(first aired January 23, 2018). Sheila Bender speaks in studio with Port Townsend Poet and activist Sarah Zale about her writing and the creation of a local community arts project.
Nature Now #346 Corvids and Avian Intelligence
(first aired January 24, 2018). Paul Ruben talks via phone with John Marzluff, Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington and author of several books on birds, to discuss corvids and the intelligence they possess. Closing music is “Magpie,” sung by Ian Tyson.
Tossed Salad for 1/26/18
Don’t let cabin fever get you down this January.
Join host Taylor Clark and special guests this Friday from 1-5pm on 91.9FM ~ or stream live by clicking the Listen Live arrow at the top left of this window.
1:00 – Jeanie Murphy presents the music of the late Alan Hart
2:00 – Bob Rosen, South County Report, with Sean Moss, Quilcene Schools principal
2:30 – Michelle Fox, suicide survivor (recorded, forty minutes)
3:30 – Judith-Kate Friedman, “Songs From the Sound”
4:30 – Don White, reading …
YMCA Building Futures in the New Year
(First airdate: January 23, 2018) The New Year offers opportunity to reflect on one’s legacy and impact. Everybody Can host Missy Nielsen talks with the folks at the Jefferson County YMCA Building Futures program, one such opportunity. Learn more about this program that matches local students with caring, supportive, and stable adult mentors. Though some of these students struggle academically, this is not simply a tutoring program. Dana Nixon, the coordinator for this program, illuminates us on the many ways one can engage, connect and impact students in our region. Happy New Year!
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Compass for the Week of January 22, 2018
This week the Compass takes to the streets, along with a sizable portion of the local population, as we cover a rally of support for immigrants that took place on Martin Luther King Day, and then attend the PT Womxn’s March, which may well have been the largest demonstration in the town’s history.
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Nature Now #345 COUNTS 2017—Results for Birds
(first aired January 17, 2018). Mary Robson hosts bird expert Gary Bullock for a return visit, discussing the 2017 Christmas Bird Count and what was found. Closing music is “Hazy Days of Winter,” sung by Simon & Garfunkel.
Blue Herons Land at KPTZ
Among Friday’s guests on January 19’s Tossed Salad were 7th and 8th graders who play sports this year at Blue Heron Middle School, along with two boys’ coaches. Host Phil Andrus brought this talented, bright group of student athletes into KPTZ’s broadcast studio for a spirited half-hour live interview.
Their spot came between music by harpist Laurie Riley and singing by the Threshold Choir ~ truly a mixed set of ingredients, as always at 91.9 Friday afternoons from 1 to 5pm.
Tossed Salad Mix for 1/19/18
We’ve added a harmonica to the salad this week (did you spot it?). More ingredients coming soon to a station near you…
Join host Phil Andrus and special guests this Friday from 1-5pm on 91.9FM ~ or stream live by clicking the Listen Live arrow at the top left of this window.
This Friday’s lineup includes:
1:00 – Micaela Kingslight, vocals with guitar
1:45 – Port Commissioner Pete Hanke and marine electrician Chris Sanok, with Scott Wilson, publisher emeritus of the Port Townsend Leader
2:30 – Laurie Riley, harpist
3:30 – Brett Navin brings Port Townsend students
4:00 – Threshold Choir, directed by Helen Lauritzen
4:30 – Catherine McNabb, reading
#103 Judy Lundgren
(First airdate: January 16, 2018) TOASTING THE TOWN: JUDY LUNDGREN, HILLTOP TAVERN. Our town host Maryanne McNellis talks with Judy Lundgren, co-owner of the Hilltop Tavern, one of the few authentic taverns left around the region. As drinking habits have changed, so has the tavern. Judy’s been doing charity bingo nights for about 20 years now – raising tens of thousands of dollars for community causes. Music events range from honky tonk to punk or metal. And now she’s added a ‘painting night’ where a local artist coaches people to create their own masterpiece.
In Conversation – Alison Townsend
(first aired January 9, 2018). Host Sheila Bender interviews Wisconsin poet and essayist Alison Townsend to talk about her poems and award-winning prose essay on the meaning of rivers in her life.
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