Attention Please!

(Airdate: January 22, 2024)  Kellen Lynch describes the newly introduced Chimacum Schools’ FEED truck and Rachel Carben opens the doors to her new venture, Port Townsend’s only CoLab. Hosted by Phil Andrus.

(Airdate: January 15, 2024) Director Genevieve Barlow, Costumer and Box Office Manager Libby Wennstrom, and Actor Nick Magles join KPTZ host Jim Burke to discuss Saltfire Theatre’s Production of Twelfth Night, showing from January 12 through January 28, 2024. More info at info at saltfiretheatre.org.

(Airdate: January 8, 2024) Back to downtown Chimacum we go for more on what has been spinning around the agricultural hub of Jefferson County. Joining host Phil Andrus are Katy McCoy and Phil Vogelzang, owners of the Chimacum Corner Farmstand and now owners of the property on which it resides; Sarah Spaeth, Director, Conservation & Strategic Partnerships of the Jefferson Land Trust, co-developer of the concept of Chimacum Commons; and Ben Wilson of Olympic Housing Trust, on plans for workforce housing in Chimacum Commons.

(Airdate: January 1, 2024) Jim Burke spoke with Connor Bouchard-Roberts who is the first poet laureate of Port Townsend, and Lindsey Wayland, Chairperson of the Port Townsend Arts Commission, about the Poet Laureate program and how it came to be. Both Connor and Lindsey read Poems during the program which demonstrated how poetry can provoke and inspire.

(Airdate: December 25, 2023) For Christmas Day, 2023 Attention Please! presents Don White’s adaptation for radio of The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern, the story which inspired the film It’s a Wonderful Life. In the cast is Don White as George Pratt and the late Lawrie Driscoll as the mysterious stranger. Heather Dudley Nollette plays George’s mother, Ma Jenkins and George’s wife, Mary. Scott Nollette plays Jim Silva and Art Jenkins.  Also in the cast are Heather and Scott’s youngsters Elan and Aiden. The Whiteout Theatre Troupe first performed The Greatest Gift at the 2017 Holiday Extravaganza.

(Airdate: December 18, 2023) Phil Andrus has a talk with Bruce Canavarro, friend to Phil and many a musician, a retired home builder, retired real estate agent, retired basketball referee, AND one of the best excuses for being late than anyone Phil knows. Phil says, “In a town of great conversationalists, he is among the best.”

(Airdate: December 11, 2023) This week host Jim Burke speaks with East Jefferson Fire Rescue Chief Bret Black about personal and fire safety for the holiday season, upcoming changes and enhancements to EJFR, and a resumption of CPR classes starting in January 2024.

(Airdate: December 4, 2023) In the second of three (or more) shows on Chimacum, you will hear: Crystie Kisler on the past, present and future of Finnriver Farm; Simon Walter-Hansen on his new endeavor, the Chimacum Cafe; and Holly Hughes on the poetry and prose of Empty Bowl Press. Hosted by Phil Andrus.

(Airdate: November 27, 2023) Host Jim Burke speaks with the Director and cast members of Key City Public Theatre’s original Production What The Dickens by David Givens, a comedic twist on A Christmas Carol. “Ebenezer Scrooge meets Sherlock Holmes in this hilarious holiday hodgepodge of humbug and hugger-mugger.” And a special bonus follows: the first episode of The Port Ludlow Project, an original radio serial produced right here at KPTZ.

(Airdate: November 20, 2023) This week on Attention Please! Jim Burke speaks with Kellen Lynch of Olympic Housing Trust about a small affordable housing development set to start construction next year – Dundee Hill, on Hastings Avenue in Port Townsend. Then, Jim Talks with Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean who is considering a run for Derek Kilmer’s congressional seat.