Local News for 1/23/25
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#707 Learning Bird Songs by Ear
(Reprise Airdate: January 22, 2025) Join host Nan Evans as she heads into a local forest with another Nature Now host, Jackie Canterbury. Jackie will help Nan and listeners learn to better identify birds by ear and understand some of their special behavior.
Local News for 1/22/25
Brian Ledford on Peter Robinson’s Out of Nowhere
(Airdate: January 21, 2025) Local singer/songwriter Brian Ledford delivers great work while being interviewed on Peter Robinson’s Out of Nowhere.
#258 Maggie Emery: Flying Off to College
(Airdate: January 21, 2025) Maryanne interviews Maggie Emery, a hometown girl just back for winter break from her very first semester at Smith College in Massachusetts. She was only four years old when her parents – a doctor and computer consultant – moved to Port Townsend. Think of it: the kids she met in preschool were the same kids she knew all the way through high school. Small circle indeed! Now she’s facing a much bigger world. And much smarter kids. In a small high school such as Port Townsend, it’s not overwhelmingly difficult to get good grades. She topped it off with being in ballet, on the robotics team, student government and even building a kayak as part of her Maritime studies program. Needless to say, she is now finding PT rather small. Can she handle the increased competition of a university?
KPTZ is staying at Fort Worden
Recent news about the end of Fort Worden Hospitality has raised broader concerns about the future of all organizations based at Fort Worden State Park. Things are in flux, and that uncertainty is feeding misinformation. The truth is that despite the uncertainties, KPTZ remains committed to our mission to serve this community from our studios in Building 305 on the Fort Worden campus. We will continue to collaborate with friends and neighbors, including the other organizations here at Fort Worden, plus working closely with Washington State Parks, to navigate these challenges and ensure a strong future for this park and our part of the world.
We commend Centrum and other campus partners for their proactive efforts to ensure the continued success of their programs in this difficult environment. We have every expectation there will be a successful Centrum 2025 season and we plan on broadcasting live from the lawn for Free Friday’s at the Fort. There are just two ingredients in community radio. Despite all the technology involved, some days the radio part is the easiest one to add to the mix. So on behalf of everyone who makes Radio Port Townsend possible, thank you for listening to and supporting KPTZ. Stay tuned.
Local News for 1/21/25
Potholes!
(Airdate: January 20, 2025) Today’s Attention Please! discusses the sad state of Port Townsend roads, how the problem started, and future steps to improve the situation. Port Townsend Mayor David Faber and Public Works Director Steve King discuss a new road improvement tax that starts the process, among other topics. Additionally, it appears that buying online actually benefits local road rehabilitation. Hosted by Charlie Bermant.
County Connections
(Airdate: January 17, 2025) This week Jim Burke welcomes a new co-host County Commissioner for District 1 Heather Dudley-Nollette! They welcome Judy Shepherd, Finance Manager for Jefferson County. Topics include the various revenue streams that contribute to the general fund, and PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes).
Brewocracy Now ~ 1/16/25
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Port Townsend Mayor David Faber and Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman as we talked over the background and future of the Fort Worden campus in light of this week’s closing of Fort Worden Hospitality, the organization that has provided food and beverage and lodging services at the Fort. Hospitality has ceased operations effective yesterday due to the legal uncertainties surrounding the insolvency of the Fort Worden PDA and the court’s appointment of a receiver at the request of Kitsap Bank. Check out our Thursday Local News report for more details on this. Rob outlined Centrum’s plans to continue with their full 2025 season of intergenerational arts and music.
