Attention Please!

(Airdate: August 29, 2022) Jim Burke interviews Claudia Coppola and Kim Rafferty of Olympic Neighbors about their fundraiser PORCHFEST, taking place on Sunday September 4, 2022.

(Airdate: August 22, 2022) Host Steve Evans interviews Jefferson County’s Moderate Risk Waste Coordinator Jerry Mingo in situ at the Boat Haven’s hazardous waste handling facility – on the day before his retirement from a thirty-year career in something that was more a calling than a job.

(Airdate: August 15, 2022) KPTZ takes you to the All-County Picnic in the company of County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Director of Emergency Management Willie Bence, Deborah Stinson of NPREP, Megan Claflin of The Production Alliance, Nora Petrich of KPTZ’s E. Team and host Phil Andrus.

(Airdate: August 8, 2022) Danny McEnerney, the new Fair and Fairgrounds Manager for Jefferson County, talks with Larry Stein about plans for the first “in-person” County Fair since 2019.  He just started his new position in June, and then had to restart the Fair which runs from Aug 12-14, 2022.   We also hear from several long time volunteers for the County Fair and 4H, and one new first-time volunteer.

(Airdate: August 1, 2022) Jim Burke interviewed David Seglau who spoke about the AARP Foundation’s efforts to recruit volunteers to train this fall to be “Tax Aide Volunteers” to help people of any age file their taxes. Jim also spoke with Eva Bennett, the Jefferson County Coordinator for S.H.I.B.A. (The State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) who is recruiting volunteers to help people understand their options with Medicare.

(Airdate July 25, 2022) In a small office tucked away in the farthest corner of the top floor of Port Townsend’s historic Baker Block Building, the CEO of a new nonprofit named Methane Action is racing the clock to stem the rapid rise of a greenhouse gas 86 times more damaging than carbon dioxide. In this week’s program, Attention Please! host Steve Evans talks with that CEO, Daphne Wysham.

(Airdate: July 18, 2022) PUD Commissioner Ken Collins and PUD Broadband and Communications Director Will O’Donnell present the PUD’s plans to extend fiber broadband internet to all of rural Jefferson County.  Hosted by Phil Andrus.

(Airdate: July 11, 2022) Angela Gyurko, President of The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, is interviewed by Jim Burke about the Jefferson County Candidate forums ahead of the August 2 primary, all three of which are being broadcast live on KPTZ. Also a reprise of last summer’s interview of Patrolman Bill Corrigan of the Port Townsend Police Department about bicycle and pedestrian safety, as hosted by Phil Andrus.

(Airdate: July 4, 2022) Jim Burke interviews Richard Tucker, Director of The Jefferson Land Trust in advance of their gala fundraiser at FinnRiver on July 7. 

(Airdate: June 27, 2022) This reprise show, produced by KPTZ DJ host and kayaker Chris Bricker on the subject of kayak safety, was motivated by the tragic deaths of two kayakers just off the Dungeness Spit in April of 2015, along with more recent incidents involving ill-fated kayakers. These are beautiful and spectacular waters, but it’s important to remember the essentials when venturing out in this region to enjoy this great sport. We speak with veteran kayaker and adventurer Chris Duff, Dr. Sam Baker on cold water immersion, leaders of the Olympic Peninsula Paddling Club, and rescue swimmers from the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Port Angeles.  Experienced Kayaker, KPTZ’s Mermaid Keri introduces the show.