(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.
(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.
Each month, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and his co-hosts, Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek cover the waterfront—its boats, its people and their stories. In this month’s edition, Chris, Eron and Pam, along with Commissioners Carol Hasse and Pete Hanke (today’s Captain) board the Puget Sound Express with 120 visiting Harbormasters and staffers as they wrapped up the three-day Spring Pacific Coast Congress of Harbormasters and Port Managers. The event culminated in a special journey via the harbor, for exclusive tours of the Bay & Waterfront, the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, and our internationally acclaimed Boatyard. Our Working Waterfront tagged along!
(Airdate: May 13, 2025) Maryanne interviews Bob Wheeler, the President of the Friends of Port Townsend Golf Park. The nonprofit group has only been in charge of the historic golfing grounds for a little more than a year. But there are big changes. The greens have been totally groomed and revamped. Now every day groups of young 20 or 30 somethings show up to play disc golf, which is a form of frisbee golf. Families picnic on the grounds and a new playground will be installed shortly – funds permitting. Miniature golf is in the works, as are outdoor movies. The revamped clubhouse or restaurant is opening soon. This is not your classic country club – it’s open to everyone. It’s also the cheapest golf course in the region, by far.
(Airdate: May 13, 2025) After the first emperor united China’s warring states in 221BC, he ordered construction of the wall in order to protect its empire from the periodic invasions from the nomadic tribes to the north. He assigned this monumental task to one of his generals, Meng Tien.
(Airdate: May 12, 2025) Fund Drive special about Community Unity. KPTZ Director of Community Outreach Genevieve Barlow and KPTZ General Manager Taylor Clark walk through a list of all the wonderful nonprofit agencies that KPTZ supports through the PSA (Public Service Announcement) process. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to get your organization connected with KPTZ.
(Airdate: May 9, 2025) Co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nolette welcome Prosecuting Attorney James Kennedy. This is part of Heather’s County Government 101 series (What does the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office do?) It turns out, a lot more than prosecute. The office also advises and defends the county.
(Airdate: May 8, 2025 – Barcelona Mystery)
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Jefferson County Commissioner (District 1 ) Heather Dudley-Nolllette and explored intergovernmental collaboration.
