(Airdate: May 16, 2025) KPTZ’s Jim Burke and Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour sat down with Jefferson County Fire Marshal Phil Cecere, Deputy Fire Marshal Brian Tracer, EJFR Community Risk Manager Robert Wittenberg, and EJFR Chief Bret Black.
(Airdate: May 15, 2025) The Unexpected Brass Band performed for the KPTZ 2025 Community Unity Fund Drive. This is first broadcast from our as yet unfinished performance space. Thanks to Gary Forbes for featuring the band during his show “Soundings”.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Lloyd Mullen, Publisher of the Port Townsend Leader and Meredith Jordan the Leader‘s Editor to Brewocracy Now during the KPTZ Community Unity fund drive.
Have you ever thought about staying at Point Wilson? Well you can, in the Historic 1879 duplex at the Point Wilson Lighthouse. Right now, during our Community Unity KPTZ Fund Drive, we’re having a silent auction for a two night stay in the duplex, valued at $840. Just stop by our station at Building 305 in Fort Worden, or call 360-554-4430 and make your bid! At the end of the fund drive we’ll announce the winner – hopefully it will be you!
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For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for May 16-31. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
(Reprise airdate: May 14, 2025) Ancient bacteria, single cells and long strands of strange little plants, plus minute single celled animals and weird fantastical animal larvae – these are the members of the Earth’s massive and hugely important planktonic ecosystems. Come with Nan Evans as she talks with Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens about this strange world and its significance to global ecology and human well being. Consider eutrophication, the world’s biggest threat to water quality or cyanobacteria and one of the causes of toxic algal blooms such as the ones in our local Andeson Lake.
KPTZ is excited to welcome The Vesper Piano Trio to the Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 22 at 7pm as a part of our ongoing Candlelight Concert series. This talented trio brings together three Seattle natives who have built their musical relationships with each other over the course of decades. Violinist Caitlin Kelley, cellist Emily Hu, and pianist Thomas Lee are among the most in-demand classical musicians in the Seattle area, maintaining diverse performance careers as recitalists, soloists, chamber musicians, symphonic players, and pedagogues. Among the most in-demand classical musicians in the Seattle area, the Vesper Piano Trio will present a program of classical chamber music featuring the works of Joseph Haydn, Jennifer Higdon, and Felix Mendelssohn. Brought to you by KPTZ, this concert will also be simulcast on 91.9 FM KPTZ.
Have you always wanted limited edition KPTZ swag?? Well, you’re in luck. For just a one-time donation of $150 or a monthly donation of $12 or more, YOU can take home this one of a kind KPTZ T-shirt that is only available now during our Community Unity Fund Drive. This shirt is guaranteed to make all of your friends jealous, and will give you a new pep in your step because you will know that you supported community radio. Community radio is more important than EVER, especially with the recent attacks on independent public media. KPTZ does not currently receive any federal funding; we are community supported. So show your love to this invaluable resource and donate now to get your T-shirt!
