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Colon Cancer Awareness

KPTZ’s Genevieve Barlow was joined by general surgeon Dr. Kelsea Peterman, and the Director of Jefferson Healthcare Cancer Center, Tricia Sinek, as well as KPTZ’s Karen Anderson for Colon Cancer Awareness Month to discuss the importance of colon cancer screening.

Remembering Mike Carroll

(Airdate: March 16, 2026) Originally broadcast Saturday. March 14, 2026, this Attention Please! show is a tribute to well-loved KPTZ technical volunteer Mike Carroll, who was was always lighthearted, warm, generous, curious, and caring. He will be missed. Hosted by KPTZ Excutive Director Genevieve Barlow and founding program director Larry Stein.

County Connections

(Airdate: March 13, 2026) This week for our Three Day Fund Drive we have co-hosts Jim Burke and Commisioner Greg Brotherton welcome EJFR Chief Bret Black, Director of Emergency Management Willie Bence, and Cynthia Toop, the Climate Resilience Project manager from the Hoh Tribe. Cynthia talks about the herculean task of moving an entire community up the hill away from flood danger. Willie Bence talks about being ready for any emergency, And chief Black talked about making your own home fire safer from wildfire danger. Listeners can subscribe to NIXLE ALERTS for the county by texting JEFFCODEM to 888777 for timely updates in the event of a local or county-wide emergency. The Connectivity Summit is coming up on March 27, 28 and 29 at Fort Worden Commons and the Fairgrounds, and the all-County Preparedness Day at Finn River on June 27. Details at: www.theproductionalliance.org/. THE EJFR Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, April 18. Click here for details.


Brewocracy Now ~ 3/12/26

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and PT City Manager John Mauro discussed various forms of resilience. We took questions about the police personnel and also about the strong mayor form of government.

#282 AJ Feit, PT Police Navigator

(Airdate: March 10, 2026) Maryanne interviews A.J. Feit, the Navigator for the Port Townsend Police Department. A navigator is a trained mental health professional. A.J.’s role is to help recognize those in the middle of a mental breakdown and hopefully find programs or counselors who can help. It’s another way to try to help keep those suffering from mental issues out of jail. A.J. has a Master’s Degree from USC (University of Southern California). He has worked for several Pacific Northwest institutions including the VA, the Jamestown tribe, and Jefferson Healthcare. He’s been both a social worker and therapist. It’s a tough job. He admits that some individuals decline all assistance — but he tries his best to help.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 3/10/26

In August 2025, as he had done for decades, beloved fisherman Joel Kawahara set out from his hometown of Quilcene for the fishing grounds. After a few weeks, Joel’’s commercial fishing troller Karolee was found adrift without Joel aboard. In his passing, Joel Kowahara has become the renewed catalyst for Bernie’s vision to come true. Thanks to the Port of Port Townsend, Kiwanis, the Port Townsend Foundry, and community donations from you, the memorial’s completion date will be around August of this year and ready for our 2026 Wooden Boat Festival. The sight of the memorial will be at the entrance to the Point Hudson jetty boardwalk. This month, we’ll reprise our 2025 radio special about Bernie Arthur’s dream, and in Joel’s honor, the April 2022 Boatyard interview we did with Kowahara along side his Karolee.

Rob Birman – Centrum Buildings

(Airdate: March 9, 2026) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Centrum Executive Directory Rob Birman and they discussed Centrum’s new long-term lease with State Parks, capital fund raising efforts, and planned improvements to the buildings on the Fort Worden Campus such as the Wheeler Theater and the McCurdy Pavilion.

#764 Birds and Bees, Brains and Behavior

(Airdate: March 11, 2026) Today we’re taking a fascinating dive into the tiny yet complex worlds of bees and birds. On the surface, these creatures couldn’t be more different – one flits through the air with delicate wings, the other buzzes industriously from flower to flower. But when it comes to brains and behavior, both are masters of their environments in surprising ways. Stay tuned as we uncover what makes these creatures’ brains tick and their behavior so remarkable.

County Connections

(Airdate: March 6, 2026) Jim Burke and County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour welcome Tax Assessor Jeff Chapman to discuss how properties are assessed in Jefferson County, and how the tax assessments and tax bill that property owners receive change year to year. Also, the money that the county collects every year is shrinking in terms of real dollars because caps on revenue growth prevent the county to stay ahead of inflation.

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