4:30 – Catherine McNabb reads “Faith and Hope Go Shopping” by Joanne Harris
On Monday, April 13 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.
(First airdate: April 14, 2020) Sheila Bender talks to Seattle-area author William Kenower about his work inspiring writers to sit down and write despite their fears.
(First airdate: April 14, 2020) Learn how the Port Townsend Wearable Arts group pivoted their focus by launching a Wearable Art Mask Contest in response to our community’s recent Stay at Home policy. Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can talks to Margie McDonald and Tina McCleese about the cancellation of this favorite annual event, their outreach in schools and their effort to inspire and provide a place of artistic expression during this difficult time.
(Airdate: April 22, 2020) KPTZ’s Bring Your Records host Larry Stein interviewed four Port Townsend notables about their lives and work in this pandemic period.
Guests included:
